Barnesy,
There are several variations when it comes to playing blues. There are jazzy type blues and Southern style blues. However, the chords and scales are very much interchangeable.
I'm personally love the jazzy type blues (George Benson, Crusaders, etc.) To play this type of blues, it's good to learn barre chords and a few major scales. Blues chords like 7th and 9th are pretty popular. Then, you have some Southern blues (Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Muddy Waters, etc.) I also love to play these as well.
Bottom line is that it would be ideal to expand your playing to barre chords and scales. These are easier to do on an electric guitar. It's a bit tougher to bend or slide on an acoustic. Just my opinion, of course.
barnesy wrote:G'day from down under
I have read about alot of problems people are having learnin to play and see im not the only one i have had lessons and although they have been helpful i still get stuck when it comes to the blues.Is there any basic strumming pattern to use? been trying to play for about 1yr now can anyone help? thanks