Truefire Acoustic Blues Phrasebook

A lot of blues players collect licks over time, but when it’s time to put together a full performance, those ideas don’t always connect in a musical way. The key is knowing where phrases fit, how they move with the changes, and how to flow from one idea to the next with feel and intention.

In Acoustic Blues Phrasebook, Rob Swift gives you a practical, musical framework for building your own solo acoustic blues language. Centered around 25 mix-and-match licks mapped to the essential movements of a 12-bar blues, you’ll learn how to play through the form with more confidence, direction, and flow.

“What if you had a go-to set of licks and rhythms to build your own acoustic blues performances? In this course, that’s exactly what you’re gonna get,” says Rob.

You’ll explore:

25 mix-and-match licks built around the key movements of a 12-bar blues
How to phrase with confidence and musical intent
Turnaround vocabulary to wrap up your choruses cleanly
Variations on classic shuffle patterns
Essential soloing positions for acoustic blues
How to connect licks and rhythms into complete arrangements
Ways to create more fluid, authentic-sounding performances

You’ll also get full access to TrueFire’s learning tools, including synced tab and notation, slo-mo, looping, and more, so you can break everything down and work at your own pace.

Grab your guitar, and let’s play some acoustic blues.