Easy Slow Delta Blues Lesson

Many of us think of Delta Blues immediately when we think about blues at all. It's dark, brooding, and has that vibe that draws so many into the blues. Think Robert Johnson, Son House, and early Muddy Waters.

In this lesson, we'll take a look at some of the simpler Delta Blues riffs inspired by these legends and chain them together into a nice twelve-bar delta blues number.

Good luck and...

Play On!

John

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[BluesGuitarInstitute]

Hey folks, two things:

1- Sorry about the audio, it's too quiet and I can't turn it up after the fact. Sorry about that, hope it's not an issue for you but it might be.

Happy picking!

[kimballard]

Nice one John, just taken up guitar at 72 years, lol, blues was always my first love since longtime, and this slow delta stuff is is not to hard to come to terms with for an older beginner player.

[jace]

Hey, it’s Bill Paxton teaching blues guitar.

[aDay]

Ok, so I've only been playing for about 3 years, this is by far one of the most rewarding, not-so-hard delta riffs out there, thank you, John!

[steveavant]

I love this sound! It’s like from a movie soundtrack where someone has found themselves alone in a place they really shouldn’t be!

[johnriley]

John I dig ANY & ALL blues...especially DELTA blues... THANKS so much for all ya do...It is DEFINETLY appreciated by me ( & many others Im sure)..Stay Safe & PEACE

[ipuya]

I'm a complete beginner. Started during pandemic. Blues, and in particular Delta blues, is what drives me to improve and this was an awesome lesson! Just subscribed. Thank you again!

[jonathanyoung]

This is perfect for me. Easy enough to pick up quickly and I absolutely love the slow and soulful nature of these early delta blues songs. More please!

[valedslinger]

What a great lesson sir. Easy to absorb. I have played all those little trips and stuff, but all scattered around during blues noodles. But I never have a real template or know what I'm playing. I just bang around and find stuff that fits etc. It's cool getting delta stuff. Now I can act like I know all about delta blues lol. I been playing, but not performing for around 30 yrs. But default of time and now YouTube, it's starting to stick. Never knew delta patterns . Very cool. Gives ya a great ride with cool sounding tones . Thanks.

[FatCrashTestDummy]

Thank you for your channel and the way you instruct. Breaking it down like this is perfect and delta blues is a wonderful sound. I played as a kid and am getting back into it at 50. This is perfect for me. Great job!!!

[georgetebbens]

Cool lesson. I've been learning to play Blues guitar since I was 14 years old, 44 years ago. I've lived in Chicago my entire life. I've seen many, many, Blues legends at local live music joints in Chicago in the 1980s. I've picked up Blues riffs from listening to records over, and over, and over again. But this particular riff, as easy as it is, is new to me. I've never bended the minor 3rd on the 5th fret of the D string a half step up to the major 3rd -- or, more "Bluesy", partially up to the major 3rd. I usually hammer-on the G-sharp (major 3rd) from the open G (minor 3rd). Pretty cool. Thanks. I'll definitely incorporate that into my repertoire.

[Jamestele]

I subscribed, because anyone who understand that Delta Blues deserves respect. It is both more sophisticated and less complicated than most people would imagine.

[jamesgreen]

learning the blues from your videos. is a lot safer than meeting someone at the crossroads at midnight

[jeffrokag]

Excellent! Every time I pick up a Guitar I always want to play the blues and the harmonica too.
Thanks for this great lesson!

[Nabilion]

Great lesson.. Hope to see more of these soulful delta blues lessons

Love from Morocco

[dabiededoo]

haha.. in in minutes and have to say i love this with that triplets and fast bends really is something amazing..
i have no problems with sound volume, can always put mine on higher if needed

(without you explaining that it have to be triplets and tabs i couldnot follow it.. so thanks)

also gratefull that i find this channel now.. love blues

[ronfairweather]

Outstanding! First time tuning in, first time trying to learn a Delta Blues sequence. Great step-by-step and I have been working on it for weeks as a newbie guitar player. Love it. It will be perfect to have "in the pocket" when sitting around a campfire this summer. Thanks kindly John! (Vancouver, BC)

[javierrosales]

Great stuff John.
Just bought my first guitar, and blues has been something I’ve fallen in love with. With my small hands it makes it a bit of a challenge. Hopefully delta blues will be easy for me.

[danroberts]

John absolutely loved this lesson thank you, best tutor on YouTube.

[JakeWilder]

Great lesson, I played it all completely different and still learned a few things.