Generally, electric guitarists use a plectrum of some sort to pluck the strings in and up down motion. I’ve seen ragtime blues artists execute competently with up to 3 finger picks on the right hand, which didn’t include the thumb!
Did Robert Johnson use finger picks?
Regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Delta blues wizard Robert Johnson recorded only 29 songs (plus 13 alternate takes, in two sessions) during his 27 years of life. Johnson played his Gibson L-1 using a thumb pick and occasionally used a slide.
Where is the land of the Delta Blues?
Mississippi
References to Blues Music and Sightseeing Spots Memphis is referred to in the song as the “land of the Delta Blues.” Delta blues is a style of blues music that originated in the Mississippi Delta in the early 1900s. Memphis is generally considered the northern boundary of this geographic area.
What should I expect from fingerstyle blues guitar lessons?
Any fingerstyle blues guitar lessons should really cover the very roots of acoustic blues, which probably originated in the Mississippi Delta after the end of slavery. This style tended to be more basic than later picking patterns, and the main characteristic was how the thumb moved.
What is the Mississippi Blues fingerstyle?
The blues fingerstyle was the name of the game both for Mississippi blues, but also the ragtime variety and most things in between. Before you move on, please check out my blues lesson course called ‘From Texas To the Delta’.
What are the 12 Bar fingerstyle blues chords?
2.3 Twelve Bar Fingerstyle Blues Chords 1 A7: A – C# – G 2 D7: D – F# – C 3 E7: E – G# – D
How to learn blues chord progression?
Another way of playing blues chords is to learn the ones played with bar chords. The advantages of learning the blues chord progression with the bar chords are that they can be easily transposed in different keys. All you’ll have to do is move the chord in a different position to play a different chord.
