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It’s common knowledge that the blues was born in the South, traditionally played on acoustic instruments. When the blues made it’s way to the cities, blues players electrified the blues, using electric guitars and amplifiers to help shape what it the genre is today.

In this free Robben Ford guitar lesson, we’ll learn a tune in the style of the urban bluesmen with Robben Ford, specifically his tune “Sam’s Jam”, taken from Urban Blues Revolution on TrueFire. Let’s check it out:

Sam’s Jam – Rhythm Overview

I’m going to play rhythm over a track called “Sam’s Jam”, which is a surf beat. A different kind of feel in the blues.

Sam’s Jam – Rhythm Performance

Download the tab, notation and jam track for this blues guitar lesson on TrueFire.

“Sam’s Jam” is a blues track that mixes it up a little bit with a surf beat. Here I’ll demonstrate some rhythm approaches to the track.

Sam’s Jam – Soloing Overview

Now that we’ve looked at some rhythm ideas for “Sam’s Jam”, now I’m going to improvise over this 12-bar progression.

Sam’s Jam – Soloing Performance

Download the tab, notation and jam track for this blues guitar lesson on TrueFire.

Here are some soloing approaches for “Sam’s Jam”.

There’s many more performances to study in the full version of the course, with a rhythm and solo performance for each track. And, as always, each performance comes tabbed and notated so you can learn it on your own. Let’s get bluesy.