I've been playing guitar for a couple of years now and wanted to start playing some blues. I know a few songs that I want to learn (Crossroads by Cream, for one), and was wondering if anyone knew some fairly easy to intermediate songs with nice solos in them. Fancy Man Blues
Down In The Hole
Slave
Black Limousine
Ventilator Blues
Love In Vain
....these are some by none other than
the Rolling Stones.
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Also: Look up everything you can
by Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters,
BB King, John Lee Hooker and
Chuck Berry.
And remember: None was born playing,
yet look what they've done.
Never Stop Playing and Enjoy It Always.
That's what it's about. This one means a lot to me.
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ok Thrill Is Gone-B.B. King is a good start off. It's got a nice chord progression plus a solo right in the middle. Plus, it's a standard. Key to the Highway Mary had a little lamb SRV or Buddy Guy
just about any Albert King because he is very straight forward.
I think Albert King is one of the best to learn from. Pride n Joy by SRV
The Allman Bro. version of Statesboro Blues.
Any good ol' T-Bone Walker. Here's really the father of modern blues guitar solos. Try Riviera Paradise or Travis Walk - Stevie Ray Vaughan
I never really finished the solo to Riviera Paradise but its really nice, clean, and for the most part, slow. It might be a little advanced at a couple parts of the solo though.
Travis Walk has a much easier solo in my opinion, but it involves bending near the nut which took be a few months to really get use to at first (need good callus' and strong fingers). Its also pretty fast, I still have trouble with the tempo. This song really doesn't sound the same if not done on a strat I think though. 1. Born under a bad sign- Clapton's solo
2. The Thrill is gone- B.B King
3. A song I really like is running blue- boz scaggs.. easy solo and nice chord changes. If Boz can play it.. you can play it. but he doesn't do the solo.. Not sure.. Maybe Les Dudek.
4. Stormy Monday.. a classic ! | 