SRV Style Rhythm

This lesson focuses on the rhythmic foundation of a classic 12-bar blues bass line with unmistakable Stevie Ray Vaughan-style strumming and muting.

I'll teach you the crucial fretting hand muting technique that creates the clean, percussive sound essential to acoustic blues rhythm playing.

This pattern also uses the E mixolydian mode, which is a quick dip into explaining why blues sounds both major and minor simultaneously.

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Key learning points:

• The 12-bar blues bass line pattern with accurate muting

• Essential fretting hand muting, with use of the thumb over top and correct finger positioning

• How to create the "Stevie Ray Vaughan groove" with (very) laid-back swing timing

• The A major chord variation and its connection to mixolydian harmony

• Following the chord changes in a rhythm context