4 Easy Rockabilly Riffs And An Introduction To The 12 Bar Blues - Guitar Lesson With Backing Track

The 4 easiest most classic rockabilly riffs for everyone from absolute beginners to more advanced players, with an introduction to the 12 bar blues, and how to play alongside it.
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Hello?: (0:00​​​)
Riff 1 - Psychobilly Shuffle: (0:45​)
Quick 12 Bar Rundown: (1:45)
Chords & Structure: (2:32)
Moving The Riff With The Chord Changes: (3:43)
Psychobilly Shuffle With Changes: (4:50)
Faster Psycho Shuffle: (5:35)
Riff 2 - Chuck Berry: (6:30​)
Moving Chuck: (9:19​)
Chuck Tabs: (10:06)
Riff 3 - Walking Bass Line: (10:49)
Walking Bass Line Tabs: (12:56)
Riff 4 - The Swingin' Hillbilly: (13:18)
Swingin' Tabs: (15:36)
Byeeee: (15:58)
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As wayne here said, that you're teaching and not performing is appreciated. Kudos for that. SO... the last exercise adding the extra notes in the riff is good, BUT... playing it with basic chords on root (instead of single note) adds another interesting exercise for the neck hand ring and middle fingers, especially during the G segment. Barring the open G with index and middle then fingering the progression of the riff with ring and pinky makes me focus on not lifting my middle finger while fingering the ring. Maybe it's just me, but that's a great exercise for individual finger dexterity, especially middle and ring. Thanks for another great basic rockabilly tutorial.

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Thank you. This is for beginners like me, and I feel like I have several fun things to practice now. When I can play a passable 12-bar blues, I'll be well on my way to my guitar goals.

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[@Manche-De-Pelle]

I'm not a that level yet .. but when I'll be there I will re-watch that video many time until I can mastered those licks. I think the way you show the 12 bar blues structure is the easiest way to understand it ... I had an harmonica teacher who got issue to explain it and I never was able to understand it but by seeing the way you separate it ... I've understand it at the first time and was able to anticipate the other licks. thanks for that lesson !!!

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Thank you so much! The videos I've seen before this one are good, but they don't show the tabs. For great players, they don't need the tabs, but for me, I need them. The last one is not that hard theorically. The difficulty is in respecting the tempo. Easy to drag or play too fast certain notes. These are great exercises to develop tempo.

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Thank you

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Good rythm work out and reminder How much the 12 bar is the foundation of it all!

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merci !! 😊❤

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Easy cool stuff.cool is king.

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