Do you know how to play the blues on your guitar? If not, then welcome to Blues Guitar 101, a website dedicated to providing you with the most accurate blues guitar lessons and tutorials for free. We offer blues scales and tabs from basic to advanced as well as blues-playing techniques to help you master the blues. We also offer videos and podcasts featuring blues lessons. Feel free to browse around.

You may first want to read the INTRODUCTION page, or skip it and go directly to any of the lessons below.

BASIC BLUES LESSONS

PART 1

ADVANCED BLUES LESSONS

Lesson 1: The String Bend
Lesson 2: Hammer-on and Pull-off
Lesson 3: The String Slide

BLUES SCALES

Major Blues
Minor Blues

BLUES LICKS

Blues Licks

BLUES MISCELLANEOUS

Open Tunings for Blues Guitar