| I'm pretty sure that everyone studying a blues | | | | takes time to shift fingers, and the less you do it, |
| guitar has pictured themselves playing and maybe | | | | the more fluent the sounds will be. A typical |
| singing like Eric Clapton, Chris Rea or whoever | | | | beginner bad habit is to lift all the fingers off the |
| their idols are, but to reach that level of skill, | | | | fretboard and relocate each finger. Of course, |
| there's a lot of work, especially if you learn blues | | | | sometimes that is necessary, but if you can keep |
| guitar online, by yourself, and even if you were | | | | a finger where it is, do that. |
| born with a fair dose of talent. So, if you don't | | | | 2. Don't grip the fret too hard. This will bring pain |
| work with a blues guitar tutor to kick you back | | | | to your fingers and significantly decrease your |
| into shape when you're buzzing or screeching, it's | | | | performance. Be as relaxed as possible. The blues |
| important to learn to discover the mistakes you | | | | itself is meant to generate a good, relaxed mood, |
| make to correct them. | | | | starting with the player, not just for the audience. |
| Therefore, I'm going to point out here a few | | | | Besides, if you learn blues guitar online, from the |
| beginner mistakes to be avoided when playing a | | | | comfort of your home, it should be easy to relax |
| blues guitar, but first, it's important to know a | | | | and adopt a good posture for playing, as well. |
| few things about the blues. | | | | 3. Another mistake to watch for is to avoid doing |
| Blues was born as a vocal form, long time ago in | | | | the same interval all the time. Good players |
| African-American communities in the United | | | | always mix and match for effect, breaking the |
| States, mostly like work field working chants. | | | | pattern into interesting pieces, showing their |
| They were originally made of a vocal line | | | | versatility at the same time. Of course, this takes |
| repeated 4 times, and evolved into mixing that | | | | practice, but will help you improve. |
| line with other, more complex lines. Nowadays, | | | | 4. Don't throw too many notes into your |
| blues that started as a singing art form, now | | | | progression either. Blues is sophisticated through |
| kinda require a guitar to accompany your voice | | | | its simplicity. Its simple layers must sound |
| with. But even if your voice isn't that great and | | | | together like a very complex piece, that has |
| needs to be polished, you need far more guitar | | | | depth and peaks interest. |
| practice to become good at this. | | | | These are just a few common mistakes that any |
| Now, here are the mistakes you must try to | | | | beginner guitarist can make while learning blues on |
| avoid if you learn blues guitar online: | | | | guitar. However, to diagnose better your practice, |
| 1. When fingering blues chords, it's important to | | | | if you learn blues guitar online, it's best to work |
| make as little finger movement as possible. It | | | | with a guitar learning online guide. |