12 Ways to Play Better Blues Guitar — Lesson 2: Creating Rhythmic Contrast

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Acoustic Guitar Magazine | 3 months ago

Welcome to 12 Ways to Play Better Blues Guitar, a lesson series designed to give you a solid foundation in this essential style. In the previous lesson, we talked about using syncopation to create rhythmic interest. This time, we’re going to look at how to use rhythmic contrast in playing blues—mixing up quarter notes, eighth notes, and eighth-note triplets.
Get the full lesson, with TAB and notation here: https://acousticguitar.com/12-ways-to-play-better-blues-guitar-lesson-2-creating-rhythmic-contrast/

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