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Topic: Easy acoustic blues song?

Hey all could someone tell me an easy song to play fingerpicking or strumming.

Thanks

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

San Francisco Bay Blues

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

crosroads by eric c;apton 3 chords, just try to fingerpick it at a slower pace on an acoustic guitar. I think the two songs mentioned above this can be done the same.

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

Every blues song ever written.

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

I like that analogy, jerome.

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

Yes I like that Jerome, did you make that up, or did you read it somewhere?

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

That's an "oldie but a goody."   smile

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

mcclatch wrote:

Hey all could someone tell me an easy song to play fingerpicking or strumming.

Thanks

this one is from youtube, it has very detailed explenations so it should be good for beginners:
how to play californication on guitar - part 1.

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

"Frieght Train"    Elizabeth Cotton


http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.g … 14424.html

here she is doing the song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdKvEiW7 … re=related





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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

"Got You on my Mind" - three chords in A.

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

Jimi said, "Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel"...

but Jerome nailed it.

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

Something a bit more modern - but you can make it your own pretty easily - "Dead Leaves on the Dirty Ground" The White Stripes

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Re: Easy acoustic blues song?

Dilbert McClinton, "gotta get it worked on"   E  A7  B7  three great blues chords.

Sorry I couldn't find a decent youtube link.