Following your link to the course I see the following subscription charge and all but two of the videos are locked
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Itâs worth the $10. I bought it about 10 or more years ago on DVD.
One hint when you go through it. All the lessons are in the Key of E and are interchangeable so once youâve mastered a technique you can use it in other lesson to change up the songs. Make sure to add all the turnarounds to your full time blues playing.
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Definitely worth it ⌠I bought the DVD many moons back and more recently bought it again online as itâs more convenient now PCs donât have DVD drives.
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My bad. I had it in mind that the course was free on the site now and had been for some time. It seems I was mistaken. It used to be a 3 DVD disc set, a physical product.
If you want to hear the various blues pieces, there a quite a lot of covers from students who learned and shared their recordings here. Guitar Challenge (Blues Study Pieces) - Solo Blues Guitar (Justin Sandercoe)
Thanks @Richard_close2u , no worries about the fee, Iâm sure it is worth it and I may well purchase at some point, I have put the song on the back burner for a little while but must start on practicing blues shuffles fingerstyle.
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can you make it easy, E7 A7 B7
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Do you mean playing the rhythm using open position 7th chords?
You be the judge - if it sounds good it is good.
Justin thats a good cover but you wont beat the Blues Brothers ! 
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A few things: (1) Iâve always thought you could interpret âLand of Californiaâ as metaphorical. Something that is a land of safety and almost mythical to black sharecroppers from Mississippi and the south, kind of like Diddy Wah Diddy or âthe Land of Jordanâ in black preaching. (2)I put the song in Transcribe just now to slow it down, and it seems like itâs in F. Do you think Robert is using a capo, an out of tune guitar, or just an old record makes things sharp? (3) it also seems like he sometimes just plays the open G and doesnât hammer on the G#, but itâs hard to tell. He is very intentional at playing the G string only once at the beginning of the E shuffle pattern but twice at the end every time he does it. (4) Iâve heard that he is one of the very first guitar players to do this boogie shuffle, particularly on the A where he goes slides his finger up a fret and back down to get that sound of going from the 6th to the 7th. Thatâs pretty cool!
âKokomo Bluesâ Among the Roots of âSweet Home Chicagoâ | KNKX Public Radio
Iâm finding embellishment on the 3rd and 1st strings really tricky for some reason. Iâll probably just stick to the simple version for the time being at least.
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Slow it down to a real snail pace in order to get those in and sync with the rest of âshuffleâ. Also work on the sections individually to get the timing right. Then gradually build the tempo up to the normal speed. 
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Hello there,
I am going through Grade 2 blues module and this song is fire.
As a beginner with pick and advanced beginner in fingerstyle⌠I went for Grade 2 for learning the pick.
But this song has thumb pick and it would make me learn another gear to play that.
Is it really necessary to play with thumb pick? I tried it in past and I had problems with pick being too loud and melody too silent and I dont wanna make stop my progress because of learning new gear.
Should I just pick some easier song even tho I really like this one?
Thanks anyone for recommendation.
its a fingerstyle or finger pick song
its easier to play it with a fingerpick for a beginner and the strings rings louder too
but its up to you 
@GrumpyMac Thank you for fast reply. I got Black Mountain as Justin and also the ones that used Tommy Emmanuel. I will just try that and I will see.
I guess there should be better playing because the base is mutted.
Do you have in the pocket something with similar vibe but for pick?
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Do you have in the pocket something with similar vibe but for pick?
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Sorry no
but have a look at the Blues section in songs on the website ^^
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Absolutely not. The thumb pick is completely optional (Justin says this in the lesson video, around 7:20).
I say, go for it. Youâve some experience in fingerstyle, I donât think this is too ambitious for you.
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@jjw Thanks for the answer. I was listening to many covers and looked for more tutorials and it seems like that playing with regular pick, which is my goal now, is better for me⌠so I am following different learning video, but I am sure I will âstealâ some of Justins parts as well.