Chords for Brooks Williams teaches BLUES GUITAR BASICS
Tempo:
138.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[C]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[Em]
[A]
So let's go back to Statesboro Blues and the key of A, and let's look at some riffs
that we could use in that tune.
We could put in some of the shuffle riffs that we learned from Sweet Home Chicago, and
we can build up that tune as well.
I'm going to build all of these riffs off of the A bar chord, since we're in the key
of A.
And the A bar chord [G#] is made by [E] making an E shape, then sliding it up to the fifth,
sixth, and seventh frets.
You'll have to change your fingering to [A] that, and then you [G] bar, you put your finger, your
first finger [A] across the fifth fret.
So it looks kind of like an E [E] chord if you do that.
You think, oh yeah, that's the same shape as an E chord, [A]
with our first finger holding
down the notes at the fifth fret.
All of our riffs are going to be built off of that, which means when you change to other
keys, as you get more
[D] proficient in the blues, you will be able to apply these riffs to other keys.
And the first riff I want to show you is a riff where you hold down the top two strings
with your index [Am] finger, pluck them at the same time, [B]
[G] and put [F#] your third finger down
[E] on the B string [F#] at the seventh fret.
And what happens is you pluck [E] the B string, you in a sense hammer your finger down, [F#m] you
drop it down on the string, and then you pluck the high E [E] string.
[F#m]
[F#] So you end up with this, almost like a rolling riff.
This is going to take a bit of practice [E] to get used to [F#m] making that [Em] sound.
[E]
That's the sound you want to go for.
And it would feel like [A] this.
[E]
[A]
[E] And once [G#] again, these riffs fit over either one bar or two bars, so it fills in that gap
where we're not singing.
Think of it as a call and response.
You sing the vocal, and then you sit back on the rhythm guitar and you do [G] a riff.
[A] So that's the first one.
It's a hammer-on riff, and it's built around
[A]
[C]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[Em]
[A]
So let's go back to Statesboro Blues and the key of A, and let's look at some riffs
that we could use in that tune.
We could put in some of the shuffle riffs that we learned from Sweet Home Chicago, and
we can build up that tune as well.
I'm going to build all of these riffs off of the A bar chord, since we're in the key
of A.
And the A bar chord [G#] is made by [E] making an E shape, then sliding it up to the fifth,
sixth, and seventh frets.
You'll have to change your fingering to [A] that, and then you [G] bar, you put your finger, your
first finger [A] across the fifth fret.
So it looks kind of like an E [E] chord if you do that.
You think, oh yeah, that's the same shape as an E chord, [A]
with our first finger holding
down the notes at the fifth fret.
All of our riffs are going to be built off of that, which means when you change to other
keys, as you get more
[D] proficient in the blues, you will be able to apply these riffs to other keys.
And the first riff I want to show you is a riff where you hold down the top two strings
with your index [Am] finger, pluck them at the same time, [B]
[G] and put [F#] your third finger down
[E] on the B string [F#] at the seventh fret.
And what happens is you pluck [E] the B string, you in a sense hammer your finger down, [F#m] you
drop it down on the string, and then you pluck the high E [E] string.
[F#m]
[F#] So you end up with this, almost like a rolling riff.
This is going to take a bit of practice [E] to get used to [F#m] making that [Em] sound.
[E]
That's the sound you want to go for.
And it would feel like [A] this.
[E]
[A]
[E] And once [G#] again, these riffs fit over either one bar or two bars, so it fills in that gap
where we're not singing.
Think of it as a call and response.
You sing the vocal, and then you sit back on the rhythm guitar and you do [G] a riff.
[A] So that's the first one.
It's a hammer-on riff, and it's built around
Key:
A
E
D
G
F#
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So let's go back to Statesboro Blues and the key of A, and let's look at some riffs
that we could use in that tune.
We could put in some of the shuffle riffs that we learned from Sweet Home Chicago, and
we can build up that tune as well.
_ _ I'm going to build all of these riffs off of the A bar chord, since we're in the key
of A.
_ And the A bar chord [G#] is made by [E] making an E shape, _ _ then sliding it up to the fifth,
sixth, and seventh frets.
You'll have to change your fingering to [A] that, _ and then you [G] bar, you put your finger, your
first finger [A] across the fifth fret.
So it looks kind of like an E [E] chord if you do that.
You think, oh yeah, that's the same shape as an E chord, _ _ [A] _
_ _ with our first finger holding
down the notes at the fifth fret.
All of our riffs are going to be built off of that, which means when you change to other
keys, as you get more _ _ _
_ [D] proficient in the blues, you will be able to apply these riffs to other keys.
And the first riff I want to show you is a riff where you hold down the top two strings
with your index [Am] finger, _ _ _ pluck them at the same time, _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] and put [F#] your third finger down
_ [E] _ on the B string [F#] at the seventh fret.
And what happens _ is _ you pluck [E] the B string, _ _ you in a sense hammer your finger down, _ [F#m] you
drop it down on the string, and then you pluck the high E [E] string.
_ [F#m] _
_ [F#] _ So you end up with this, _ almost like a rolling riff.
_ _ This is going to take a bit of practice [E] to get used to [F#m] making that [Em] sound.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's the sound you want to go for.
And it would feel like [A] this. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ once [G#] again, these riffs fit over either one bar or two bars, so it fills in that gap
where we're not singing.
Think of it as a call and response.
You sing the vocal, and then you sit back on the rhythm guitar and you do [G] a riff.
[A] So _ that's the first one.
It's a hammer-on riff, and it's built around
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So let's go back to Statesboro Blues and the key of A, and let's look at some riffs
that we could use in that tune.
We could put in some of the shuffle riffs that we learned from Sweet Home Chicago, and
we can build up that tune as well.
_ _ I'm going to build all of these riffs off of the A bar chord, since we're in the key
of A.
_ And the A bar chord [G#] is made by [E] making an E shape, _ _ then sliding it up to the fifth,
sixth, and seventh frets.
You'll have to change your fingering to [A] that, _ and then you [G] bar, you put your finger, your
first finger [A] across the fifth fret.
So it looks kind of like an E [E] chord if you do that.
You think, oh yeah, that's the same shape as an E chord, _ _ [A] _
_ _ with our first finger holding
down the notes at the fifth fret.
All of our riffs are going to be built off of that, which means when you change to other
keys, as you get more _ _ _
_ [D] proficient in the blues, you will be able to apply these riffs to other keys.
And the first riff I want to show you is a riff where you hold down the top two strings
with your index [Am] finger, _ _ _ pluck them at the same time, _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] and put [F#] your third finger down
_ [E] _ on the B string [F#] at the seventh fret.
And what happens _ is _ you pluck [E] the B string, _ _ you in a sense hammer your finger down, _ [F#m] you
drop it down on the string, and then you pluck the high E [E] string.
_ [F#m] _
_ [F#] _ So you end up with this, _ almost like a rolling riff.
_ _ This is going to take a bit of practice [E] to get used to [F#m] making that [Em] sound.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's the sound you want to go for.
And it would feel like [A] this. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ once [G#] again, these riffs fit over either one bar or two bars, so it fills in that gap
where we're not singing.
Think of it as a call and response.
You sing the vocal, and then you sit back on the rhythm guitar and you do [G] a riff.
[A] So _ that's the first one.
It's a hammer-on riff, and it's built around