![]() Here is a list of well known Blues classics that were recorded in Spanish tuning. Classic Blues Songs In Spanish Tuning – Getting Some Inspiration This is a very typical groove when playing Blues guitar in Open A tuning, but it could be transferred to standard tuning quite easily. ![]() Play it on the electric guitar, add some overdrive and it will sound a lot like ZZ Top. The last example is a typical John Lee Hooker inspired boogie riff. Try to make up some rhythmic variations of your own. 3 shows how you could play the Open A Tuning melodic example with a triplet feel.Īnd here we have another melodic example: Just keep an eye on not hitting a higher note than the indicated melody, as this would distract from the melody.Įx. Once again it’s fine to hit it hard and hit more than the indicated strings. On beat four the index finger moves down to the first fret. We start with an index finger bar on the top two strings. Here I play it with a slightly different feel: Open A Tuning Just make sure that you omit the lowest string on the downstrokes (thumb) and the highest string on the upstrokes (index finger). If you also hit the D or even the G string on the downstroke, that’s perfectly fine, and if you only hit two instead of three strings on the upstroke that’s also fine. Which strings you hit is not an exact science, just hit the lower strings with the thumb and the higher strings with the finger – and always keep the groove going. Once again this is played by alternating thumb downstrokes with finger upstrokes. ![]() This is a chord many of the old Blues guitarist use when playing Blues guitar in Open A tuning It’s more like he changes chords when he wants some variation. Remember that John Lee Hooker doesn’t change the chords in a typical 12-bar format. That is because the lowest note (on the A string) is tuned two half tones lower than in standard tuning in relation to the other strings. ![]() It looks like a standard C chord, but in Spanish tuning it’s a C7 with the 7th in the bass. 1 shows how John Lee Hooker would imply a chord change to the IV. Together with the riffs from the last lesson you have the building blocks to play countless of the older John Lee Hooker classics like Crawlin’ King Snake, Boogie Chillen and Sally Mae.Īll examples are taken from my new ebook ‘ An Easy Guide To Open Tunings For Blues & Rock Guitar‘, which contains many more examples and ideas More Building Blocks In The Style Of John Lee HookerĮx. In this lesson we continue our exploration of Blues guitar in Open A tuning and the style of John Lee Hooker. Open A Tuning For Blues & Rock Guitar (5) John Lee Hooker (2) ![]()
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