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Blues Guitar Tips - Learn To Play The Blues

Missippy James

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Blues Guitar Tips by Missippy James

Blues Guitar Tips by Missippy James

Spice up your Blues!

Try this progression.

Example:
Key of "A"
A7/D7/A7/A7
D7/D7/A7/A7
E7/D7/A7-F#7/B7-E7

--5----------7---------
--5----7-----7-----5---
--6----9-----8-----7---
--5----8-----7-----6---
--7----9-----9-----7---
--5----------7---------
A7 F#7 B7 E7
(I) (VI) (II) (V)

hint...
Keep your 3rd finger on the A string, just slide it up and down. This will serve as an anchor of sorts.

Blues Power,
Missippy James

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