You need to know the basic open position chords as well as the standard barre chord fingerings. Changing from one chord to another should to be a problem. If you don't know these chords, learn them well before proceeding.
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BARRE CHORDS
With the root on the sixth string:
With the root on the fifth string:
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BLUES PROGRESSIONS AND STRUMMING
You need to be familiar with these basic progressions. Progression refers to the movements of the one chord to another. In jazz, a progressions is often referred to as the changes.
You will need to know some basic strumming patterns as well. The patterns themselves are not that important. The idea is that you should have the coordination to strum a patternwhile changing chords.
1. Standard Blues Progression:
G C G G7
|-----3------|------3------|---------3------|---------3----------|
|-----3------|------5------|---------3------|---------3----------|
|-----4------|------5------|---------4------|---------4----------|
|-----5------|------5------|---------5------|---------3----------|
|-----5------|------3------|---------5------|---------5----------|
|-----3------|------x------|---------3------|---------3----------|
C C G G
|-----3------|--------3-------|------3-------|------3---------|
|-----5------|--------5-------|------3-------|------3---------|
|-----5------|--------5-------|------4-------|------4---------|
|-----5------|--------5-------|------5-------|------5---------|
|-----3------|--------5-------|------5-------|------5---------|
|-----x------|--------x-------|------3-------|------3---------|
D7 C G D7
|------5-------|------3--------|------3-------|------5--------|
|------7-------|------5--------|------3-------|------7--------|
|------5-------|------5--------|------4-------|------5--------|
|------7-------|------5--------|------5-------|------7--------|
|------5-------|------5--------|------5-------|------5--------|
|------x-------|------x--------|------3-------|------x--------|
2. Minor Blues Progression:
Am Dm Am Am
|------5-------|-----5------|-----5-------|------5----------|
|------5-------|-----6------|-----5-------|------5----------|
|------5-------|-----7------|-----5-------|------5----------|
|------7-------|-----7------|-----7-------|------7----------|
|------7-------|-----5------|-----7-------|------7----------|
|------5-------|-----x------|-----5-------|------5----------|
Dm Dm Am Am
|-----5--------|-----5------|-----5------|----5---------|
|-----6--------|-----6------|-----5------|----5---------|
|-----7--------|-----7------|-----5------|----5---------|
|-----7--------|-----7------|-----7------|----7---------|
|-----5--------|-----5------|-----7------|----7---------|
|-----x--------|-----x------|-----5------|----5---------|
E7 Dm Am E7
|-----7------|------5------|----5-------|-----7---------|
|-----9------|------6------|----5-------|-----9---------|
|-----7------|------7------|----5-------|-----7---------|
|-----9------|------7------|----7-------|-----9---------|
|-----7------|------5------|----7-------|-----7---------|
|-----0------|------x------|----5-------|-----0---------|
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PENTATONIC SCALE FINGERINGS
It is helpful to have some experience improvising in a very basic blues or rock context.
You should be familiar with the following minor and mayor pentatonic scale fingerings.
C minor Pentatonic:
C major Pentatonic:
