Acoustic Blues Guitar

December 31, 2009 by DaleR · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Blues History 

About a hundred years ago, people began noticing Acoustic blues guitar players.  Of course, acoustic was the only type of guitar at that time.  Players like Robert Johnaon, Vig Bill Broonzy, and the Reverend Gary Davis were fingerpicking acoustic blues. Fingerpicking means using the thumb and the first and second finger to pluck the strings.  Some players, like Rev. Gary Davis only used their thumb and index finger.  The thumb played the bass and the fingers played the melody.

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