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    by Dirk Hagemann
    http://www.blueslessons.net

    Blues Shuffle/Spread-Rythm

    You can find the Blues Shuffle in songs, like e.g.. “Crossroads”,
    “Pride & Joy”, “Before you accuse me” and many other classic
    Bluessongs. Mostly only 2 strings are played at the same time.
    On the frets two and four you can play the most simple Shuffles
    for the chords E, A and D and B. Practices them individually and
    also one behind the other!

    
    E-Shuffle                 
    |--------------------------|
    |--------------------------|
    |--------------------------|
    |--------------------------|
    |--2--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--|
    |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
    
    A-Shuffle
    |--------------------------|
    |--------------------------|
    |--------------------------|
    |--2--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--|
    |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
    |--------------------------|
    
    D-Shuffle
    |--------------------------|
    |--------------------------|
    |--2--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--|
    |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
    |--------------------------|
    |--------------------------|
    
    B-Shuffle
    |--------------------------|
    |--------------------------|
    |--4--4--6--6--4--4--6--6--|
    |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
    |--------------------------|
    
    

    For Shuffles on other frets and in other keys you need some more
    stretching in your fingers. But with some pracice you can do that
    without bigger problems.

    Shuffle-Practice in A:

               I.               IV.               I.                 I.
               A                D                 A                  A
    e ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    H ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    G ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
    D ||-----------------|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
    A ||-7-7-9-9-779-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
    E ||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    
    
               IV.               IV.                I.               I.
               D                 D                  A                A
    e ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    H ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    G ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D ||-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
    A ||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
    E ||-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    
    
              V.                IV.                I.               V.
              E                 D                  A                E
    e ||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
    H ||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
    G ||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
    D ||-9-9-11-11-9-9-11-11-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-9-9-11-11-9-9-11-11-|
    A ||-7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--|
    E ||---------------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------|
    
    
    Shuffle-Practice in D
              I.                IV.                I.               I.
              D                 G                  D                D
    e ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    H ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    G ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D ||-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
    A ||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    E ||-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
    
    
               IV.              IV.                I.               I.
               G                G                  D                D
    e ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    H ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    G ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D ||-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
    A ||-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    E ||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
    
    
              V.                IV.                I.               V.
              A                 G                  D                A
    e ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    H ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    G ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D ||-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|
    A ||-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
    E ||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    
    

    Practice and enjoy!

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