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What the Level C Course is to Blues Solos, Level D is to Blues Rhythm playing. John Heussenstamm pays homage to the great Bluesmen whose rhythm styles shaped rock, R&B, and Jazz. From Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley to John Lee Hooker and Steve Cropper, you will learn the subtleties of backbeat, syncopation, partial chords, percussive strumming, and many other elements that allow the rhythm player to be the real star of the blues band. John will also introduce you to lesser known but equally important rhythm artists like Hollywood Fats, the man who backed Muddy Waters for years and years. The dominant family of chords featuring 9ths and 6ths will spice up your rhythm playing, taking it far from the straight one-four-five rut. Turnarounds will become your favorite part of every song. You have to take this course to believe how great it is.

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Chapter 1: Intro to Blues Rhythm Guitar
	Lesson 1: Welcome to Level D Blues
	Lesson 2: The Back Porch Approach Revisited
	Lesson 3: Intro to Rhythm Guitar in the Blues
	Lesson 4: How to Use the Lessons to Best Advantage
Chapter 2: Intro to Blues / Dominant Chords
	Lesson 1: Introduction to Left-Hand Skills
	Lesson 2: Study and Memorization of Chords
	Lesson 3: Chord Embellishment - The Ninth Chords
	Lesson 4: Chord Embellishment - The 6th and 13th Chords
Chapter 3: Secrets of Blues Chords
	Lesson 1: Finding Other Chords in a Blues Progression
	Lesson 2: Demonstrating the Six-Chord in the Blues
	Lesson 3: The Most Common Chords in the Blues
	Lesson 4: The Magic Six Chord
	Lesson 5: The Basic Blues Keys
	Lesson 6: Halfway Through Level D Blues
Chapter 4: Passing Chords & Double-Stops
	Lesson 1: Passing Chords and Neighboring Chords
	Lesson 2: Partial Chords and Left-Hand Muting
	Lesson 3: Chord Melody and the Blues
	Lesson 4: Pep Talk and Practice Hints
	Lesson 5: Double Stops in Blues Rhythm Guitar
	Lesson 6: Double Stops in Blues Rhythm Pt 2
Chapter 5: Great Blues Turnarounds
	Lesson 1: Turnarounds in the Blues
	Lesson 2: Turnarounds Part 2
Chapter 6: Blues Rhythms / Shuffles / Boogies
	Lesson 1: Right hand Rhythm - Introduction Pt 1
	Lesson 2: Right Hand Rhythm - Introduction Pt 2
	Lesson 3: Blues Rhythm Styles - Shuffles
	Lesson 4: Blues Rhythm Styles - Boogies Pt 1
	Lesson 5: Blues Rhythm Styles - Boogies Part 2
	Lesson 6: Blues Rhythm Styles - Slow Blues Rhythms
Chapter 7: Great Blues Rhythm Styles
	Lesson 1: Great Blues Rhythm Styles - Chuck Berry
	Lesson 2: Great Blues Rhythm Styles - Mike Bloomfield
	Lesson 3: Great Blues Rhythm Styles - Steve Cropper
	Lesson 4: Great Blues Rhythm Styles - Hollywood Fats
	Lesson 5: Great Blues Rhythm Styles - Bo Diddley
	Lesson 6: Great Rhythm Styles - More Bo Diddley
	Lesson 7: Preview of Blues E
	Lesson 8: Farewell to Blues Level D