4 Easy Rockabilly Riffs And An Introduction To The 12 Bar Blues - Guitar Lesson With Backing Track

The 4 easiest most classic rockabilly riffs for everyone from absolute beginners to more advanced players, with an introduction to the 12 bar blues, and how to play alongside it.
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Hello?: (0:00​​​)
Riff 1 - Psychobilly Shuffle: (0:45​)
Quick 12 Bar Rundown: (1:45)
Chords & Structure: (2:32)
Moving The Riff With The Chord Changes: (3:43)
Psychobilly Shuffle With Changes: (4:50)
Faster Psycho Shuffle: (5:35)
Riff 2 - Chuck Berry: (6:30​)
Moving Chuck: (9:19​)
Chuck Tabs: (10:06)
Riff 3 - Walking Bass Line: (10:49)
Walking Bass Line Tabs: (12:56)
Riff 4 - The Swingin' Hillbilly: (13:18)
Swingin' Tabs: (15:36)
Byeeee: (15:58)
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[@petset77]

As wayne here said, that you're teaching and not performing is appreciated. Kudos for that. SO... the last exercise adding the extra notes in the riff is good, BUT... playing it with basic chords on root (instead of single note) adds another interesting exercise for the neck hand ring and middle fingers, especially during the G segment. Barring the open G with index and middle then fingering the progression of the riff with ring and pinky makes me focus on not lifting my middle finger while fingering the ring. Maybe it's just me, but that's a great exercise for individual finger dexterity, especially middle and ring. Thanks for another great basic rockabilly tutorial.

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Thank you. This is for beginners like me, and I feel like I have several fun things to practice now. When I can play a passable 12-bar blues, I'll be well on my way to my guitar goals.

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[@DenisMorissetteJFK]

Thank you so much! The videos I've seen before this one are good, but they don't show the tabs. For great players, they don't need the tabs, but for me, I need them. The last one is not that hard theorically. The difficulty is in respecting the tempo. Easy to drag or play too fast certain notes. These are great exercises to develop tempo.

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[@Manche-De-Pelle]

I'm not a that level yet .. but when I'll be there I will re-watch that video many time until I can mastered those licks. I think the way you show the 12 bar blues structure is the easiest way to understand it ... I had an harmonica teacher who got issue to explain it and I never was able to understand it but by seeing the way you separate it ... I've understand it at the first time and was able to anticipate the other licks. thanks for that lesson !!!

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Hi guys, lessons so informative for a complete beginner like me,
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[@kerryfromaj9032]

Thanks for something to mess around with over the weekend to help with timing and keeping track of bar counting!
Seems like I have to get used to feeling 12 bars and bar timing.
👍

[@DEATHRAYCAT]

Hopefully this will explain it. If not I will clarify another time! It’s just a case of counting the bars, it gets easier with practice and will become second nature. Have a great weekend pal!

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Thx man.. i needed this fundamental lesson in rockabilly…!

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Very good lesson,thanks you ! A French fan of Rockabilly :)

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i have been playing in classic rock tributes for 20 years and i thought i would try to do a rockabilly band for a change. i thought going back to basics to get it right would be easy.. its not, .its very hard to slow it all down. its like slammin the breaks on a speeding big block at the end of a 1/4 mile. what a great place to start to re learn all the basics i skipped over. thanks

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