BC-012 • Beginners Guitar Lesson - The 12 Bar Blues

[davesbeard]

How on earth are you strumming in this video? I can't see you doing any muting or anything but your strings aren't ringing out and mine are. Sounds so much better how you do it!

Thanks for the awesome videos!

[tulisnamakamu]

@davesbeard try to place your palm as close as u can to ur string but make sure that u are not doing muting..ermm..and try not to strum all 6 strings i think..

[jake569909]

dude thanks ive just been learning guitar tabs so far without necessarily learning how to play guitar but your lessons are really helping

[o0NicolaiP0o]

God, I love the chunka chunka explanation of the sound :D Good video - very helpful :)

[Jigamuffin]

isn't it

I I I I, IV IV, I I, V, IV, I repeat?

[DoUBeliveNRockNRoll]

I like your sweater.

[Lennypombouthescb]

Thank you Justin. That marks the first time I have ever played anything on guitar. Cool. Thank you so much!

[MrSnotblock]

Great video Justin! Very helpful.

Have just started learning the guitar and can remember friends at high school who were learning, playing this progression again and again! And that was back in 1964! LOL!!! X-)

[BPColin]

got a question if anyone can take a second to answer:

can the chord order in 12 bar blues be changed freely? because on wikipedia and from friends, ive learned that it goes A,A,A,A,D,D,A,A,E,D,A,A

this video's version goes A,A,A,A,D,D,A,A,E,D,A,E

i like the version on this video better but im just wondering why theyre different...

[darshdarshu]

he finished on A watch it properly dude...

[BPColin]

that wasnt the question

[timtan87]

no you can't, the only 'modification' though, is the quickchange.

[ADILPROUD]

blues is anything u want if it sounds good thn do it jus learn the notes/scale an play how u feel this is blues baby

[BPColin]

good answer :P i suppose youreright

[mossmanism]

come see me @ zekes guitar lessons for beginners#1

[7478922]

gracias amigo, aprendi rapido

[Erlanga]

Helpful man ;D

[JDxDkid]

thank you so much man. all your lessons are completely awesome!

keep it up!

[WolzPokemonThunder7]

awsome lesson! im a total guitar noob but i can play that now!

[xbox360fanal]

i like to play a hendrix chord at the end if its in A progression

[ThePicki]

WOO WOO hendrix

[toomasmoore]

thanks for this lesson, i'm learning the harmonica and this is helping me understand the 12 bar blues better

[toby099]

Why is each movement named after the open string and not the string your actually fretting? Argh :@

[hanifpoyo]

because that is the bass note..

u can look at chord for instant..

the chord is named, by the base note..

for example G..the base note is on the third fret of the thickest string..which is the note G..

[BPColin]

the open string is the root note (meaning that letter is the chord your playing)... the other fingers are just changing the additional notes that go with the (root note) chord

[lilnat77]

good instruction im a musician but not a string player and i picked up the guitar followed the lesson and im playing the blues a little rough but with practice ill get it. thanks

[jrmybwedding]

you're the man, thanks!

[cmmnsense]

Dude, I'm making donations

[licksnkicks]

Thanks for the great lesson! Very helpful for a newb like me and very inspiring. It's people like you who give me mega hope.

[swat1290]

your guitar lesson is very useful even for intermediate learners. many thanks

[MordecaiKart64]

Thanks dude you're really helping me out

[sixtiksix]

Thanx Brough,

Some of us are totally broke and need a laig up. Thank you for doing what you are doing.

tik

[RageicaNiels]

haha blues is sad music he said..

and in 4:55 he moves the hand psychically up but musically down

[maryannemay]

thank you

your videos are really informative

[eyeofthebeholderr]

awesome justin thnxs but one question,at the end i dont understand how u finish it.

[ghettofeva]

hey, to finish he is striking down once on the same chords that the progression starts off with, or on an "A."

[uasian]

Man you are a good teacher

[uasian]

I thought you were saying fuck those two strings.....

[FergusPro]

Justin you rock!

[faceinhell]

Brilliant lesson ...thanks

[rambotyler]

every time i watch 1 of ur videos i learn somthin

[mohanicus]

cool.

the chonka chonka strum has really really helped.

thanks justin.

[selsjeroen]

Hey do you play it with only down picks or down up picks?

(awesome lessons btw)

[pocemon123]

good

[bobserbia]

dear justin , dats a lotful of help . u have the understanding how a beginner like me have in mind. hope to see the next one.

bob

[jleack]

That was awesome, and painful to do as well.

[mandowarrior123]

lol shouldnt b painful

[irvingjohn]

Apparently you've never played a guitar, or just forgot how it was to be a beginner. I've played for a year, mostly modern rock music. Learning the blues is painful even to someone with built up calluses like me.

[jed350z]

hey you should try to not press down your left fingers as hard. =]

hope that was some help

[DarknessIsComming]

Thanks ,

I thought first it wasnt that easy but it is :D

[sphefx]

thanks, but where can I find other chords I can use for blues, rather than just the fifth chords all the time?

[GabieApolo]

Thanks!!!!

[zwiggen]

Great , Chunka , Chunka , sounds like Keith Richards would express it. Greetings from Belgium.

zwiggen

[Cin05]

thanks man this was very helpful.

[Jakjer]

Thank u lol ive played the blues b4 but not this one

[0114sams07]

thanks man,

[dady112233]

THANK U

[skier7711]

thanks broseph

[gronki1]

Thank you! Your lessons help me a lot :)

[JordanMedina]

it sounds beautiful dude, thanks a bunch

[chunk2609]

Great lesson..Thanks Mate!!

[hondabait]

I can play but never learned blues. what five minutes can do!

[iknowgungfu]

Chunka Chunka...I love it.....should make it official..

[Deano2606]

thanks pal

[RG350D]

must be an old guitar, lol,

[RugbyMadMarzy123]

yh gd point myt b wrth sum....

[kingart57]

Good job Justin, i had a guitar sitting around for 30 years with strings missing and only knew 3 chords but have just picked it up again, new strings - and have learnt so much from your basic videos....keep it up!!

[Orrymain1186]

thank you justin, youre a great teacher and you have helped me very much

[beybedba]

let's do the chanka chanka.....

[VIKKIandROB]

Justin thank you for your videos they are helping me immensley (excuse spelling)!

you have to be the best guitar teacher around

Thank you very much !!!!

[eberri]

You are a brilliant teacher! That's the first thing I've learned to play on a guitar. Thank you!

[shubag]

lol, i hear a police car in the background or w/e kind of siren it is

[maxymazz]

You are a GEEZER!!!!!!!

[Geluidsterrorist]

CHUNKAH!

[shavenstringer]

it is a strat

[stefk123]

What guitar is that behind him? It looks like a strat.

[jacksnap13]

Justin Sandercoe id GOD.

[herebesmewa]

C H U N K A H C H U N K A H

[tomynatorx]

Omg ! Thanks man ! you make my guitar less dusty !

[BabyBeastie1]

Thank you. I am a beginner and I like how you slow it down and zoom in close so it's easier to pick up. Great video!

[Matt2xtreameJeff]

YOU ROCK

[habdon]

thanks justin i thought this would be hard.i actually started to do a pretty good job after a few tries.thanks to you excellent instructions.

[TYSOHN]

Also what does he mean by anchor?

[TYSOHN]

Cool lesson. What key is he playing in?

[JustinSandercoe]

thanks dude - glad y'all diggin it.

the police sirens took ages to overdub lol...

take care

J

[MrWasabi]

thanks justin, you're my hero =)

[yFl0]

thanks again

[shevam04]

i have spent so many useless hours on tryign to find online guitar lessons...utter failure..then i came across your site and boy its been soooooo helpful!!your site is everythign i was looking for! i wish i had the money to donate to you!! thanks!!!

[TeenMadMonkey93]

police sirens in the background, great effect.

[jefftube99]

Hi Justin,Thanks a lot for putting these lessons up, really useful.I'm going to work through all of them.

Cheers.

[theescondidoroad]

Justin, I'm brand new to playing and this is the best beginner explanation for the 12-bar blues I've seen. Many accomplished musicians take for granted things that must be explained slowly to the raw beginner. Thank you so much.

[darkarc13]

THANKS!

[OilerTodd]

thanks alot Justin......looked at a few....learning lots.

[Kerolas]

Not bad. Though I didn't learn anything new. Its so... basic. I'm gonna check your other stuff...

[lagmoredale]

justin,thanks to you i have conquered the 12bar blues,not to sure about my wife though,she is fed up listening to it,(now were did i put those headphones lol)thanks mate

[terry9berry]

You are the clearest I have come across for a non-blues nubie-I  can't thank you enough!

[gypsysarah]

awesome playing... great teaching tips keep the music up... MUSIC RULZ...

[nego1620]

O wow, I was trying to get the rhythm off the tabs for like 10 minutes and failed, but that chunka-chunka thing helped a lot!

[Gibsonalex]

Man i have to say it. I have deep respect for you doing this. I hope you keep going. You help a lot of people.

[drpepper4413]

woohoo yea man!!!

[feroun]

traditional blues video Justin

[sadman666]

good tut man!