As an old Rock N Roll player myself, the first thing I found out, when looking for free blues guitar lessons on line was this: I had learned to play guitar based on some really bad habits. My fingering and picking were all wrong from the start. In effect, I didn't know how to play guitar correctly which made it more difficult to perform blues riffs.

When I first decided to learn to play guitar as a teenager, I was told that the keys in learning how to play guitar successfully were to be able to read music, to learn theory, and practice, practice and even more practice. But, who had the time, energy, and money, to do all that when you are throwing together a garage band?

I was also told to find an instructor who spoke my language and who understood that I needed to start at the beginning. The fact is, most guitar teachers are not very good at teaching. They can't seem to communicate the basics because they are too accomplished. They have forgotten what it's like to be in our shoes.

Teaching anything takes a certain kind of person. Think about your favorite school teachers. How many can you remember? One, two? Well, it's the same with guitar instructors.

If you long to learn how to play blues guitar, you have only a handful of free online videos, and courses to choose from on the web. Finding free blues guitar lessons is a frustrating exercise that will eat up hours of time as you dig through all that is being offered. So, what's the next Blues All-Star to do?

If you have surfed these so-called free programs, you know that most leave you hanging or confused because they assume too much about your level of skill. They throw out technical terms as if we understand about open E tuning, 12 bar blues, tablature, and on and on they lecture. We get buried in theory that only Beethoven could understand. Most of these freebies are not for beginners or if you play other styles of music on guitar. Playing blues guitar has its own unique set of moves and techniques that must be learned on their own.

Now, it's completely up to you to choose which free blues guitar lessons that will suit your level of understanding and skill. At some point you need to choose your favorite course and just go for it. This is the trick. Which program will move you along the fastest so that, within a few weeks to a month, you will begin to see and hear the enormous improvements that are taking place in your style of guitar playing?

My quest right now is learning how to play blues slide guitar. It's something I've always wanted to do not only to impress family and friends but to accomplish a lifelong dream I've never let die. The sound of a great blues player just does something for me that I can't explain.

Playing slide blues seems physically easy in one sense. You just drag a slide over the strings and instantly hear the effect. Well, I can tell you that, at first, it can be difficult to get sliding under control to play in tune and keep the accompanying buzzing and rattling sounds from making your cat run for cover! Now, slide guitar doesn't require left-hand strength the way normal acoustic guitar playing does, but it does require learning the basics and learning the right touch!

Free blues guitar lessons are great to get your juices flowing but, if you really want to learn how to play blues guitar, my advice is to go to your local bookstore or look on line for a course that starts with the basics. You just have to start at the beginning if you want to sound like the great blues players.

Or, take my advice and check out my instructor, Griff Hamlin. He gives free blues guitar lessons on video just to show you his teaching style. He covers both non-slide and slide playing. He understands the need to start from the beginning and he is one of those teachers you would remember from your school days if you were lucky enough to have him. Click for Blues Guitar Video Lessons Here! ________________________________________

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