Fingerpicking Blues Guitar in the Key of G

Fingerpicking blues guitar is a never ending study full of surprises and discoveries. Each key of the guitar offers new sounds and textures. A blues played in the key of C sounds world’s apart from a blues played in the keys of A, G, D or E. In this series I decided to focus on a single key for each lesson. The key of G offers specific advantages. It is ideal for the alternating bass technique i.e. Mississippi John Hurt’s style of playing. We start by learning an arrangement of Marshall Owens’ 1930s record