The Blues Guitar Show
Welcome to The Blues Guitar Show! Your free audio guitar teacher, focusing on all things blues guitar, records, rocking music theory and gear.
Covering all the genres in the Blues world from Delta to Rockabilly.
Each Monday I release an episode packed with information, exercises, songs, licks and interviews with some of the best players around to give you Passion, Practice and Perseverance for your guitar playing journey!
I'm a born and raised blues guitarist, studio musician and teacher on a mission to help you master the music you love.
Through this chart-topping podcast and interviews with some of the worlds best, our mission is to help dazed and confused blues pickers like you grasp the skills you need to go from ‘campfire’ to on fire.
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Website: www.thebluesguitarshow.com
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 251
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode #108 Playing faster Solos
In this episode I talk you through how to use 'scale runs' to play faster solos and get yourself from point A to B on the neck. I also go through this weeks Blues News.
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Episode #107 New Guitars, Old Tricks
In this episode I talk about the UK Guitar Show and give a brief recap of my time there. I give you the low down on my newest guitar and talk you through a simple (yet powerful) blues lick you can pl…
Episode #106 Guitar Shopping
This week ahead of the UK Guitar Show I'm talking all about guitar shopping! I give you my top 5 things to think about when buying a new instrument and how to approach your guitar collection.
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Episode #105 The 5 MUST know Jazz Chords
In this episode I take you through 5 essential jazz chords to throw into your blues playing.
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Episode #104 Stevie Ray Vaughan Licks
In this episode we look at how SRV created his licks and how he used his fretboard knowledge to play some blisteringly cool and bad-ass guitar solos.
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Episode #103 Danny Bryant Interview
In this weeks episode I talk to Danny Bryant who is one of the most skillful, prolific and badass players out there.
Just off the back of recording his new album we talk about everything from learnin…
Episode #102 The One Scale Hack You NEED
In this episode I take you through the one scale shape you NEED to learn to understand the neck and to play better blues. It's going to help unlock the fretboard and allow you to play better solos an…
Episode #101 Goal Setting for 2023
In this episode i talk you through how to set practical guitar goals for the year ahead. I give you some exercises to work on and advice about what to set as goals, how to make sure you stay on track…
Episode #100! Happy New Year (top 5 recs)
Happy New Year Everyone! In this one I talk bout my top 5 recommendations to listen to that I've discovered in 2022!
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Episode #99 Top 5 Riffs
In this episode I go all High Fidelity and give you my top 5 blues riffs, a bit of pre-xmas fun on the pod this week.
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Episode #98 Guitar Solo - Pro Tips
In this special ELECTRIC episode I take you through some tips on how to create/write and play effective blues solos. Not one to miss if you're an electric blues or blues rock fan.
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Episode #97 Fingerpicking Routines
In this episode I talk about some great exercises for leveling up your finger style playing. I talk about how to gain speed with your finger picking as well as some cool licks you can throw into any …
Episode #96 What guitar Do You Need?
In this episode I talk through 5 things I think you need to consider before buying a new guitar. This came off the back of a student asking me this week about buying some new gear, I talk about sound…
Episode #95 Writing Blues Solos
In this episode I talk about how to begin writing your own blues solos, we cover a great little exercise that will really help unlock some great sounding licks - without thinking about the neck!
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Episode #94 Learning the Keys
In this episode I take on the questions "What do I play over what?" And 'What does Cmaj7/9 mean?
We talk through how to learn and recognize ,major keys as well as chord spelling and building.
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Episode #93 Vamping Improvisation
In this episode I talk you though a simple vamping idea to explore your improvisation using the minor pentatonic scale.
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Episode #92 Dylan Asena Interview
In this episode I talk to a phenomenally talented and accomplished guitarist. Dylan is a scholar of the guitar who is very knowledgeable about classical, contemporary and guitar education. We have a …
Episode #91 The Washboard Resonators
In this episode I talk to one of the coolest bands in the U.K. They play a mix of ragtime, trad jazz, blues and folk music and do it all on some stunning vintage gear. We talk about everything from r…
Episode #90 Mark Knopfler
In this episode I talk about one of the best players of all time Mark Knopfler. We look at his legacy, guitars of choice and learn the iconic intro to the song Romeo and Juliet
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Episode #89 Jerry Garcia
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In this episode I talk about the legend that is Jerry Garcia. We look at how jerry used his b…