Beginner
Blues: Beginner (6 weeks)
From your first chords to a full 12-bar shuffle, box 1 and your first bends. For absolute beginners who want to play the blues.
Week 1: Tab, timing and your first chords
3 sessions
Week 1: Tab, timing and your first chords
3 sessionsSession 129 min
- Read: Reading tab5 min
- Open strings, low to high and backReading tab60 bpm · 5 min
- Read: E minor and A minor7 min
- Pick each stringE minor and A minor50 bpm · 6 min
- Four strums eachE minor and A minor50 bpm · 6 min
Session 229 min
- Open strings, low to high and backReading tab65 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Counting and the click5 min
- One note per clickCounting and the click60 bpm · 6 min
- Four strums eachE minor and A minor55 bpm · 7 min
- Pick each stringE minor and A minor55 bpm · 6 min
Session 330 min
- One note per clickCounting and the click65 bpm · 5 min
- Read: A, D and E major7 min
- Pick through A, D and EA, D and E major50 bpm · 6 min
- A-D-A-EA, D and E major50 bpm · 7 min
- Four strums eachE minor and A minor60 bpm · 5 min
Week 2: A, D and E: the three blues chords
3 sessions
Week 2: A, D and E: the three blues chords
3 sessionsSession 130 min
- Read: Chromatic warm-up5 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up60 bpm · 5 min
- A-D-A-EA, D and E major55 bpm · 7 min
- Read: One-minute changes6 min
- Change every two beatsOne-minute changes50 bpm · 7 min
Session 230 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up65 bpm · 5 min
- Pick through A, D and EA, D and E major60 bpm · 6 min
- Change every two beatsOne-minute changes55 bpm · 7 min
- Two notes per clickCounting and the click60 bpm · 6 min
- A-D-A-EA, D and E major60 bpm · 6 min
Session 329 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up70 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Quarter-note downstrokes5 min
- Steady EmQuarter-note downstrokes60 bpm · 5 min
- Change every two beatsOne-minute changes60 bpm · 7 min
- A-D-A-EA, D and E major65 bpm · 7 min
Week 3: Power chords and your first shuffle
3 sessions
Week 3: Power chords and your first shuffle
3 sessionsSession 130 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up70 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Two-note power chords6 min
- E5 and A5 on open stringsTwo-note power chords60 bpm · 6 min
- Read: Shuffle in A7 min
- Swing the open A stringShuffle in A90 bpm · 6 min
Session 230 min
- E5 and A5 on open stringsTwo-note power chords65 bpm · 5 min
- Swing the open A stringShuffle in A95 bpm · 6 min
- A shuffle boogieShuffle in A110 bpm · 7 min
- A-D-A-EA, D and E major70 bpm · 6 min
- Change every two beatsOne-minute changes65 bpm · 6 min
Session 330 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up75 bpm · 5 min
- Swing the open A stringShuffle in A100 bpm · 6 min
- A shuffle boogieShuffle in A115 bpm · 7 min
- E5 and A5 on open stringsTwo-note power chords70 bpm · 6 min
- Change on every beatOne-minute changes40 bpm · 6 min
Week 4: The 12-bar blues
3 sessions
Week 4: The 12-bar blues
3 sessionsSession 130 min
- Swing the open A stringShuffle in A100 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: The 12-bar in A7 min
- 🔒 A, D and E shapesThe 12-bar in A110 bpm · 7 min
- A shuffle boogieShuffle in A115 bpm · 6 min
- A-D-A-EA, D and E major75 bpm · 5 min
Session 230 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 A, D and E shapesThe 12-bar in A115 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 The full 12-bar blues in AThe 12-bar in A100 bpm · 7 min
- Swing the open A stringShuffle in A105 bpm · 6 min
- Change on every beatOne-minute changes45 bpm · 5 min
Session 330 min
- Swing the open A stringShuffle in A105 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 The full 12-bar blues in AThe 12-bar in A105 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 A, D and E shapesThe 12-bar in A120 bpm · 7 min
- A shuffle boogieShuffle in A120 bpm · 6 min
- Change on every beatOne-minute changes50 bpm · 4 min
Week 5: Box 1: your first blues notes
3 sessions
Week 5: Box 1: your first blues notes
3 sessionsSession 130 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up80 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Box 17 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 160 bpm · 7 min
- A first box 1 phraseBox 160 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 The full 12-bar blues in AThe 12-bar in A110 bpm · 6 min
Session 230 min
- 4-3-2-1 back downChromatic warm-up70 bpm · 5 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 165 bpm · 6 min
- A first box 1 phraseBox 165 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 A, D and E shapesThe 12-bar in A120 bpm · 6 min
- A shuffle boogieShuffle in A125 bpm · 6 min
Session 330 min
- 4-3-2-1 back downChromatic warm-up75 bpm · 5 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 170 bpm · 5 min
- A first box 1 phraseBox 170 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 The full 12-bar blues in AThe 12-bar in A115 bpm · 7 min
- Swing the open A stringShuffle in A110 bpm · 6 min
Week 6: First bends and your first blues lick
3 sessions
Week 6: First bends and your first blues lick
3 sessionsSession 130 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 175 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Whole-step bends to pitch7 min
- Whole-step bends on G, B and eWhole-step bends to pitch60 bpm · 7 min
- A first box 1 phraseBox 175 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 The full 12-bar blues in AThe 12-bar in A115 bpm · 5 min
Session 230 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up85 bpm · 5 min
- Whole-step bends on G, B and eWhole-step bends to pitch62 bpm · 6 min
- Read: Box 1 licks6 min
- B-string bend and fallBox 1 licks70 bpm · 7 min
- A shuffle boogieShuffle in A130 bpm · 6 min
Session 330 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 180 bpm · 5 min
- Whole-step bends on G, B and eWhole-step bends to pitch66 bpm · 6 min
- Whole-step bends in a phraseWhole-step bends to pitch60 bpm · 6 min
- B-string bend and fallBox 1 licks75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 The full 12-bar blues in AThe 12-bar in A120 bpm · 6 min