Blues Like News Today

As I write this, California is seeing historic atmospheric rivers and treacherous flooding and I can’t help but think of this song from the blues canon.

We talked all-time favorite stories we've written, top tips for guitar players, and a whole lot more. Check out a few highlights from the event here.

Get your guitar into open G tuning and learn to play bottleneck slide in the style of this influential blues guitarist.

Take a look at some of the songs Robert Johnson played in open tunings and learn how to use his melodic and rhythmic ideas in any 12-bar blues.

A lesson on how to play fingerstyle blues in this popular open tuning, using examples from classic songs by Elizabeth Cotten, Robert Johnson, and more.