Learn the blues on the guitar

Shawn Kellerman offers a complete guitar course for learning Blues. Start with the basics and explore all the various facets of Blues music, both on acoustic and electric guitar. Immerse yourself in the history of the Blues to better understand the major evolutions of the style through songs and artists such as BB King, Albert King, Freddy King, Muddy Waters, Big Sam, Mississippi John Hurt, Fred McDowell, and many others…

Learn to play and improvise on Blues charts, while developing your musicality and musical culture. The many backing tracks accompanying the course will help you learn and practice with the most beautiful Blues songs!

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The lesson plan proposed by Shawn Kellerman

In this course, Shawn will provide you with a complete and structured study to learn the Blues style on the guitar. You’ll start with the basics and learn everything you need to know about the blues, its evolution, and the artists who have shaped the style. This course is the perfect opportunity to develop your playing as well as your musical culture.

Chapters	Notions
Blues guitar course	Introduction
Gear	Guitars Amps Pedals
Shuffle	Shuffle : pick Shuffle : finger picking Mixing shuffle and straight feel
Standard tuning, chord shapes and play along	Standard tuning 50’s style 7th chords 7th-9th chords Swing chords Minor chords Play along with backing tracks
Open tuning, Slide and play along	G tuning and chord shapes D tuning and chord shapes Slide
Blues forms and turnarounds	12-bar blues 8-bar blues 16-bar blues Blues form exception Turnarounds
Hearing minor and major pentatonic	Minor pentatonic Major pentatonic Blending major and minor Improvisation Wrapping up blues fundamentals
Acoustic Blues	Mississippi John Hurt : Candy Man Muddy Waters / John Hammond Jr Johnny Winter : Dallas John Lee Hooker Mississippi John Hurt : Pay day Wrapping up acoustic blues
50’s Blues	Classic blues G Blues tuning – Muddy Waters style Got My Mojo Workin’ – Muddy Waters No particular place to go – Chuck Berry B Blues – Chuck berry style Wrapping up acoustic 50’s style blues
60’s Blues	Side tracked – Freddy King San-ho-zay – Freddy King Magic Sam boogie ZZ Top boogie style Magic Sam Style Born under a bad sign – Albert King Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix Wrapping up 60’s style blues
70’s Blues	Albert King Style Albert Collins style B.B. King Style Slow blues James Cotton style Albert King : I’ll play the blues for you Wrapping up 70’s style blues

Lesson plan

Chapters	Notions
Blues guitar course	Introduction
Gear	Guitars Amps Pedals
Shuffle	Shuffle : pick Shuffle : finger picking Mixing shuffle and straight feel
Standard tuning, chord shapes and play along	Standard tuning 50’s style 7th chords 7th-9th chords Swing chords Minor chords Play along with backing tracks
Open tuning, Slide and play along	G tuning and chord shapes D tuning and chord shapes Slide
Blues forms and turnarounds	12-bar blues 8-bar blues 16-bar blues Blues form exception Turnarounds
Hearing minor and major pentatonic	Minor pentatonic Major pentatonic Blending major and minor Improvisation Wrapping up blues fundamentals
Acoustic Blues	Mississippi John Hurt : Candy Man Muddy Waters / John Hammond Jr Johnny Winter : Dallas John Lee Hooker Mississippi John Hurt : Pay day Wrapping up acoustic blues
50’s Blues	Classic blues G Blues tuning – Muddy Waters style Got My Mojo Workin’ – Muddy Waters No particular place to go – Chuck Berry B Blues – Chuck berry style Wrapping up acoustic 50’s style blues
60’s Blues	Side tracked – Freddy King San-ho-zay – Freddy King Magic Sam boogie ZZ Top boogie style Magic Sam Style Born under a bad sign – Albert King Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix Wrapping up 60’s style blues
70’s Blues	Albert King Style Albert Collins style B.B. King Style Slow blues James Cotton style Albert King : I’ll play the blues for you Wrapping up 70’s style blues

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This course is for all guitarists who wish to discover the blues from the basics, and deepen their knowledge and playing techniques through a complete study of the style, both on electric and acoustic guitar.