The Blues Guitar Show

Episode 150! In this episode I'm taking you through this blues classic! Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters. This is one of my absolute favourite 'zone out' songs and we go through the main riff and lead par…

Grab your guitar and join me in learning the whole of this fantastic Beatles tune. An absolute classic riff and really fun solo to play. This is one I always reccomend my students to learn.

Day Trippe…

Grab your guitar and join me in learning this awesome Rolling Stones Riff. This for me , is one of Keith's best and as the band have released a new album this year, let's revisit one of the classics.

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In this episode I talk you through the main riff from Eric Clapton's acoustic version of Layla.

This is a great riff for practicing your fingerpicking skills and we dive into the mechanics of the riff…

In this episode we go through the Freddie King song 'Hide Away' This tune has a great mix of lead and rhythm guitar that can be a challenge but also a really fun thing to sit and play solo.

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In this episode we go through the Clapton's version of the Freddie King song I'm Tore Down. This one has some awesome lead work and one of blues musics greatest rhythm riffs - it's a blast to play an…

In this episode I take you through a cool hill country blues rhythm. This is great for playing any of the classic Hill Country songs (R.L Burnside, Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes etc.)

Its a super percussive way…

I had the pleasure of being at the Welsh Rockabilly Fair weekend. This podcast is a series of reviews and interviews with some of the great bands and players from the weekend.
Hopefully this should gi…

In this episode we go through the Chicago blues classic 'Killing Floor' by Howlin Wolf.

"Killing Floor" is a 1964 song by American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Howlin' Wolf. Called "one of th…

In this episode I'm addressing one of the questions I get asked the most. I'm going to be talking you through what I feel is the most useful approach to the CAGED system and learning the fretboard in…

Awesome to chat to Eddie 9v hot off of their European tour with acts like Kingfish, Joe Bonamassa and Blackberry Smoke.

Eddie 9V has made a name for himself in the blues scene in the south, wowing al…

In this episode I talk you through the main riff from Muddy Waters' classic tune 'I Can't Be Satisfied' 

We look at how to get your guitar into open G tuning, some slide technique and the main riff it…

This episode is an absolute education in the history of steel guitars and slide. 

Martyn (of Washboard Resonators and Leeds City Stompers fame) and Rich Miller (Rich Slide Guitar) are on with me talki…

In this episode I'm talking country guitar. We look at how to tie chords together using basslines to give us that awesome back porch sound, and we even look at a cool Dwight Yoakam lick as well!

If yo…

In this lesson I'm talking about rhythm. We talk about this in both and acoustic and electric context, both for solos and rhythm playing. I hear players all the time who have worked out really cool l…

Today I'm speaking with Jon Button - One of the worlds best session bass players. 

Jon has played with a whole host of amazing musicians and artists including Sheryl Crow, Shakira, Robben Ford, Roger …

Today I'm chatting with Paul Pigat - A phenomenal musician, sideman and  frontman for rockabilly band - Cousin Harley.

Hailing from Vancouver BC, Canada, Cousin Harley, can explode like an active volc…

In this episode I take you through three solos I think you should learn to become a better player.

People always ask me what songs/solos they should be working on so here they are. All of these are fa…

In this lesson I'm talking you through some exercises that will help with seperating the thumb and fingers to be able to play a constant bass-line and melody notes at the same time and we look at the…

Today I talk blues with grammy nominated musician and son of the late, great R.L Burnside - Garry Burnside.

We talk about him coming up playing with his Dad and touring with Junior Kimbrough at the ag…