I Had To Learn Blues Guitar!

Since I've always loved the sound, from the moment I picked up a guitar I knew that I had to learn blues guitar. The blues are the guts and soul of rock and I knew I needed to get back to where it all came from in order to really express myself with the guitar. For a long time I have been moved and inspired by the music of such great blues artists like Lead Belly , B.B King and of course Stevie Ray. I couldn’t wait to learn some of their songs.

I started my blues journey by looking for the perfect instrument for learning guitar basics. After a little searching I found this amazing old martin. I lucked upon it at someone’s garage sale. Can you believe it, I just aspired to play the blues and the universe practically sent me the most perfect acoustic blues guitar. I paid fifty bucks for it only later to find that it was a valuable instrument, what luck!

Next I went to the local music store and signed on for some lessons. I was pleasantly surprised, after my first lesson I was able to play a little bit. Even though the masters are skilled musicians and it took them years to hone their skills it seems that the simplicity of the blues is assessable to all of us on some level. This made the lesson so much fun
I couldn’t believe how fast it by.

I’ve been playing for about six months now and my twelve bar is getting pretty good and I’ve even learned a few little solos. I would definitely suggest learning the blues to anyone interested in guitar because it is so fun and you can just jump right in no matter what level you are at. Also it is an amazing gateway to all modern rock whose roots lie directly in the blues so it leaves so much room to grow. The blues’ roots are simple and a great place to start and really get hooked playing guitar.