12 Bar Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson

12 Bar Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson.
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Never again will we be stuck for a rhythm accompaniment part to play at jam night, with our ultimate blues rhythm guitar study, presented by Bobby Harrison.

“Eleven By Twelve” gives us eleven rhythm guitar ideas to play over a 12 bar shuffle groove. Our long backing track allows us to experiment with stabs, sliding 9ths, imitation horn lines, off-beat parts, organ-style riffs, the Texas Shuffle, Uptown and Downtown Chicago riffs and many more, giving us plenty of options for tonal variety.

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We conclude this lesson with a short summary of everything we’ve covered so far in this part of our course, followed by more tips on improvisation and solo construction, before being given a brief overview of some of the exciting content we can expect to study over the coming lessons.

For reference, here is the order in which the rhythm guitar parts were performed over the backing track. Feel free to play them in your preferred order, but be aware that in the cases of the Uptown and Downtown shuffles, the bass line on the backing track changes accordingly.

Detailed Tab for each approach can be found in the individual rhythm guitar studies at the beginning of Level 2.

Stabs
Sliding 9ths
Imitation Horn Lines
Jump blues-style offbeats
Organ-style riffs
Texas-style shuffle
Chicago-style “Downtown Shuffle”
Texas Variation
Simple March
Power Shuffle

[bostonhayworth]

THIS IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR!! Just Blues Rhythm courses. I just wanna play rhythm.Thanks so MUCH for this.

[miyavizim]

This is a wet dream for all intermediate players who can "play" these ideas but couldn't really piece them together fluidly in such a musical way. Thanks for the play-along and the playthrough was awe-awesome!

[joelgraham]

thank you so much - I'll spend weeks on this video

[francesco]

Ten precious minutes. There's everything in.
Thanks.

[alexgallo]

Best blues teacher I ever found. Great feel and attack. Thanks all the way from Lisbon

[What_If_We_Tried]

The YT algorithm pushed your channel my way this morning, and just in this one video, you packed in a bunch of information that is very powerful / useful for any struggling guitarist wanting to play Blues better (-like me). Much appreciated, and *subscribed*.

[andrewmcarthur]

These are awesome! I like to change the order as well, sometimes changing patterns for each chord. Great workout 🎸

[Busyfingers]

I've been a lead player most of my playing life, got addicted to the sound of speed as a teenager in the 70's, thanks to Shenker & Marino etc...but I've always loved the tightness of good drummer and or bassist. As I'm getting a little long in the tooth now, I find myself enjoying rhythm playing much more. You are a fantastic player/teacher and although I know a lot of this stuff, thanks to your great lessons I feel like a teenager, eyes wide open all over again! Cheers...best lessons on the tube 🤘

[theracer]

I'm a French Canadian from Quebec, but I understand enough to get into the blues right now. Excellent! ////Je suis un canadien français du Québec, mais je parviens à comprendre suffisamment pour me mettre au blues dès maintenant. Excellent!

[stallownedstallion]

Bobby,
You are without a doubt the best blues instructor on the tube.
Fantastic stuff inclusive of all aspects.

Keep it up...you should have tens of thousands subscribers.

[precisionmotorsvanik]

Really happy I found you. Great to know there are teachers who understand the importance of a comprehensive rhythm lesson like this. Great job and really nice playing!

[pepe.]

This is de most important class in all YouTube about Blues.
Thanks VERY much for this way of explain.
Thoday is the best day for my, because thodey I have learned in ten minutes more than in three months. Thank you my teacher for your very clear explain.
I have learned in ten minutes more than in three months. Thank you my teacher for your very clear explanation.
Hi from Spain, my name José Luis 65 year los, only playing from one years.

[telefrk]

Damn!! What a great lesson!!!! Thank you!!

[TomerMusicman]

you are the best teacher youtuber on the internet god blass you

[timeistooshort]

I was awe struck when I watched you perform on Brit Floyd...and now I'm blown away...wicked man🤘👍🤘

[albery]

Still an excellent lesson. Great teacher.

[HektorBandimar]

Brilliant tutorial, it gives me a much better understanding of rhythm playing, thanks.

[iancumbers]

the best no bullshit blues lessons on the tube from a man who knows it all up there with the best muso/s around

[thommeinert]

Excellent Job Bobby!! Thank you for the great info. Musician/Artist USA- ThomMeinert

[SouthMeckStunna]

This is such a great rhythm exercise. You get comfortable with these 11 shuffles, you’ll be able to play rhythm for just about any blues bands out there.