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Nuno Lorador Pires14th November 2010Great lesson. My first lesson in GMC!!!! My first time playing Blues!
Thanks Master Ivan!
Ivan Milenkovic14th January 2010Wow, this is some great stuff. I would sure like to do it, but I'm not that good with two slides. Perhaps in some time when I learn to play with two slides on a bit more advanced level. Thanks for the recommendation tho.
- Buddha Long12th January 2010
I love this style of blues - I would really like to see something advanced - Kirby Kelly style double slide would be very cool.
http://www.myspace.com/kirbykelleyblues
http://blog.bestoftexas.com/?p=7916 - Ivan Milenkovic12th February 2009
Hehe, thanks man, glad to hear you like it!
- Alex8712th February 2009
This is my favorite series on GMC Ivan. I just love acoustic blues
Nothing can beat that! - Ivan Milenkovic14th July 2008
Cool man I'm glad you like it. It's not mine acoustic, a friend borrowed to me, and I used it for couple of lessons, but then had to return it. When I buy acoustic, you'll have more acoustic lessons from me, I promise
Jesse13th July 2008Hey! This lesson blew me away... exactly why I bought my acoustic!!! We both got an epiphone thats cool. Very nice lesson indeed! Usefull as heck.. the pureness "is that a word?" Or purity is so clear and awesome... lightning hopkins all the way!
- Ivan Milenkovic24th June 2008
Thanks man. Unfortuantely I had to return the acoustics (it wasn't mine), so I can't do the one more lesson on blues I planned
chmilew24th June 2008We definitely need more acoustic stuff at GMC
Cool lesson btw !- Ivan Milenkovic26th April 2008
I think the best explanation is on Wiki, but if you need some more information after checking that I'll be glad to help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_note
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_note 
CodyPaul25th April 2008Whoops, sorry, meant grace note, but would like to know both anyway.... sory.
- CodyPaul25th April 2008
Wow, quick reply and it'll help with other lessons as well. Thanks a lot.
Brings up another question though... Whats a ghost note? - Ivan Milenkovic25th April 2008
Not a problem m8, those are Guitar Pro marks. Here's the whole legend for you:
Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down - CodyPaul25th April 2008
Great Lesson, I love this. I have some simple questions though. Please forgive me as I'm still very new and trying to learn basics as well. At the top of the tab you have Q and E. what do they stand for? I'm pretty sure the 3 is for a triplet. The other thing is the g and the b in the tab. Trying to watch closly I think they stand for hammer on and pull off. Is this correct?
- Ivan Milenkovic6th April 2008
Thank you!
DethKlok6th April 2008I love this. I just bought my first acoustic and wasn't really sure what to do with it, and now I have my answer. This is officially my favorite acoustic song. Thank you!
- Ivan Milenkovic3rd April 2008
Thanks man
Toni Suominen2nd April 2008Very nice lesson Ivan! You are the master of blues!
- Ivan Milenkovic30th March 2008
Thanks Luciana. More acoustic blues coming up!
Luciana Segovia30th March 2008wow Ivan!.. very cool lesson!
- Ivan Milenkovic29th March 2008
Thanks a lot guys.
@Martin la guitarra
You don't nesseserily need to play it on acoustic, you can practice it on electric guitar as well. It's actually easier to play this on electric. The sound is better on acoustic tho. 
Gabriel Leopardi29th March 2008Sounds cool Ivan! Nice guitar too.
Rodnator29th March 2008I love it..takin' a walk down to the crossroads.
- Reaver29th March 2008
yes!!! This is what I'm talking about, this is what brings a smile to my face
Carlos Carrillo28th March 2008fantastic lesson Ivan!!!!
JukeboxHero28th March 2008This is great. Just in thime to. I just bought an acoustic guitar. Thanks Ivan.
- Maximus28th March 2008
Great sounding lesson.
Hisham Al-Sanea28th March 2008nice feelings Ivan ..good job man
at lights end28th March 2008cool, can't wait to see the other lessons.
Pablo Vazquez28th March 2008Great lesson!!
- Martin la guitarra28th March 2008
btw, do u have to play this on a acoustic guitar or can a eletric guitar work well too?
sam4728th March 2008You sure your not a Louisanna boy! Very nice!
- Martin la guitarra28th March 2008
cant tell how glad i am for ur blues lesson ivan, its incredible!
I love your blues style and it reminds me of the old blues. - Ivan Milenkovic28th March 2008
Thanks guys! More acoustic blues coming up soon.
Nick32528th March 2008awsome ivan
Muris Varajic28th March 2008Great Ivan!
- The Hunk28th March 2008
moore of this! moore moore MOORE!!!
Brother Woodrow28th March 2008I love this kind of playing. Great lesson!
Joe Kataldo28th March 2008You are great on acustic guitar Too Great
Nick Kellie28th March 2008very nice feel Ivan!
- Ivan Milenkovic28th March 2008
Thanks a lot guys.
- Smurkas28th March 2008
Man I just love that delta sound! You really captured it Ivan, great work. Reminds me of Muddy Waters.
Dejan Farkas28th March 2008My favorite kind of blues
Bogdan Radovic28th March 2008I love the sound of blues on acoustic
Nemanja Filipovic28th March 2008Nice
...guitar sounds great man... 
Marcus Siepen28th March 2008Cool lesson
Jerry Arcidiacono28th March 2008Cool sound Ivan... I'm gonna learn some licks
Lester28th March 2008WHAT!!! I like this style, surely something I need to learn!!
Great lesson!!- Ivan Milenkovic28th March 2008
Thanks!
- eatmegod28th March 2008
wooten
- BioHazard28th March 2008
Great! We miss a little solo acoustic blues in here.
Keep up the good work! 
Trond Vold28th March 2008This one was really inspiring!
Kristofer Dahl28th March 2008It's amazing what the blues can do with a single acoustic guitar - to those of you who have always dreamed about doing great stuff acapella with an acoustic guitar, this one is for you! Thanks Ivan!
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Hi GMC, today we have something little different. I want to announce a new series called "Acoustic Blues Workshop!" :) This is the first lesson in the series, and they will be divided into levels.
Level 1 - Beginner
Level 2 - Intermediate
Level 3 - Intermediate/Advanced
This lesson is Level 1, and in this one we will do some simple fingerstyle Delta Blues licks!
As many of you know, Delta blues is a very distinctive blues style, one of the first blues styles known. It is mainly bases on shuffled rhythm, fingerstyle technique, thumb bass playing, and voice accompanied by an acoustic guitar, or more guitars and a blues harmonica.
Today we are going back to the roots where everything started, and we will learn some cool licks that can be translated to electric guitar and into any musician's lick library.
Although we will use fingerstyle, it is a very simple stuff this time, and most of the licks can be played with a pick as well, but in order to get that raw Delta sound I suggest using only fingers. Throw in a passionate blues lyrics and voice, and you are on your way to become a bluesman. :)
This lesson contains:
- Mississippi Delta Style Blues
- Fingerstyle Techniques
- Acoustic Oldschool Blues Licks
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