Awesome Blues Rhythm

John Lee Hooker was the main inspiration for the material in this course. His brand of down low blues has proved to be an influence for many. Although his style is very unique, I’d like to give you a small taste of a chord progression that can be found in some of his music. No, you are not going to finish this 30-lesson course and sound like John Lee Hooker. You will, however, spend time focusing on one interesting blues chord progression to build a foundation that you can then expand on your own.

The Derek Trucks Band, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Stevie Wonder, and many others have used variations of this chord progression. It can become an effective part of your toolkit as a guitarist, writer and arranger. Use it when you learn songs and use it when you write your own.

Course Features

• 26 lesson videos
• 6 backing tracks
• PDF & Guitar Pro tab files
• Online forum to connect with other students
• Pause and resume your progress in the course player.

Principles

This course is not just about playing the chords and practicing the exercises. We also cover principles that will help you in other parts of your playing. Learn to transpose or change the key of your chord progression. Learn multiple ways to play the same chord progression. Don’t find yourself stuck in one place on the guitar neck. We are not just looking at a collection of patterns. We are tackling basic concepts and principles that translate to more songs, more music, and more guitar playing than just the blues.

Skill Level

I’ve tried to make this course accessible for both beginners and those closer to an intermediate level. We will spend time breaking down the finger placement and patterns for this chord progression and its variations. It is easy to jump ahead if you are already familiar with a concept that is being presented. Everyone can benefit from the backing tracks and tab files included.

Beginner guitarists should have a basic knowledge of finger placement and strumming. If you already know what power chords are then you are golden. We rely heavily on power chords in this course and it proves to be a great stepping stone into barre chords.