subject: Play Easy Guitar Songs on Your Blues Guitar [print this page] Play Easy Guitar Songs on Your Blues Guitar
To play easy guitar songs for beginners in the blues style you do not even need to look at a sheet of music or guitar tabs. The chord progression of the twelve bar blues is as follows: 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 1, 1, 5, 4, 1, 1 or 5. The twelve bar blues can be played in any key, all you have to do is pick one and that becomes "Chord 1" for your progression. To find Chord 4 you simply count up four letter names in the musical alphabet beginning with the letter of Chord 1. For example, if you choose the key of C, C becomes Chord 1 and F becomes Chord 4. Chord 5 is simply one letter higher than Chord 4 so, to extend the previous example, Chord 5 would be G. Many easy guitar songs for blues guitar utilize this type of chord progression so, if you practice, you may soon find that you are able to play along with some of the great blues artists like B.B. King and T-Bone Walker. Do not think, however, that it will be quick or easy to join the ranks of these blues greats. Learning how to play the guitar can be a long process but with the proper time and dedication you can reach your goal. Do not give up when times get tough - push through to the end and even you may be surprised at what you are capable of doing.
