This superb DVD includes a selection of easy-to-absorb lessons that are designed to teach the beginner guitarist some of the essential basics of blues guitar playing. You'll learn some essential lead guitar techniques such as string bending, hammer-on and pull-off, sliding, and vibrato that can be used in styles of guitar playing from jazz to metal. Topics covered include: 12-bar blues in E (dominant 7th chords) · fingerstyle blues · chord embellishments · 8-bar blues · quick change blues and shuffle rhythms · 12-bar blues in A (6th and 9th chords) · blues bends · soloing over a blues progression (licks, double stops, turnaround licks) · scales, arpeggios and much more!