Fred McDowell: Mississippi Delta Blues Singer When people think of the blues, they typically think of a man with a raspy voice singing and playing along with a guitar. While this is a common expression of the blues, it’s not unlikely that in the early to mid 20th century people would sing and play the blues on their ukulele too. In this lesson, we’re going to take a look at one of the most popular chord progressions in traditional blues music known as the 12-bar blues.

Skills in Book 1 include singing, strumming, picking, note-reading, ear training, improvising, ensemble playing, and more. View the Book 1 Table of Contents (PDF). Skills and concepts introduced in Book 2 include the double strum, the chromatic scale, secondary dominant chords, blues improvisation, and more. Dec 18, 2016. Campanella Fingerstyle. If you don't know what Campanella is this is a great book to get you started. Jonathan Lewis's free book teaches you what campanella means, techniques to help you play it and gives you some easy tunes to get started with. Campanella Fingerstyle.

The blues are characterized by simplicity, repetition, rhythm, and pure emotion. License Key Twonkymedia. 12-Bar Blues Video Lesson In this video lesson, I show you some examples of the 12-bar blues on ukulele.