Perhaps, but I deliberately avoided it as it is so often referenced.
I think it is always good to give examples when people have at least heard the music, which often clarified things easier⌠I think, as a non-blues fan/listener Brian will certainly not know your examples and then listening often does not become easier ⌠That was my thought anywayâŚI now have 2 new examples in my list, thanks for that 
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Edit: the first I should known as it is allready in our list of Blim my youtube says 
âŚooo there is so much to listen 
The fact youâre thinking about the blues suggest maybe if you immersed yourself in it for 6 months you might come out at the end enjoying a sip of it. Funnily enough there this BLIM Class 2 starting soon.
⌠suggests that someone has asked me for a blues-related favour that I may reluctantly indulge 
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Oh itâs one of those⌠Iâm asking for a friend questions
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Roch, I just happened to see this post come up again. I hope you have been able to add some blues to your practice and have been following grade 3 some. I wanted to add that the grade 2 song lessons are where you would find some blues examples. I am just finishing grade 3 and I still am challenged by the âgrade 2â website song lesson Smokestack Lightning and the the song lesson for Before You Accuse Me which follows the Eric Clapton unplugged version in the intro and later embellishments.
The blues evolved out of black slaves singing Field Songs when working. Itâs a call and responce style of singing. Seeing that African slaves had no formal western music training the sang from the heart and when had free time used home made musical instruments like a diddley bow. (A single string instrument.) Having only 1 string you can only play single notes so no major or minor chords,
As the music evolved the âif it sounds good it is goodâ methodology was applied.
Richards explanation is an attempt to explain a style of music that doesnât follow western music theory. Early blues is a totally different animal to what it turned into once the British Bands of the 60âs got hold of it.
Steve, I too am finishing up grade 3. My learning is all over the board frankly. I am currently taking a classical guitar course at the local community college. In June I was in a week long jazz camp. Wow! That was an experience and I really liked it but was living in a world of flats! Miles Davis So What is incredible.
I spent the summer just working the pentatonic and blues scale up and down the fret board, practicing singing and playing Ripple for a month along with really practicing my barre chords.
Feel like I am making good progress but have to pull it all together.
Oh, and spent quite a bit of time jamming with power chords, AC/DC, ZZ Top etc.
I feel nowâs the time to find a jam buddy to take it to the next level and put it together.
Thanks for the follow up, much appreciated!
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Stitch, in my classical guitar class weâre studying old Celtic folk songs. The blues has roots further back than North America.
Old Celtic Fock song although having some similarities are not the same as the blues. Unfortunately over the years the term Blues has been attached to hundreds of styles. I say most Celtic Folk is closer to Bluegrass whoâs root are firmly planted in Celtic music
Stitch, you are probably right
Shane, I just spent 20 minutes on your recommended one chord tracking exercise. Wow, wow, wow wow, wow! Man that may be the best piece of advice in my two year journey. Thank you!
Great to hear its helping you as much as its helped me. Keep at it.
Cheers, Shane
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