Is This A Solo
A lot of times people get hung up on soloing simply because they don't have a good idea of what soloing is going to sound like when they "get it."
So
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The “Box/Chord” Relationships (Major Chords)
I have this little "noodle" that I play all the time...
Whenever someone asks me about it, I say that I'm just playing through a couple of chords, but that doesn't
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What Is The Real Blues Feel?
Color this one for the beginners among us. First and foremost, it's vital that you understand the blues feel and how it is a triplet based clock going on under
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3 Tricks To Sound Like BB King
Yup, I'm a huge BB King fan, he was probably my first blues guitar hero, aside from SRV (and followed closely by Albert and Freddie.)
Some folks might think these "tricks"
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Squeeze The Blues Out
When you're soloing using the minor blues or pentatonic scale (as we all do, a LOT), it's nice to just make a little nod to the "right-er" fit of the
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This Chord For Playing The Blues
Plain and simple, if you want to play the blues, this is the chord you need to do it.
Here's the chord, and 3 ways to play it, and a good
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Box 5 Shuffle Blues Lick
This lick is cool because it uses a double stop move from box 5 to box 1, and borrows a note that works particularly well over the IV chord (though
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Box 1 Shuffle Blues Lick
This is just a cool lick from box 1 in a shuffle feel (like the ones found in 50 Shuffle Blues Licks By The Box, in case you need more
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Box 2 Shuffle Blues Lick
This is one of those licks that I really dig because of the interesting rhythm in the first couple of notes, plus the pre-bend and release on beat 3...
That said,
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How To Play American Band
Of course, "American Band," by Grand Funk Railroad is a cool song...
But it also happens to showcase a rhythmic issue that I see *all* the time, and I don't want
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