Shiner cut his teeth on playing 12-bar blues. He speaks about songwriting – and is relationship to music – as thinking in loops. I also love Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro. I think they’re very clever in ...

The slow, mournful tempo and minimalist chords ... fusion of blues soulfulness and early jazz sophistication. The structure of the song is revolutionary. Handy combined the 12-bar blues format ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to my new column for Guitar World! Over the course of these lessons, I will be demonstrating many of my approaches to blues rhythm guitar playing and soloing, covering ...

a spare 12-bar blues called “Travelin’.” Goransson, who grew up in Sweden, learned to play the guitar as a child and shares his love for the instrument with his father, who is a blues ...

The blues can be a tight box to play inside. It’s a style steeped in tradition, passed down from work songs and hardship. With its well-worn 12-bar structures and standard chord progressions, it ...

“They are dealing with so much trauma that music really helps them kind of refocus and repurpose. We’ve been focusing on the 12-bar blues. They learn the blues as a structure, as an art form. And the ...

C’mon and do it. To the right, to the left. Now front, now back. C’mon and do… dance the screw”. The backing track is a simple 12-bar blues riff, and the delivery of the title is Spector himself ...

Another joyful treat from that Decca session is the 12-bar blues “Sweet Patootie,” which features another flawless soprano saxophone display, especially the moment when Bechet ends on a ...