3 Steps to a Great Fingerstyle Blues Groove

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[mdyerlrb]

Wow, another killer lesson. This may be one of his BEST lessons. As a member for 4 years, I HIGHLY recommend David's Fingerstyle Five membership. As a world-class player and teacher he has an answer for any issue you might have trying to learn this style. At first, it feels awkward getting your fingers and thumb to work independently and together but he has lots of tips to make them do so using slow, easy to understand techniques. As you can see and hear, he's got GROOVE for days and I love listening, learning and playing steady bass, alternating bass or walking bass lines over moving chords and/or melody lines. What seems difficult at first is made easier by David's ability to take apart the pieces and slowly put them back together as he demonstrated here. What I like most about playing Fingerstyle guitar is you can be your own 4 piece band. You can lay down a percussive groove, add steady, alternating, or walking bass, add chord hits or moving chords, and play melody or lead on top. It's an addicting style to learn and play and thanks to David I can't stop. An intervention would be useless. Did I mention it's FUN. YOU can do it. Give him a try. He's the BEST Fingerstyle Blues teacher I've welcome.

[blues]

Fantastic advice on an oft overlooked topic. When I teach a blues fingerstyle song from tab, I tell my students to start by splitting the the tab in half horizontally between the 4th and 3rd strings and focus on the bass first before moving on to the treble string melody.

[sparkymccallister]

Appreciate your efforts.. Well done.. Like your insights and style

[manfredsiegenthaler]

I can’t believe that nobody complimented you on your hat. Great look David. Oh and instructive video.

[mesmogruvinski]

Thank you so much for this lesson. And the free workshop! And the PDF!

[braridon]

Wonderful! I love the way you break it down then put it all back together. Thank you for these gifts!

[jamesjrosamilia]

What a great lesson. I look forward to the Master Class. Thanks!

[ravirajedwards]

You are the best. I need this to improve my groove. Thank you so much.

[charlesvachon]

Thank you sir ...this is great + free tab 👍

[EngRMP]

That was really cool. The big take away for me was: come up with a simple melody; then really concentrate on counting it in, starting on an "and". Sometimes I just feel a melody with the rhythm... sometimes it's a total train wreck, and I end up not knowing where I am in the rhythm. Yes, I could use a looper... but, if I can't constantly FEEL the rhythm, then I think I'm getting out in front of my skis... slow it down and really concentrate on the count. Justin Guitar has an exercise where you right down 8 beats of a bar... randomly turn on 4 or 5 or 2, etc of the beats and see if you can just ghost that rhythm over and over. That would work well here also.

[hunterda]

Groove Equations would be a good name for a band. Or a workshop

[Bytelogicsystems]

I love the sound of that guitar. What is it? I have a quarter size alhambra that sounds very similar, and is probably just as beat up! Just wanted to send out a quick thank you for all you do, you've gotten me to a whole new level of appreciation and understanding of blues and fingerstyle in general. Can't wait to make it to NY some day soon and hopefully catch you in a live show. You're the best David! One of the greatest if not the best Youtube contributor regarding Fingerstyle Blues! Truly appreciated!

[wheninroamful]

What Martin year/model is that? 50’s 000-28?

[TimMoran-ooih]

I may have missed this: What time on those days is the live stream? (I'm in California...)

[mojojojo]

Good lesson, but I think you should talk less and show more how to play what you’re playing. Like that key to the highway you played at the beginning, if you just taught how to do that. I would learn the technique.