Basic Beginner Blues & Rhythm Guitar lesson
Step 1: Learn the chords below:
(:) =the repeat dots mean to play the 12 measures more than once
Use the following backing track to practice strumming your new chords that you have just learned.
Step 2: Add some basic strumming patterns to your rhythm playing. This will make your rhythm guitar sound more musical.
Try different rhythms and the first rhythm you might want to try are basic quarter notes. Quarter notes are strummed 4 beats to a bar on the down stroke: watch video for lesson example on how quarter notes are played: The following video below uses a G major chord, but you can also apply the same rhythm to A7, D7 & A7
Now try adding eighth note rhythms mixed with quarter notes. Watch video to see how eighth notes are played.
Here are some picture examples of quarter notes on staff paper. Clap & play them with a metronome.
Here some recommend books to aid you in your studies of rhythm blues guitar: The Complete Guide to Playing Blues Guitar: Book One — Rhythm Beginner’s Fingerpicking Guitar: Folk, Blues and Country Book/3-CD Set Paperback
