I want to be able to a proficient acoustic blues guitar play, but i don't know where to start. I'm an intermediate musician having played the saxophone for 10 years and i'm about an advanced beginner at the guitar. I want to take my guitar playing in the blues area to another level but i don't know what to practice, what to learn, or how to go about doing any of that. Any suggestions on books, tutorials, or ways of learning acoustic blues guitar would be extremely helpful, thanks
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I know few people who play acoustic blues.Not meaning they are not out there. You tube is the best teaching site out there. I have been playing for thirty years and I use this site all the time to learn new music that i play in my Band.Go to you tube and simply type in Acoustic blues guitar.I just did it. and pulled up some ubber fantasic. players Matter of fact I am listening to one of them as I am typing this.Look up Tommy Emmaunuel Twelve bar blues in the Key of E. Just type all this in there he is .
im a believer that you have to live the blues in order to play it. think about everything that’s happened to you in your life. now imagine being born black, discriminated against every day by racists like from mississippi or alabama. imagine your father being hung from a tree. your house being burnt down, your hands blistered and bleeding from picking cotton all day. imagine getting incarcerated for just walking down the street, forced to swing an pick axe on a chain gang to a rhythm. that rhythm is what started the blues. the songs they sang helped them to pass the time. thats truly something to be sad about. listen to some muddy waters.
You be here every Saturday night, and you learn them blues.
Get yourself a guitar teacher…. only way
There is a wealth of help available-dvds, youtube, books w/cd, etc.
Kenny Sultan, a master of acoustic blues. Scroll toward bottom of page for his books. Ordering from him directly will be cheaper.
http://www.bassharp.com/tomball.htm
Here’s a taste of his playing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBeAddOZU6g
Homespun Tapes has many great players’ lessons available
http://www.homespuntapes.com/shop/category.aspx?id=325
Stephan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop/Vestapol have most of the greats not with Homespun
http://www.guitarvideos.com/