Play Blues Guitar Like T Bone Walker – Guitar Lesson

Study guitar online with Berklee: www.berkleemusic.com Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Michael Williams explains how to spice up your rhythm guitar playing and get that T Bone Walker sound by adding chromatic approaches to the chords in your favorite blues guitar progressions.
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25 Comments

RythymNbluesAugust 15th, 2011 at 7:06 pm

The man that Chuck Berry got his licks from!

JohnGuitarSoloAugust 15th, 2011 at 7:42 pm

Thank you for sharing the guitar lesson videos

God Bless
John Guitar Solo

dreamtimejAugust 15th, 2011 at 8:33 pm

He would be a good stand in for Robert Duvall.

ecottsAugust 15th, 2011 at 9:01 pm

Brilliant

othmanhishmehAugust 15th, 2011 at 9:04 pm

Awesome lesson! Thanks!

DonPatricio68August 15th, 2011 at 9:12 pm

Thanks for letting this vid persist…still refer back to it every few months.

CrAzzyWakAugust 15th, 2011 at 10:09 pm

I once knew T-Bone Walker’s nephew.

dinzakos6August 15th, 2011 at 10:36 pm

is that a vintage icon or a fender strat?

Bluesguy22August 15th, 2011 at 11:25 pm

Nice demo, showing the essence of T-bone’s style. Thanks!!

bsurfthewindAugust 16th, 2011 at 12:15 am

Great, T-Bone rules!!! Thanks a lot! Very cool lesson! Plz keep it up!

stolzvonbadenAugust 16th, 2011 at 1:12 am

T up from Badenia

Jcm9991August 16th, 2011 at 1:38 am

Cool!

boris1887August 16th, 2011 at 2:14 am

They call it stormy Monday but Tuesday is just as bad. Sweet

avril2August 16th, 2011 at 2:47 am

@qtip1064
Yup, it shows.
Love his languid approach too.

daveakabluewaterAugust 16th, 2011 at 3:34 am

Super stuff. I love this whole series of videos. Great instructor. Very cool cat for sure!
T-Bone is one of my true Guitar Influences. T-Bone is the whole package; writer, player, singer, arranger, band leader …. A rare talent!

qtip1064August 16th, 2011 at 4:11 am

He enjoyed playing that one. I enjoyed hearing it as well.

kevkevkevkev4August 16th, 2011 at 4:15 am

very helpful

HARDCOREREIGNSAugust 16th, 2011 at 5:14 am

im hungry

RiosansabaAugust 16th, 2011 at 6:02 am

makes it look easy… Kewl!

patycakes133August 16th, 2011 at 6:39 am

wow… that was B E A UUUTIFUL!!!
thanks so much for posting this =D

martyr35August 16th, 2011 at 6:54 am

Him humming to his playing reminded me of Thelonius Monk. Haha

JawboneandJoleneAugust 16th, 2011 at 7:13 am

too cool!

rogerbodger33August 16th, 2011 at 7:37 am

Thanks for the lesson, much appreciated. More please!

YodaVanHalenAugust 16th, 2011 at 8:35 am

Nice job on the Blues Guitar Lesson

John Denner

jackkemelAugust 16th, 2011 at 9:12 am

watch his lesson about sliding 9th technique, he explaines the chord voicings there

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