Big Bill Bluesy Lesson

Chris Harrington

Big Bill Bluesy

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- Jasper N24th August 2016
  awesome!!
- Chris Harrington5th July 2016
  QUOTE (eastbay @ Jul 4 2016, 06:14 PM)
  I think the tab for the first section is wrong - shows 2 on the B string being pulled off when in the video it is 3 on the B string.
  
  Thanks for spotting that, i'll get it updated.
- eastbay4th July 2016
  I think the tab for the first section is wrong - shows 2 on the B string being pulled off when in the video it is 3 on the B string.
- Chris Harrington13th April 2016
  QUOTE (paolo63 @ Apr 13 2016, 06:16 PM)
  Great lesson!!
  
  Thank you, looking forward to hearing some REC for this one
- paolo6313th April 2016
  Great lesson!!
- Chris Harrington5th March 2016
  Thanks Guys! Welcome Open G, glad you joined us More blister busting acoustic blues to come soon
- Open G5th March 2016
  This is the lesson that made me sign up. Great stuff. I'm mostly an electric player. Now I have new blisters on my right hand. And I'm grateful!
- Lester29th February 2016
  Yeaah, awesome!
- Kristofer Dahl28th February 2016
  Such a cool style - and killer performance!

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- Tags: Blues rhythm, Fingerstyle, Acoustic, E blues, Fingerpicking, Dominant chords, Dominant triads, Blues progression, Groove, Acoustic blues
HEY GUYS!

In this months lesson we're heading straight back to our Blues roots and taking a look at a rather cool 12 bar in the style of Big Bill Broonzy!

There are some nice little variations you can use over the chords of an E Blues (E7, A7, B7) and a cool thumb technique that really makes the bass Pop! Make sure to check out the close up video to see how the thumb pulls the string, its slightly different to how we normally play finger style but has amazing results.

This tune is a great way to get your thumb and fingers working individually, it will give your thumb accompaniment a solid foundation to play on top of freeing up your solo performances.

ENJOY!

KEY: E Blues
TEMPO: 94BPM
TIME: 4/4
GEAR: TAYLOR BIG BABY (Elixir nano web 12-53)

Chord progression:

|| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
|| A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
|| B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 ||

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