We look at four ideas for upping the ante in your blues rhythm game. News. Today's news; US; ... majority of your time fulfilling rhythm guitar ... when-I woke-up-this-morning’ style blues riff!

A classic Chicago blues-style shuffle. Use your first finger on the 2nd fret and add your third or fourth finger on the higher notes. Muddy Waters’ riffs were often played around the open E shape but ...

This is a great reminder that by adding simple variations in your riffs, you can create compelling solo ideas. For more blues soloing specifics, including the best notes to use, head to Guitar ...

Also known as Double Trouble, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton laid down an unfaltering groove for SRV’s 1983 debut ...

In the ‘40s, blues phrases such as the insistent chug that opens John Lee Hooker’s Boogie Chillen’ and the expressively melancholy riff that recurs throughout T Bone Walker’s Call It ...

Soon enough though, rock 'n' roll would add rhythm to the blues and the result was a cultural explosion that changed everything. Tempos increased; song construction grew more complex. Among the ...

The guy is a guitar legend, but the best Johnny Marr guitar riffs don’t adhere to the well-worn path of blues-rock. Videos by American Songwriter The guitar is easy to learn but it’s difficult ...

Many of Jimmy Page's riffs were based on old blues songs, like "Whole Lotta Love" or "How Many More Times." "The Immigrant Song" brought a driving rhythm and an insurgent quality to a simple pattern.

Nile Rodgers’ guitar work on Chic’s Good Times is nearly as iconic as the late Bernard Edwards’ bass riff, and 30-plus years later Rodgers also defined Daft Punk’s 2013 single Get Lucky.