The Blues Guitar

  I want to have a look at the classic blues song Love in Vain by Robert Johnson. The song was written by Robert Johnson and was originally called Love in Vain Blues. It now is usually just called 'Love in Vain'. The song has been covered many times by numerous different artists. The most famous versions of these are probably by The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. Robert Johnson did slightly different versions too. This is close to his original recording of 'Love in Vain'.  The guitar part is fairly easy to play and uses extensive palm muting on the lower strings to subdue the bass notes. The music is in 4/4 time, is played on a guitar in Standard Tuning, and is a fingerstyle piece. Below are some tips to help you play this piece, and links to download the tab. Love in Vain Downloadable Tab - Power Tab - PDF - TXT   Palm Muting - The guitar part makes extensive use of plam muting during the song. This is common in Johnson's music and by subduing the bass notes o...

  I want to have a look at the blues standard Rollin' an Tumblin'. The original version of this song was written in 1929 by Hambone Willie Newbern and was titled ' Roll and Tumble Blues' and since then has been covered by many different artists and has adopted the more common title 'Rollin' and Tumblin'. The song can now be considered a blues standard and is one of the most famous and instantly recognizable blues songs there is.  In this video I will have a look at the structure of the music and then have a playthrough of the guitar part which includes an intro, main section and outro. Since there are so many versions of the song out there, the structure and music can vary. However, in this video I want to do a version very close to the Muddy Waters version, which is one of the most famous versions of this song. In addition, I will show you two variations on the main riff. The first is a crunchier, rockier version. The second is similar to the r...