Blues Fingerpicking 101 with Rev Robert Jones

5 McLallen Street,Trumansburg NY 14886

18 September, 2022

Description

Blues Fingerpicking 101 With Rev. Robert Jones September 18, 1-3pm $20 This class concentrates on providing a solid introduction and foundation to the aspiring blues fingerpicker. We’ll concentrate on techniques for developing monotonic, alternating and walking bass lines. We’ll explore how blues players move first position chord shapes up the neck in order to add variety to your playing as well as to play in different keys. We’ll also explore how the “CAGED” system of chords which can be applied to traditional styles of country blues. We will do all this while learning some key tunes of seminal bluesguitarists of the past. All tunes will be in standard tuning. While everyone is welcome to come to the class, a solid knowledge of basic first position guitar chords would be most helpful. Also, since this is a fingerpicking class, the use of a thumb, fingerpicks, and a steel string guitar is recommended.