Fingerstyle Delta Blues in Double Drop D Tuning

Lesson ID: A0207

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn a 12 bar fingerstyle delta blues progression in double drop D tuning (DADGBD). This progression is best played at a slow speed and it has a really nice bluesy sound. We’ll work through the tablature two bars at a time until we cover all 12 bars. At the end, practice the 12 bar blues progression with me.

Pay close attention to my thumb that plucks the bass note line. The thumb plucks the bass note on each quarter note count and we’ll play various melody notes in between the bass line with our pointer and middle fingers. Overall, this is a great lesson for working on fingerstyle blues guitar.

The tablature download is available below the lesson video.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Listen to the delta blues progression
00:46 min	Line 1 – Bars 1 & 2
01:39 min	Line 1 – Bars 3 & 4
02:33 min	Line 2 – Bars 5 & 6
03:26 min	Line 2 – Bars 7 & 8
04:17 min	Line 3 – Bars 9 & 10
05:08 min	Line 3 – Bars 11 & 12
06:05 min	Practice all 12 bars with me

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Devin(@devin)

2 years ago

#15089100

New lesson posted! Trying out some fingerstyle this time… let me know what y’all think.

Jean Galou(@galou)

#15089266

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Cool blues Devin! Thanks!

Alice(@alicelarhotmail-com)

#15089131

This is great, Devin! Thanks for doing blues…and fingerstyle!

George Lange(@georgeanddoris66hotmail-com)

#15089276

Love this Devin

jrick92(@jrick92)

#15089337

Thanks Devin. I had just started concentrating on some blues. this is very timely

blurgh(@blurghgmail-com)

#15089783

The chickens are gonna like this one..

1 year ago

#15090237

I have been working on this lesson. You can add extra things to it to stretch the song out and play some parts higher up the fretboard as well. Excellent song!