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Bogdan Radovic25th June 2015Hi Alex5, yes you can use the index finger instead of middle finger if you find it more comfortable. My suggestion though would be to practice plucking with the middle finger as I can see that this lesson combines plucks with index and middle finger when playing fingerstyle. I know that it can feel hard at the beginning but it will be worth the practice in the long run. Also, plucking with the middle finger should be more economical when it comes to plucking hand position in case of playing the top 3 strings on the guitar. This might present a big stretch between thumb and index finger if you try to use that one for plucking. Please let me know how it goes and if you need any help?
Alex525th June 2015Great blues !
Can I use finger 2 instead of middle finger ?
Dieterle18th December 2014Ja ,gefällt mir auch Sehr Gut , Danke !
Fabian Ratsak5th July 2014Hey i am glad you like the lesson nikeman64;)
nikeman645th July 2014Very nice ! I love fingerstyle blues but never play it (so stupid) . Thank you for making an easy lesson so , us fingerstyle newbies can try this one
- Fabian Ratsak25th June 2014
Nice to be here guys:)
Yes Bogdan i really enjoy playing this kind of blues
Thanks Bogdan
- Fabian Ratsak25th June 2014
thanks alot Javier...glad you like it! 
Javier Aviles24th June 2014Hey Fabian, great! Wellcome to gmc. Good Blues sound.
- Bogdan Radovic20th June 2014
Welcome to GMC Fabian!
Fingerstyle blues can sound so powerful when combined with the bass notes on top. - Fabian Ratsak20th June 2014
Thanks alot Hajduk und danke Ben
Ben Higgins20th June 2014Sehr gut !
Hajduk20th June 2014Great job
Welcome to GMC- Fabian Ratsak19th June 2014
Thanks alot Kristofer and Darius:) nice to be here
At GMC 
Kristofer Dahl19th June 2014Excellent Fabian - can't wait to see what more you have in store for us. Welcome again!
Darius Wave19th June 2014wellcome aboard Fabian
Nice to see You here as well as FB Have a great time at GMC
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- My notes
Hey and welcome to my first lesson!
In my first lesson I want to show you how to play a shuffle fingerstyle blues.
Please bear in mind that we are dealing with a shuffle blues, so the time feel is really important in this one.
If you are not family with that rhythm, check out some old blues songs!
The chord progression is a standard 12 bar Blues :
E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 |
This Lesson will work on:
- Blues form
- Right hand picking
- playing bass and melody at the the same time
- basic blues rhythm
Tuning:
E A D G B E - Standard Tuning
Tempo:
74bpm
Gear:
Fender Strat
Using the bridge and middle pickup together and slightly rolling off the tone to 8
Guitar Rig 4
Always remember that the thumb is playing the bass as quarter notes, except for the last two bars.
If you have problems, isolate it and play the entire piece with the thumb without the melody and vice versa.
I would suggest to learn both parts individually.
To get it more under your fingers and ears practice each bar separately, so it is way easier to get it under your fingers
I hope you'll enjoy this lesson as much as me making it.
I bet you already have it down. Just keep on practicing!
Thanks and good luck with this lesson - Fabian Ratsak
Chords:
B7
A7
E7
B7
Scales:
E Blues Major
E Blues Minor
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