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Blues Guitar Tips - Learn To Play The Blues

Missippy James

By Reverend Keith A. Gordon, About.com

Blues Guitar Tips by Missippy James

Blues Guitar Tips by Missippy James

The DEFINITIVE blues chord is a 13th. Make an A barre chord at the 5th fret using the E shape and move your little finger from the D string 7th fret to the B string 7th fret.
This is an A13 chord.
The notes & numbers in order should be A(1) E(5) G(b7) C#(3) F#(6) A(1) Try this progression...
A13 / D13 / E7 over a 12 bar pattern.

Blues Power,
Missippy James

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