Open G Guitar Tuning & 101 Blues Riffs

Essential Blues Guitar Lessons in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

What you'll learn

Introduction to Open G Guitar Tuning - DGDGBD.

Learn 101 Blues Riffs and Solos in Open G Tuning.

Slide, Pick, Fingerstyle and Hybrid Styles.

Play Blues Styles: Rock, Traditional, Delta, Chicago and Jazz Blues.

Open G Scales, Chords and Arpeggios to Create Solos and Accompaniment.

Blues Chord Progressions in Open G and Strumming Patterns

Large Open G Library of PDF Resource Downloads - Tab, Chords, Scales, etc..

A Large Selection of MP3 Audio Tracks.

Requirements

Most guitarists begin with standard Spanish tuning (EADGBE), so you should have some experience playing guitar for this course.

You do not need any understanding of Open G guitar tuning or playing blues music before taking this course.

Some understanding of reading guitar tablature, chord diagrams and scale charts.

Description

Essential Blues Guitar Lessons in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)  In this course, we will take an in-depth look into how to play in Open G guitar tuning (DGDGBD), focusing on blues music and the 101 blues riffs.The course material is suitable for electric or acoustic, pick or fingerstyle, slide and hybrid playing. So, there is something for everyone.We start with basics like how to tune to Open G by ear, learning the fingerboard notes, blues scales, Open G chords, and the 12-bar blues.However, the main focus is to learn the 101 blues riffs and solos. Most importantly, there is a huge amount of supplementary PDF resource downloads that closely mimic the contents of my book “101 Blues Riffs and Solos in Open G Guitar Tuning.” You will find tablature, notes, chord diagrams, scale charts, and more in the downloads.We also cover some tips on slide guitar playing, chord progressions in Open G, and blues strumming patterns and accompaniment.Most of the videos already have the notation and tablature embedded - meaning you can see me play the riffs and solos with the music and tablature underneath.If you’ve been playing the guitar for a while and have wondered about playing in altered tunings or have dabbled a bit in Open G and want to take it further, then this is an excellent introduction to one of the most popular alternate guitar tunings.Alright, I’m excited to get started. By the time you finish this course, you should have a very good working knowledge of Open G tuning and how it relates to contemporary and traditional styles of blues music. So, grab your guitar and get comfortable. Here we go!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the Open G Guitar Tuning Course.

Section 2: How to Tune to Open G by Ear

Lecture 2 How to Tune to Open G by Ear

Section 3: The Open G Fingerboard Notes

Lecture 3 Overview of the Open G Fingerboard.

Section 4: Blues Scales in Open G - Keys of G, C and D

Lecture 4 Overview of the Blues. Major and Minor Scales in Open G.

Section 5: The 12 Bar Blues in Open G Tuning

Lecture 5 Basic 12 bar blues in Open G.

Lecture 6 The basic 12-bar blues in G play along.

Lecture 7 Overview of the 12 bar blues in G using dominant 7th chords.

Lecture 8 The 12 bar blues in the key of G using 7th chords.

Lecture 9 12 Bar Blues in the key of C

Lecture 10 The 12 Bar Blues in the key of D.

Section 6: More Chords in Open G - Major and Minor Inversions

Lecture 11 Major, Minor and Dominant 7th Chords Overview in Open G

Lecture 12 12 Ways to Play G Major Chords

Lecture 13 12 Ways to Play G Minor Chords

Section 7: Slide Guitar Tips and Exercises

Lecture 14 Seven Tips for Playing Slide Guitar

Lecture 15 Slide Guitar Tips and Exercise 1

Lecture 16 Slide Exercise #2

Lecture 17 Slide Exercise #3

Lecture 18 Slide Exercise #4

Lecture 19 Slide Exercise #5

Lecture 20 Slide Exercise #6

Lecture 21 Slide Exercise #7

Lecture 22 Slide Exercise #8

Lecture 23 Slide Exercise #9

Lecture 24 Slide Exercise #10

Lecture 25 Slide Exercise #11

Lecture 26 Slide Exercise #12

Section 8: 40 Blues Riffs in Open G Tuning in the Key of G, C and D

Lecture 27 Introduction to the Riffs and Solos in Open G

Lecture 28 Riff 1

Lecture 29 Riff 1 - Slide

Lecture 30 Riff 2

Lecture 31 Riff 2 - Slide

Lecture 32 Riff 3

Lecture 33 Riff 3 - Slide

Lecture 34 Riff 4

Lecture 35 Riff 4 - Slide

Lecture 36 Riff 5

Lecture 37 Riff 5 - Slide

Lecture 38 Riff 6

Lecture 39 Riff 6 - Slide

Lecture 40 Riff 7

Lecture 41 Riff 7 - Slide

Lecture 42 Riff 8

Lecture 43 Riff 8 - Slide

Lecture 44 Riff 9

Lecture 45 Riff 9 - Slide

Lecture 46 Riff 10

Lecture 47 Riff 10 - Slide

Lecture 48 Riff 11

Lecture 49 Riff 12

Lecture 50 Riff 12 - Slide

Lecture 51 Riff 13

Lecture 52 Riff 14

Lecture 53 Riff 15

Lecture 54 Riff 16

Lecture 55 Riff 17

Lecture 56 Riff 18

Lecture 57 Riff 19

Lecture 58 Riff 20

Lecture 59 Riff 21

Lecture 60 Riff 22

Lecture 61 Riff 23

Lecture 62 Riff 24

Lecture 63 Riff 25

Lecture 64 Riff 26

Lecture 65 Riff 27

Lecture 66 Riff 28

Lecture 67 Riff 29

Lecture 68 Riff 30

Lecture 69 Riff 31

Lecture 70 Riff 32

Lecture 71 Riff 33

Lecture 72 Riff 34

Lecture 73 Riff 35

Lecture 74 Riff 36

Lecture 75 Riff 37

Lecture 76 Riff 38

Lecture 77 Riff 39

Lecture 78 Riff 40

Section 9: 25 More Short Riffs in Open G - Key of G

Lecture 79 Riff 41

Lecture 80 Riff 41 - Slide

Lecture 81 Riff 42

Lecture 82 Riff 42

Lecture 83 Riff 43

Lecture 84 Riff 43 - Slide

Lecture 85 Riff 44

Lecture 86 Riff 44 - Slide

Lecture 87 Riff 45

Lecture 88 Riff 45 - Slide

Lecture 89 Riff 46

Lecture 90 Riff 46 - Slide

Lecture 91 Riff 47

Lecture 92 Riff 47 - Slide

Lecture 93 Riff 48

Lecture 94 Riff 49

Lecture 95 Riff 50

Lecture 96 Riff 51

Lecture 97 Riff 52

Lecture 98 Riff 53

Lecture 99 Riff 54

Lecture 100 Riff 55

Lecture 101 Riff 56

Lecture 102 Riff 57

Lecture 103 Riff 58

Lecture 104 Riff 59

Lecture 105 Riff 60

Lecture 106 Riff 61

Lecture 107 Riff 62

Lecture 108 Riff 63

Lecture 109 Riff 64

Lecture 110 Riff 65

Lecture 111 Combining Riffs to Create a Solo

Section 10: 10 Rhythm Guitar Riffs

Lecture 112 Riff 66 - Bass Blues in G

Lecture 113 Riff 66 - Bass Blues in D

Lecture 114 Riff 67 - Cat Blues in G

Lecture 115 Riff 67 - Cat Blues in A

Lecture 116 Riff 68 - Flip Flop Blues in G

Lecture 117 Riff 68 - Flip Flop Blues in D

Lecture 118 Riff 69 - Hot Tin Slide in D

Lecture 119 Riff 70 - Jimi's Blues in D

Lecture 120 Riff 71 - Ice Cream Blues in G

Lecture 121 Riff 72 - Nashville Blues in D

Lecture 122 Riff 73 - Offbeat Shuffle in G

Lecture 123 Riff 74 - Pocket Groove in C

Lecture 124 Riff 75 - Slinky Funk Blues in D

Section 11: Fingerstyle Riffs and Patterns #76 to 86

Lecture 125 Riff 76 - Pinch Pluck

Lecture 126 Riff 77 - Pinch Pluck Eighth Notes

Lecture 127 Riff 78 - Thumb Strum 1

Lecture 128 Riff 79 - Thumb Strum 2

Lecture 129 Riff 80 - Thumb Strum Arpeggio

Lecture 130 Riff 81 - Thumb Double Pluck

Lecture 131 Riff 82 - Bass Boogie Thumb Pluck

Lecture 132 Riff 83 - Travis Picking #1

Lecture 133 Riff 83 - Travis Picking #2

Lecture 134 Riff 83 - Travis Picking #3

Lecture 135 Riff 83 - Travis Picking #4

Lecture 136 Riff 84 - Waltz Pattern #1

Lecture 137 Riff 85 - Waltz Pattern #2

Lecture 138 Riff 86 - 6/8 Time #1

Lecture 139 Riff 86 - 6/8 Time #2

Section 12: Fingerstyle Riffs and Solos #87 to #101

Lecture 140 Riff 87 - Back Porch Stomp - Fingerstyle

Lecture 141 Riff 88 - Boogie Woogie Bass Blues - Fingerstyle

Lecture 142 Riff 89 - Cool Blues - Fingerstyle

Lecture 143 Riff 90 - Concession Blues - Fingerstyle

Lecture 144 Riff 91 - Hound Dog Swing - Fingerstyle, Pick or Hybrid.

Lecture 145 Riff 92 - Old Chevy Blues - Fingerstyle, Pick or Hybrid

Lecture 146 Riff 93 - Lonely Girl Blues - Fingerstyle or Hybrid

Lecture 147 Riff 94 - Rainy Day Blues - Fingerstyle

Lecture 148 Riff 95 - Route 76 Slide

Lecture 149 Riff 96 - Muddy's Blues - Slide

Lecture 150 Riff 97 - Delta Slide Blues

Lecture 151 Riff 98 - 12 Bar Jazz Blues Solo

Lecture 152 Riff 99 - Shadow Blues - Fingerstyle

Lecture 153 Riff 100 - Sons of San Antonio - Fingerstyle

Lecture 154 Riff 101 - County Line Blues Solo - Fingerstyle

Section 13: Strumming Patterns and Blues Chord Progressions

Lecture 155 Introduction to Blues Strumming Patterns

Lecture 156 Strumming Pattern 1

Lecture 157 Strumming Pattern 2

Lecture 158 Strumming Pattern 3

Lecture 159 Strumming Pattern 4

Lecture 160 Strumming Pattern 5

Lecture 161 Strumming Pattern 6

Lecture 162 Strumming Pattern 7

Lecture 163 Strumming Pattern 8

Lecture 164 Strumming Pattern 9

Lecture 165 Strumming Pattern 10

Lecture 166 Strumming Pattern 11

Lecture 167 Strumming Pattern 12

Lecture 168 Strumming Pattern 13

Lecture 169 Strumming Pattern 14

Lecture 170 Strumming Pattern 15

Lecture 171 Strumming Pattern 16

Lecture 172 Strumming Pattern 17

Lecture 173 Strumming Pattern 18

Lecture 174 Strumming Pattern 19

Lecture 175 Strumming Pattern 20

Section 14: Final Thoughts and Tips for Open G

Lecture 176 In conclusion to Open G

The course is designed for near-beginners to semi-advanced players. Most of the music is at a beginner-intermediate level, with some more advanced examples.,Beginner guitarists who are interested in altered guitar tunings like Open G.,Players that want to learn Open G and apply it to contemporary blues guitar playing.