Basic Blues for Beginners - Lesson in Alternating Thumb Style - Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of a lesson for beginners in the alternating thumb style using a 12-bar blues progression in the Key of E.

Part 1

In part one, I cover six individual picking exercises to teach you how to set your thumb free and gain independence. You'll learn how to alternate a bass line with your thumb while picking melody notes with your fingers.

In part 1, we looked at picking patterns in E major and A7. In part 2 we complete the blues progression by adding B7 and then play through part 1 of the whole tune.