{"id":3436,"date":"2019-05-09T19:06:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T19:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vancouverguitarlessons.net\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2019-05-09T19:06:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T19:06:23","slug":"5-legendary-blues-guitarists-riffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uptempomusiclessons.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/09\/5-legendary-blues-guitarists-riffs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Legendary Blues Guitarists Riffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>5 Legendary Blues Guitarists Riffs<\/h2>\n<p>Today I am discussing some of the many legendary blues guitarists I have been blessed to hear over the years.<\/p>\n<p>These 5 guitarists are some of the most influential to ever strap on a guitar.\u00a0 Everyone who is anyone in the rock and blues genres has been influenced by at least a few, if not all of them.<\/p>\n<p>I transcribed these licks and transposed them to the key of A for ease of integration into your playing. \u00a0 Learn these ideas and put them into as many keys as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Get familiar with riffs in many different positions and fingerings as it is very beneficial for us guitarists to do so with any riffs we learn.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular note is the phrasing used by these guitarists.<\/p>\n<p>In the video I explain how to read the timing on the tabulature I have provided.\u00a0 I expect you as students to work on this via counting these riffs out.\u00a0\u00a0 A firm understanding of 12\/8 time and its subdivisions is a necessity to get a firm grasp on how to play blues music.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the 5 riffs tabbed as well as the video component of the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3438\" src=\"https:\/\/uptempomusiclessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/74233-5-blues-riffs-of-the-greats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uptempomusiclessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/74233-5-blues-riffs-of-the-greats.jpg 965w, https:\/\/uptempomusiclessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/74233-5-blues-riffs-of-the-greats-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uptempomusiclessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/74233-5-blues-riffs-of-the-greats-768x731.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"5 Blues Guitar Legend&#039;s Riffs\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-YBNHsgzbks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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