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Phil6626th July 2020Great lesson, I've only ever used a pick,I think this has to go on my "to do" list
Cosmin Lupu18th September 2013Hello Ken! Glad you like it!
Ken Nielsen17th September 2013Thank You. This is exactly what I want to be working on.
JuanMV15th April 2011Great lesson
Sinisa Cekic14th April 2011great comp. and guitar, good job !
Denes Nagy12th April 2011That's a Japan Fender Strat from 1986
Jerry Arcidiacono11th April 2011Great bluesy lesson Denes
Zsolt Galambos11th April 2011The blues man!
Great composition 
Ben Higgins11th April 2011Very cool lesson Denes... you and Mate certainly know how to play the blues !! :-D
Chowy Fernandez11th April 2011sweet guitar sound and instructive lesson, i love your sound, what guitar is that=? fender?
Laszlo Boross10th April 2011Great traditional blues lesson Dénes!
Crazy_Diamond10th April 2011That's the spirit of blues
!!!
Bogdan Radovic10th April 2011Great tune!
Really catchy! 
Ivan Milenkovic10th April 2011Great sounding little blues tune
bill9510th April 2011Nice Lesson Denes! and nice strat, which model is that?
Kristofer Dahl10th April 2011Excellent Denes - I know there are a lot of people out there who want to be able to play both bass and melody simultaneously. I figure Delta Blues has to be one of the best ways to start!
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Hi GMC-ers! In this I'll show you a typical Delta Blues style composition. You will be constantly playing the bass notes on the E and A strings while playing the melodies. The lesson is a common 12 bar blues.
"The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of blues music. It originated in the Mississippi Delta, a region of the United States that stretches from Memphis, Tennessee in the north to Vicksburg, Mississippi in the south, the Mississippi River on the west to the Yazoo River on the east. Guitar, harmonica and cigar box guitar are the dominant instruments used, with slide guitar (usually on the steel guitar) being a hallmark of the style." ("Delta Blues" Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia)
Techniques:
* Delta Style Bleus
* Slides
* Bluesy Bends
* Slow Bluesy Licks
* Thrills
Tuning:
* Standard
* E - A - D - G - B - E
(From thick to thin string)
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Enjoy!/ Dénes
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