When you gotta impress your friend and ur not a fingerstyle guitarist

This is a widely used blues riff (2 riffs actually) using the 12-bar blues structure. You could "recognize" this from hundreds of songs. With these changes I made, I'll call this little composition "Street Blues".

The idea is: 1) You wanna impress someone; 2) You can't play the fingerstyle (usually it's harder than playing single notes or power chords); 3) Play this (just an idea of what to play)!!!

I DO KNOW not everybody would be impressed by this but I'm sure a lot of people would love to see someone playing it. If you play the guitar, it's a chance for you to make people happy through music. Give it a try.

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♫ HOW TO READ GUITAR TABS ♫
The guitar tablature has six lines. Each one represents a string of the guitar (the upper line represents the first string "e" and the bottom line represents the sixth string "E").

The numbers represent the FRETS. If there is a number "5" on the upper line, you will play the fifth fret in the first string (e). If there is a number "0" on the second line (from up to down), you will play the second string (B) without hitting any fret (B open string).

Frequently, I add some guitar solo techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides to the melody so it can sound closer to the original vocals:
h = hammer-on;
p = pull-off;
/ (sl.) = slide.

[deenster]

This is literally what my dad has been playing all my life. It's one of those things he plays when he doesn't know what he wants to play

[slowlex]

If they are not impressed its because they arent ready for it but their kids are gonna love it

[coolgato-]

wow that sounds so good. I have this song in my guitar notation book

[RandumbGuyfr]

My grandpa used to play this all the time and then he passed away from covid about 2 years ago. He showed me how to play it but I had forgotten it and always tried to play it by ear but could never get it. Thank God I stumbled over this video and found it. Thank you!

[kinciscorner]

I read the title as "When you wanna impress your friends but you're not a guitarist." Then I see this and think, wow that's gonna take a lot of work, might as well just learn the guitar.

[Ogsonofgroo]

As a guitar noob who is doing self-taught nonsense to help arthritis in my hand knuckles I am so glad you put this up, I now have a new starting point to a library of songs, thanks man!

[nygelpereira]

great 12 bar blues progression, although very simple and easy it's enough to impress our relatives

[rangerrishabhnowitsrtime]

Can't wait to try it, sounds amazing

[rafaeljacober]

DUDE! I wanna thank you so much! I’ve been looking for this tab for a while now

[olssong]

I don't know why, but this video gave me confidence, even though this is beyond my level.

[PooDotStinkPants]

Thanks for some different licks in between the blues basics, great lesson!

[xGLTCHMSTRx]

I call this song I've heard my dad play every single day for the past 22 years

[Goober_]

My dad has been playing this since I was 5. I'm 15 and he still plays this

[OffToggle]

i watch this video literally everyday and i cant stop

[kingkrusherg]

Short, Sweet, and with Tabs.
That just earned you a sub!

[yournerdforhire]

I learned to play this progression when I was just starting off as a kid. It's fun to play, impressive and easy

[chrisandersen]

if you play that blues run straight (as in, without shuffle) in A, add a pull-off and a hammer on, and you've got the main riff of AC/DC's "Riff Raff"

[gmcmaster]

A nice 12 bar blues, it’s what I’ve always tended to play when I’ve had a guitar in my hands but no inspiration

[peteralabi]

❤ would love to try this when I become a pro

[bossboy]

I need to try this. Btw, your finger strumming is flawless, I was convinced at the beginning that you held a pick, lol