Teaching Blues Guitar in 5 Levels

Start teaching blues guitar today with these five simple lessons.

Blues music is one of the most important genres for any aspiring guitar player to learn. It’s also one of the best genres for guitar teachers to guide their students through as modern genres like jazz, rock and metal all evolved from the blues once upon a time. In this mini-course on Teaching Blues Guitar in 5 Easy Levels, you will learn five simple lessons that you can take anybody through, even a beginner having their very first lesson.

Course outline

Levelling and Layering
Level 1 - Blues Basslines
Level 2 - Blues Power Chords
Level 3 - Major Chord Triads
Level 4 - Blues Shuffle Chords
Level 5 - Blues Riff
Conclusion & Bonus Tip

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Teaching Blues Guitar in 5 Levels was created by

Michael Gumley

Founder and CEO of Melbourne Guitar Academy and Head of Guitar at TopMusic

Michael Gumley is founder at Melbourne Guitar Academy, creator of Guitar Dojo Online and Guitar Ninjas, and TopMusic’s Head of Guitar. He rocked his start at guitar playing at age 15 and was instantly hooked. Michael brings his passion for music and love of all things guitar to every lesson, and seeks to help students capture that same excitement and wonder on their own journeys.

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Welcome to Teaching Blues Guitar in 5 Levels!

Michael Gumley, here. Blues music is one of the most important genres for any aspiring guitar player to learn. It’s also one of the best genres for guitar teachers to guide their students through as modern genres like jazz, rock and metal all evolved from the blues once upon a time. Traditionally, most students are taught the blues in the context of using full open string chords. Unfortunately, this means they often have to wait anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months before they can start learning the blues. Even then, when they finally begin learning, it often sounds disjointed because most beginner students can’t transition between full open chords fluently for a couple of months. In this mini-course on Teaching Blues Guitar in 5 Easy Levels, you will learn five simple lessons that you can take anybody through, even a beginner having their very first lesson.

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Teaching Blues Guitar in 5 Levels

Start teaching blues guitar today with these five simple lessons.

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