Anyone Can Play Blues Guitar

The overall quality of instruction is great with a very good use of split screen and close-up views of both hands. He teaches a hybrid-picking pattern on an acoustic guitar. He demonstrates some variety in strumming for different feels for each of the 3 patterns, but stays with...

a slow change blues. Nothing is overly difficult. He then goes on to show the E blues scale, slides, bends, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bass-chord accompaniment, and bottle-neck techniques. The lessons end with a split screen rhythm track, where he is playing without the sound of the guitar for you to play along. Vern is very easy going throughout and the lessons progress in easy steps. Although the production values are slight, the closeness of view and ability to see what he is teaching is very good. Some re-shooting and editing out of speaking mistesps would have been nice. A very good value for the beginning acoustic blues guitarist.