How to play blues on an electric guitar like Eric Clapton

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If you've ever wanted to play blues like the greats, MusicRadar shows you their style. Just pick up your electric blues guitar and think of what blues guitarist you want to play like.

Sound like the man who practically invented bluesy rock! This video tutorial will teach you to play blues on an electric guitar like Eric Clapton. It's hard to believe that when Eric Clapton was just a teenager, he almost gave up on the guitar because of his difficulty with the instrument, but thankfully he persevered, and his rise to fame began when he joined The Yardbirds. He played on their first big hit "For Your Love," but disliked the band's new 'pop' direction and left.

These examples recall Eric's style in the mid to late '60s. Though the tone is more distorted than the previous players in this series, it's crucial not to overdo it. Eric was using non-master volume Marshalls around this time and all the sustain and overdrive was due to sheer volume - much to the horror of studio engineers of the day! If you're using singlecoil pickups, boost the bass, mid and gain a little and you'll get close to the tone.

To be authentic, pay attention to details like vibrato and the swing triplet feel, as well as the more dazzling pentatonic stuff.

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