Blues Guitar Articles

Dickey Betts, a Blues Guitar legend that was kicked out of his own band.

By John Tuggle on October 15, 2008 4 Comments

He is one of the most imitated guitarists in history. His band the Allman Brothers rewrote the book on Southern blues and rock. His songs still rock the airwaves even after 30 years of being written. Anyone seeking to learn blues guitar BETTER … [Read more...]

5 Reasons you MUST learn the Blues Scale.

By John Tuggle on September 29, 2008 Leave a Comment

If you're looking to really start playing blues guitar like the masters, then you are going to have to learn the blues scale. Simply put, the blues scale is the most popular scale for playing the blues. It is just as popular as the minor … [Read more...]

A Blues Guitar lesson on Albert Collins, an electric blues guitar master.

By John Tuggle on September 4, 2008 4 Comments

If you want to start playing some tasty, southern fried Texas blues, then you must start learning the blues guitar licks of the late electric blues guitar master, Albert Collins. In this blues guitar lesson, I'll show you how to play the blues … [Read more...]

Duane Allman: A Legend speaks on life, Dickey Betts, and playing blues guitar.

By John Tuggle on August 25, 2008 20 Comments

I recently discovered an audio interview with the legendary guitarist of the Allman Brothers, Duane Allman. In this interview, you can hear Duane speak candidly in an informal setting on Dickey Betts, creating the Allman Brothers Band, and about … [Read more...]

Learn to play blues guitar like Johnny Winter.

By John Tuggle on August 12, 2008 19 Comments

If you're looking to play blues guitar like a master, then you will have to start learning the incredible blues guitar licks of Johnny Winter. This blues guitarist is not as well known as SRV, or Eric Clapton, but he is just as good. Let me tell … [Read more...]

Blues Guitar Lesson: The Minor Pentatonic scale

By John Tuggle on August 6, 2008 1 Comment

Do you want to learn how to play like Eric Clapton, SRV, and Johnny Winter? In this blues guitar lesson I will show you how to play the Minor Pentatonic Scale, the key ingredient used by these blues guitar legends. So what is the pentatonic … [Read more...]

Blues Backing Tracks: Start practicing with a band.

By John Tuggle on July 15, 2008 Leave a Comment

If you want to dramatically improve your blues guitar playing, then one surefire way to do that, is to practice with a band. You say you have no band? Well, you're in luck, because if you have some blues backing tracks to practice with, you can … [Read more...]

Blues Guitar Lesson: How to develop a good blues guitar vibrato.

By John Tuggle on June 3, 2008 Leave a Comment

Does your blues guitar playing suffer from a lack or soul or feeling? In today's blues guitar lesson, I'm going to tell you how to develop a good blues guitar vibrato by practicing a few different techniques. So why should you learn how to … [Read more...]

Learn Blues Guitar: 5 Blues Guitar Tips

By John Tuggle on April 30, 2008 Leave a Comment

Do you want to spice up your blues guitar playing? In this blues guitar lesson, I will give you 5 blues guitar tips that will take your playing from novice to pro, if these techniques are applied. By learning and applying just a few simple … [Read more...]

Learning how to play guitar: My top 5 albums to learn blues and rock.

By John Tuggle on April 7, 2008 11 Comments

Let's face it everybody wants to play guitar. With the popularity of Guitar Hero, even more youngsters are picking up and learning how to play the greatest instrument of all time. That's right, I said the guitar is "The Greatest Instrument of All … [Read more...]