Blues Guitar Institute

Acoustic Blues. Simplified.

Multiply the Chords You Know with This | TB213

In this lesson, I’ll give you 6 chord formulas that will help you form chords all over the guitar neck. I love a good formula. You learn a formula and then you get to apply it in tons of different situations. Without a formula to help us make sense of things, you would probably feel […]

Lost on the Fretboard? Use these… | TB212

In this lesson, we’ll use the simplest chord forms called triads to map out a solo covering different zones of the fretboard. You’ll learn: What Triads Are and How to Use their Inversions How to Use Linking Notes to Tie Triads Together How to Use Triads as Anchor Points on the Fretboard While Playing Lead […]

A Little Finger Picking Exercise for Big Results | TB207

In this lesson, we’ll cover a quick little fingerpicking exercise that’s sure to build your fingerpicking chops. If you want to be a solid fingerpicker, you need to keep your fingers guessing. What I mean is, you don’t want your fingers to get so used to one style or one technique that they can’t do […]