ive been using the ‘blues box’ pattern that josh made a video about, basic quarter notes and im just about getting there. ive also seen the ‘7 basic formulas’ video and downloaded the cheat sheet.
i think my favourite pattern that ive heard so far has been the duck dunn shuffle that ryam madora shows here.
sadly tho, i struggle with the quick transition between 6th and 5th notes as my fingers arent that long, and my hand dexterity not great either.
so… inspire me. what are your favourite (easy) blues patterns?
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Well, the easiest way to get the pattern right is playing it slow. Start slow and once you’re confident with micro-shifting, speed it up.
I had big trouble getting that groove right and still sometimes struggle to play it at full speed in Sweet Home Chicago 
It can be used in other slower songs as well, for instance a slow blues.
As to the easiest patterns, they’re most often the same as the blues box, or just chugging out root notes
You could try The Thrill Is Gone, a minor blues 
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He’s a nice and simple blue riff and a very simple turnaround idea that you can sneak in different songs, sometimes modified a bit
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