Solo Acoustic Blues & Solo Fingerstyle Methods

Arriving this April

Module 8 of the Intermediate Acoustic Guitar Course empowers you to become a complete solo performer by mastering two essential styles: acoustic blues and fingerstyle. We’ll break down each technique into manageable sections, ensuring you develop confidence and fluency.

Key Focus Areas:

• Acoustic Blues Soloing: Demystify solo blues by tackling bars 1-4 with variations before uncovering the “secret sauce” in bars 5-8 that makes blues soloing click.
• Complete 12-Bar Blues in E: Master authentic turnarounds, lead variations, and assemble everything into a full solo blues piece.
• Fingerstyle Fundamentals: Learn five essential rudiments of fingerstyle in C major and apply them across all chords in the key before completing a full solo fingerstyle piece.
• Advanced Blues Techniques: Explore the E minor pentatonic “superhighway” concept and blues chord embellishments to add professional polish to your playing.

Lessons In This Course

1. Introduction to Advanced Solo Acoustic Blues
2. Bars 1 to 4 & Variations
3. Bars 5-8 The KEY to Acoustic Blues Soloing!
4. Acoustic Turnarounds for a 12 Bar Blues
5. Acoustic Blues Lead Variations
6. 12 Bar Blues in E Solo Piece
7. Fingerstyle Piece Play Through & Introduction
8. 5 Rudiments of Fingerstyle in C Major (w/ C, F, G & Am)
9. Rudiments with All Chord in Key of C
10. Solo Fingerstyle Piece in C Major
11. Practice Routine & Songs for Int 8
12. E Minor Pentatonic Superhighway
13. 12 Bar Blues Chord Embellishments