In the blues-rock maestro's new GW column, he unpacks the core influence in his playing that came from listening to the ...
There are many different forms of blues: the Delta style of Robert Johnson, the hard Chicago blues of Buddy Guy, the Texas swagger of Stevie Ray Vaughan and the psychedelic blues rock of Jimi Hendrix.
A classic Chicago blues-style shuffle. Use your first finger on the 2nd fret and add your third or fourth finger on the higher notes. Muddy Waters’ riffs were often played around the open E shape but ...
Guitar lessons: The most common chord progression is known as a ‘12-bar blues’, which, predictably is 12 bars long (eight-, 16- and 24-bar versions are common, too). What the name doesn’t tell you is ...