Digging into the Blues

Genre and Style Guitar Course from Lance Ruby

Do you have the basics of the blues down and are now ready to add some depth to your Blues playing? Let's join Lance Ruby for his course "Digging Into The Blues" which will introduce you to the vastly different rhythms and styles that this storied genre has to offer!

25 Lessons

Complete course with step-by-step lessons and practice examples.

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Course filmed with 6 cameras for the perfect angles.

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Full Course Breakdown

Lance will guide you through six different blues tracks where you will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts. He'll begin with a Boogie Woogie style and move into Chicago style blues, Rhumba, a Rock and Roll style blues, and lastly a minor blues style. Each lesson will be followed by a practice session where you will be able to play along and sharpen your skills so you can play with confidence with your friends or even a band!

1

Introduction

Lance Ruby introduces us to "Digging Into the Blues"!

3:26 Runtime

0.0 Difficulty

2

Boogie Woogie Rhythm

We hit the ground running in this course by learning the rhythm part for the Boogie Woogie track!

3:26 Runtime

1.5 Difficulty

3

Boogie Woogie Rhythm Practice

Now that we have the rhythm part under our fingers let's use this lesson to practice!

8:44 Runtime

1.5 Difficulty

4

Boogie Woogie Lead

For this lesson, we take the same Boogie Woogie track and learn the lead guitar part!

6:49 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

5

Boogie Woogie Lead Practice

Let's practice the lead guitar part for the Boogie Woogie track, and take focus on locking in on that swung time feel!

7:21 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

6

Chi-Down Rhythm

In this lesson, we learn the rhythm part for a Chicago-based blues-style ballad.

8:45 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

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7

Chi-Down Rhythm Practice

Now that we have that part under our fingers, let's dive into this practice lesson!

11:52 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

8

Chi-Down Lead

In this lesson, we learn the lead part for the Chi-down track also known as the slide and stab.

6:03 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

9

Chi-Down Lead Practice

Let's put that slide and stab technique to use in this practice session, and hone into locking in with that rhythm!

12:13 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

10

Chi-Up Rhythm

Let's jump into a Chicago-style up-tempo blues and learn the rhythm part associated with this number.

6:38 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

11

Chi-Up Rhythm Practice

Now that we have this quick change blues underneath our fingers, let's dive into this practice session!

7:46 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

12

Chi-Up Lead

In this lesson we learn the lead part for this up-tempo blues, commonly referred to as the Chicago box.

6:55 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

13

Chi-Up Lead Practice

In this practice session, we get a chance to run through and lock into playing the Chicago forward box and backward box!

7:37 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

14

Rock & Roll Rhythm

In this lesson, we dive into a rock and roll track! We learn the rhythm part of this Chuck Berry style blues.

7:15 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

15

Rock & Roll Rhythm Practice

Let's hone in our technique for this Chuck Berry style blues rhythm in this practice session.

7:52 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

16

Rock & Roll Lead

Now let's get the lead part for this rock and roll track under our fingers!

7:46 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

17

Rock & Roll Lead Practice

For this practice session, we run through this fast-paced Chuck Berry-style blues lick focusing on the lead part.

6:55 Runtime

2.0 Difficulty

18

Rhumba Blues Rhythm

For this lesson, we dive into the Rumba Blues and learn some new chord grips.

7:14 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

19

Rhumba Blues Rhythm Practice

Now that we have learned the rhythm part for this Rhumba Blues track, let's give it a few run-throughs in this practice session.

7:49 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

20

Rhumba Blues Lead

Let's stay with this Rhumba Blues track, this time learning the lead guitar part.

6:32 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

21

Rhumba Blues Lead Practice

For this practice session, we get a chance to practice that rhumba blues lead!

7:44 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

22

Minor Thrills Rhythm

For this lesson, we move into a minor blues and Lance gives us the run-through for the rhythm guitar part.

10:23 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

23

Minor Thrills Rhythm Practice

Let's get that muscle memory locked in as we practice the rhythm guitar part for this minor blues track!

10:17 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

24

Minor Thrills Lead

For this final teaching lesson, Lance walks us through the lead guitar part for this minor blues track.

6:25 Runtime

3.0 Difficulty

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Minor Thrills Lead Practice

For this last lesson of this course, we practice the lead guitar part for our minor blues track and take focus on locking into that rhythm!

7:56 Runtime

3.0 Difficulty

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  • Playing since 2000
  • 159 lessons at JamPlay
Guitarist and educator Lance Ruby recently opened his teaching studio in Fort Collins, Colorado after earning his Masters of Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado studying with Steve Kovalcheck. A Utah native, Lance completed his Bachelor’s degree in Guitar Performance from Utah State University studying with Corey Christiansen.

Guitarist and educator Lance Ruby recently opened his teaching studio in Fort Collins, Colorado after earning his Masters of Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado studying with Steve Kovalcheck. A Utah native, Lance completed his Bachelor’s degree in Guitar Performance from Utah State University studying with Corey Christiansen. While in Utah, Lance co-founded the soul/funk band Danger 5 and has continued in this project with lead singer Dani Armour. Since moving to Colorado, he joined the Fort Collins based blues fusion band, Musketeer Gripweed. He is a member of the New Orleans funk group Crescent City Connection. Lance has toured with the Randy Burghardt Band, along with Jackson Taylor and the Sinners.
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Edslayer25

awesome lesson