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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

SRV said, "Use big strings, tune flat and floor it". Here's the deal - The bigger the string, the bigger the sound. Great tone, but this makes fretting and string bending near impossibe.

1/2 step flat = Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

whole step flat = D G C F A D

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