Sue Foley's inaugural GW column kicks off with a bang! Blues you can use, people. This part one of a two-parter introduces ...

Figure 1 presents a rhythm pattern for a 12-bar blues shuffle in the key of G, with all of the chords in the I - IV - V ...

To avoid sounding the idle sixth string when you play this chord, bring your thumb around the back of the neck so that the tip of it just touches the string. This is a useful blues shape that can ...

The riff combines some simple blues style patterns with single note walk downs and arpeggiated chords. Overall, the riff is pretty easy to play through, but the final section can be tricky as you move ...

Primary chords Learn to perform the 12-bar blues chord sequences which form the basis of many rock ’n’ roll songs. Using three chords, write your own eight-bar chord sequence. Add a flattened ...

Previously, we explored the use of chromaticism within the blues as part of an approach that I like to use to connect one chord to the next in a blues progression, namely, chromaticism ...