{"id":4340,"date":"2026-10-07T17:50:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2026-10-09T22:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:58:21","slug":"blues-riff-in-e-sounds-great-jam-series-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/blog\/blues-riff-in-e-sounds-great-jam-series-9","title":{"rendered":"Blues Riff in E Sounds Great \u2013 Jam Series #9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; text-align: center;\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 36px; line-height: 1.2;\"><\/h1>\n<div id=\"title-row\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<div id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<h1 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">This Simple Blues Riff in E Sounds Great \u2013 Jam Series #9<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6;\">Learn this cool old-timey blues riff in E and add it to your blues guitar vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><!-- VIDEO --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 25px auto 35px;\"><iframe title=\"This Simple Blues Riff in E Sounds Great \u2013 Jam Series #9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xO01GFXUMHA\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In this blues guitar lesson, you&#8217;ll learn a simple blues riff in E that uses open strings to create a cool, classic blues sound. 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