In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a 12 bar blues progression in the style of Merle Haggard. This is a progression that we’re borrowing from the old classic song “Blues Stay Away From Me” originally recorded by The Delmore Brothers. First, we’ll work through the main progression on guitar and then we’ll add some singing to it. After that, we’ll go over an easy country strumming pattern that you can use to play this entire song with cowboy chords. Finally, you’ll learn a bluesy guitar riff that you can play as a song ending and you’ll learn an easy riff that you can play at the beginning of the song.
Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature
Video 2 – Full Breakdown
Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
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00:00 min | Measures 1 through 4 |
02:16 min | What is a triplet? |
04:00 min | Adding Staccato |
05:43 min | Measures 5 through 8 |
09:03 min | Measures 9 through 12 |
14:13 min | Practice the Progression With Me |
15:55 min | Let’s Add Some Vocals |