Minor/Slow Blues books/artists

HullWashOut

Fellow guitarists, I need your years of experience to educate me on some things.

I’m still very much a beginner but I’m at the point where I need to focus on a certain genre. I’m really into the slow blues/minor blues. songs such as Married to the the blues etc.

could you please advise on any good slow blues tab books to practice. Also any artists of note I such consider. Im aware of the usual suspects such as the kings, but I’m sure there must be more artists modern or old school.

Plectrum

If you really want to get into the Blues I advise you to study the old delta blues.

1979

Peter Green?

jimmyguitar

There’s loads out there, try early fleetwood mac, bb king, albert king... i love ‘hard times’ by Clapton on the Journeyman album. 
Here’s a song I wrote a couple of years ago, a bit of inspiration hopefully!
https://youtu.be/T86R7bDvqBE

EricTheWeary

There are a few candidates on Eric Clapton’s From the Cradle and there is certainly decent tab available for that. Andy Fairweather Lowe’s rivvum guitar on it too. 

Matt_McG

Josh Smith, maybe? More the slightly more modern and jazzier (and more obviously technical) side of the slow blues.

victorludorum

1979 said:

Peter Green?

...should be at the top of your list. Snowy White too of course. The list is very, very long.

There's no need to buy TAB books for blues playing. Learn the pentatonic patterns and just play along with anything that grabs you. Doing it this way will teach you about timing and improvising, and you'll start to get your own sound. It sounds like a cliché, but it's true.

HullWashOut

Thanks for your suggestions, I have certainly discovered some new artists. Thanks again.

HullWashOut

jimmyguitar said:

There’s loads out there, try early fleetwood mac, bb king, albert king... i love ‘hard times’ by Clapton on the Journeyman album. 
Here’s a song I wrote a couple of years ago, a bit of inspiration hopefully!
https://youtu.be/T86R7bDvqBE

HullWashOut

James, just watch the video, hit nail on head, was very impressed? Has this been realeased for download etc where can I get more of that?

jimmyguitar

HullWashOut said:

James, just watch the video, hit nail on head, was very impressed? Has this been realeased for download etc where can I get more of that?

Thanks! Pm’d. Album is on Spotify and itunes.

richardhomer

Give ‘Double Trouble’ from Eric Clapton’s ‘No Reason To Cry’ album a listen. From his ‘worst’ period - yet it’s a fantastic piece of minor blues playing.

mburekenge

jimmyguitar said:

There’s loads out there, try early fleetwood mac, bb king, albert king... i love ‘hard times’ by Clapton on the Journeyman album. 
Here’s a song I wrote a couple of years ago, a bit of inspiration hopefully!
https://youtu.be/T86R7bDvqBE

Nice phrasing there man

jimmyguitar

mburekenge said:

jimmyguitar said:

There’s loads out there, try early fleetwood mac, bb king, albert king... i love ‘hard times’ by Clapton on the Journeyman album. 
Here’s a song I wrote a couple of years ago, a bit of inspiration hopefully!
https://youtu.be/T86R7bDvqBE

Nice phrasing there man

Thanks! It's my favourite song to play, nice and simple yet effective.