To be clear, if you're one of those SRV tone chasers who is going to obsess over the type of string and cable Stevie used... this isn't for you.
But if
While I'm going to show you the basics to playing, "Keep Your Hands To Yourself," today, it's really just good old, "Blues In A" from lesson 8 in Blues Guitar
I always hate to call something a, "hack," but in this case the shoe kinda fits (it's super cut-to-the-chase and might save your backside in a pinch!)
I'm going to use
This is one of those classic Eric Clapton rock riffs from his Journeyman album back in 1989, and it showcases 2 important things...
One, of course, is the technique involved in
I have this little "noodle" that I play all the time...
Whenever someone asks me about it, I say that I'm just playing through a couple of chords, but that doesn't
Color this one for the beginners among us. First and foremost, it's vital that you understand the blues feel and how it is a triplet based clock going on under
Yup, I'm a huge BB King fan, he was probably my first blues guitar hero, aside from SRV (and followed closely by Albert and Freddie.)
Some folks might think these "tricks"
Many of my students come to me only after having spent many years trying to learn how to play the blues...
And often, even after they've learned some scales and licks