Blues (Fingerstyle) - Intermediate

Fingerstyle Blues – Chris Pearce

This is a 16 bar blues (not the regular 12) that works well on either the acoustic or electric guitar. The trickiest thing about this tune is getting the rhythmic feel right. Old school blues oozes a raw and loose vibe that is more difficult to recreate than you might first imagine. Landing your picking fingers on the strings over the sound-hole/pickups of the guitar produces the rhythmic clicks (the x’s in the TAB). Try to keep the fingers ready to re-pick the strings as they land (1st, 2nd & 3rd fingers should land on the high G, B & E strings whilst the thumb lands on the next bass string to be picked). Experiment and make up your own fills/licks (I used the E Minor pentatonic scale (F# Minor when the Capo is on fret 2)).





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