John Hatcher

Helping Blues guitarists play the music they love.

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Delta Blues is all about feeling. But how do you play with feeling?

We dive into three ways to add some emotion to your playing in the full lesson:

https://t.co/yicbepASqu

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

This country blues lick fits nicely inside the BGI Course called, Georgia Blues.

I break this lick down and show you how to plug it into a cool country blues progression inside the myBGI Membership.

Join here: https://t.co/WbhrxlIWhg

#countryblues #acousticblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Want to learn how to play Avalon Blues by Mississippi John Hurt?

Join myBGI for a detailed tutorial.

https://t.co/e5UuPa9f4i

#mississippijohnhurt #countryblues #acousticblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Sometimes adding an extra beat or two is just what you need. This Kind Hearted Woman Blues style example has a measure of 6/4 when you're probably expecting 4/4. But...it works. Try it!

Full lesson here: https://t.co/vLIbwAAvXv

#bluesguitar #deltablues #robertjohnson

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Aaaand, here's the video that was supposed to be on this post @rondel305

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Fingerpicking on a 12 String Guitar can be challenging but it sounds so good. Here's an example of a little Piedmont Picking from one of BGI's premium courses. Enjoy and Play On!

#bluesguitar #acousticblues #countryblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

The ragtime blues progression confused me so much! Until I learned about Secondary Dominants. That's the unlock.

Full Lesson: https://t.co/Z4aGh3gC7R

#guitarlesson #ragtimeblues #acousticblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Kind Hearted Woman Blues style tune in A. Check out the full lesson here:

https://t.co/vLIbwAAvXv

#bluesguitar #deltablues #acousticblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Try this acoustic fingerpicking tune from one of BGI's premium courses on Modern Acoustic Blues. It's called Sunshine and Grits ☀️🍚

Enjoy and Play On!

Get a free quickstart on your fingerpicking skills here:
https://t.co/HeSLqD8X2c
#fingerpicking #acousticblues #countryblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Dig slide guitar? Try the Skip James / Crossnote tuning

E B E G B E

Full Lesson: https://t.co/SQuYrlXajF

#skipjames #crossnotetuning #slideguitar #tuesdayblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

@M1ndSetZ I would start slower and bump the bpm up after you can reliably play the exercise perfectly. So start at 80 then move up to 84 once you have that perfect. If it's easy then you can do bigger jumps, say 10bpm. Hope that helps.

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Play with a pick? You can play acoustic blues without learning to fingerpick. Here's a cool example from one of BGI's premium courses.

Enjoy and Play On!

#guitarlessons #acousticblues #bluesguitar

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Try Double Drop D Tuning in your next blues jam. D A D G B D

Full lesson: https://t.co/bxN8gznC7r

#tuesdayblues #acousticblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Buil a fun fingerstyle groove from a small seed idea. Learn how I built this peice in the full lesson:

Full lesson: https://t.co/9QRjTT5shf

#acousticblues #fingerstyle #tuesdayblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

So many different slides to choose from! Listen to these samples from a Glass, Steel, Ceramic and Brass. Can you hear a difference? Comment with which one you like best!

#resonator #slideguitar #bluesguitar

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

One of my biggest obstacles to learning Ragtime Blues was getting the right timing. That syncopated rhythm. I call it the bounce. This exercise helped me massively with my Ragtime Bounce.

Full lesson: https://t.co/Z4aGh3gC7R

#ragtimeblues #acousticblues #tuesdayblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Try your slide skills with this driving tune in Open G Tuning (D G D G B D)

Full lesson: https://t.co/DXnQ2KNwgS

#bluesguitar #slideguitar #resonator #honeydipper

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Know the minor pentatonic scale?

Add one note - the Flat Five - to get the blues scale. And try this example lick.

Full lesson: https://t.co/mLl16bfLoT

#minorpentatonic #bluesguitar #tuesdayblues

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Ragtime blues is fun to play, but it's not without it's challenges.

How I overcame my three biggest hurdles learning Ragtime here:

https://t.co/Z4aGh3gC7R

#shorts #ragtimeblues #acousticblues #tuesdayblues #bluesguitar

[John Hatcher @BGI_John]

Drop D is the easiest alternate tuning to learn. Take the 6th string down a whole step from E to D. That makes it suited for alternating bass tunes in the Key of D.

Check out the full lesson at:

https://t.co/TC1V0fJKVT

#shorts #countryblues #tuesdayblues #acousticblues