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A Blues Guitar Lesson

When I first started playing guitar (many many years ago), one of the things that really helped me was a blues guitar lesson I had with an old guy who lived down the road.

The great thing about this guy was that he played really simple stuff on the guitar. Nothing too flashy, no complex solos with loads of fast runs, just easy, simple licks that were played with feeling, straight from the heart.

He really knew how to make his guitar speak to you in a way that made you want to listen. He taught me some basic first principles on the guitar, and for that I’ll be eternally grateful because playing the guitar has always been something that picks me up when I feel down.