Learn to Play Blues Guitar

Every guitarist that's worth his/her weight in salt has found themselves in a Blues jam at some point in their career. The Blues have long been considered one of the most expressive forms of music that originated in America. If you sit in with a band, they might not know any of your material, but I'll bet you they'll know how to play the blues.

Our Blues Lessons taught by Joe Smith, a guitar instructor with more than 25 years of teaching experience under his belt, shows you how to play this staple of the stage (and what should be in every guitarist repertoire) with authenticity.

Designed so even beginners can take advantage of these guitar lessons, more advanced players will discover licks and learn nuances that will infuse genuine character into their solos. 

While we get you up and started quickly, each of these lessons advances into the next adding another degree of complexity. In this comprehensive manner you will find yourself naturally progressing becoming more technically fluent on the guitar. 

And because we include both guitar tablature and standard music notation along Joe's video instruction showing you exactly what to play in each of these blues guitar lessons, you don't need to be able to read music. Just follow along and take advantage of this wealth of information.

These lessons are not theory-based guitar lessons. In these guitar lessons we're concentrating on expanding the player's skills, catalog of licks and injecting some fun into their playing, all for a fraction of what a single private lesson costs.

Learn to play the Blues like the pros: with Authority!

Blues Guitar Vol. 1

Whether this is your introduction to the blues, or you're looking to expand your blues guitar lick vocabulary, these lessons will get you on your way to playing like a well-seasoned pro.

From the Mississippi Delta to Memphis, Saint Louis to Chicago, Detroit to Austin, the Blues can be found in their own various styles and tempos, and elements of the Blues have infiltrated other genres of music, including Rock, Jazz, Funk and Country.

To reflect upon this diversity of the Blues, our blues guitar Vol. 1 cover a variety of styles.   You'll learn everything from the Slow Blues and the Shuffle to how make your solos swing. We have even included among these blues guitar lessons examples on Funk-style Blues.

You'll watch and learn how to play blues guitar from instructor Joe Smith's video examples, as you follow along with crystal clear guitar TAB, standard music notation and chord charts.   Our lessons show you the licks at slow speed to help you learn the fingering and facilitate their construction, as well as regular tempo examples -- all in regular pitch; unlike some of the free lessons you might find on the internet which leave you on your own to decipher what they're playing.

We'll show you soloing secrets with a detailed breakdown of the solos in these blues guitar course, lick by lick, so you can incorporate these riffs anywhere you feel they're appropriate.

Plus, in Blues Guitar Vol. 1 we give you music tracks to jam to, so you'll have a virtual band at your fingertips. You can even download these tracks to your MP3 player, so you can hit the road with your "band" and practice anywhere.

With our blues guitar lessons you'll learn more than 50 blues licks that will wow the audience, and you'll pull off blues solos so authentic they practically drip bar-b-que sauce.

 Free Blues Guitar Play Along

Apply your newly acquired knowledge with our guitar play along.

A virtual band at your fingertips, you'll never be longing for someone to jam with. Smooth out your chord changes, learn to strum new rhythm patterns and improve your time by playing along with these tracks with our easy to read chord charts. Diversify yourself by learning to play in a variety of styles including: