The Blues Guitar

This is a short blues tune I learned many years ago. I can't remember the title of it or exactly how it was written, but this is how I have always played it. I have given it the title 'Slow Blues' to reflect it's slow tempo and laid back feel. It is a 12 bar blues played in the Key of E, and it is mostly in 4/4 time although there is one bar which is 2/4. It is a fingerstyle piece played on a guitar in standard tuning. Above is a video of me playing the tune along with the tab. In this post I will give some advice on playing the tune. Here is the tab for the music Slow Blues Tab - Power Tab - PDF - TXT Playing Advice A 12 Bar that isn't quite a 12 Bar  - The tune is technically a 12 bar blues and follows the standard 12 bar blues structure and chord progression. However, not every bar of music is in 4/4 time. Bar 9 is shorter at 2/4 time and then reverts back to 4/4 time in bar 10. This shortened bar may confuse your timing when you first st...

Motherless Children is traditional blues tune and there are countless variations on it. I found this tab for it on the net and although the tab has no author, this version has been attributed to Stefan Grossman. This is my reworking of this version. The tune is a 12 bar blues but it does not follow a standard 12 bar structure, although it is very similar. It is played in the Key of D, in 4/4 time, and is played with the standard triplet feel common in so much blues music. It is a fingerstyle piece played on a guitar in Open D tuning and will require the use of a silde. Above is a video of me playing the tune along with the tab. In this post I will give some advice on playing the tune.