http://learningguitarnow.com/blog Slide guitar, blues guitar, and beginner guitar lessons. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:54:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In this weeks video podcast, I'm taking an excerpt from my new DVD, Blues Guitar Method 2: The Blues Scale.  In the podcast I show you 2 licks derived directly form the blues scale.  These licks are in the style of Warren Haynes, Eric Clapton, and SRV. If you want the ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/podcast/learning-guitar-now-video-podcast-10-learning-how-to-use-the-blues-scale/ 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 pentatonic scale but with a ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/5-reasons-you-must-learn-the-blues-scale/ 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 scale in the style of Albert Collins. Albert ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/a-blues-guitar-lesson-on-albert-collins-an-electric-blues-guitar-master/ In this weeks Video Guitar Lesson Podcast, I show you how to play some cool blues guitar licks in the key of D.  All these licks come directly from the minor pentatonic scale.  By learning how to play some of these licks in the podcast, you'll start to feel more ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/blues-guitar-lessons-podcast-learn-how-to-play-some-d-blues-guitar-licks/ 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 life in general. The young guitarist seemed to have ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/duane-allman-a-legend-speaks-on-life-dickey-betts-and-playing-blues-guitar/ Does playing the guitar like Slowhand himself sound appealing to you?  Or maybe you've been trying to recreate those Cream-era Clapton solos and just can't seem to pull them off.  Well In today's blues guitar lesson,  I'm going to show you how to play blues guitar like Eric Clapton by ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/blues-guitar-lesson-how-to-play-blues-guitar-like-eric-clapton/ 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 you this ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/learn-to-play-blues-guitar-like-johnny-winter/ In this weeks video podcast, I show you how to play some blues guitar licks using the minor pentatonic scale.  I also discuss this while I improvise over a backing track.  Practicing over a backing track like this is extremely important when learning blues guitar. Sign up for my FREE video ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/video-podcast-6-how-to-play-blues-guitar/ 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 scale? Simply put, the minor pentatonic scale ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/blues-guitar-lesson-the-minor-pentatonic-scale/ 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 get a similar effect. So ... http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/blues-backing-tracks-start-practicing-with-a-band/