The Tore Down Rhythm
I make no bones about the fact that I’m a big Freddie King fan, and his version of “I’m Tore Down” is one of my personal favorite tunes. If you have Eric Clapton’s “From the Cradle” CD (or mp3 or whatever those kids are listening to these days) you’ll hear he did a killer version…
I learned a solo… now what?
In this video I’m going to take solo 1 from Blues Guitar Unleashed and “mangle it” in such a way that it works over 2 different tunes. One is in a different key, but a similar feel, the other is in both a different key and a different feel. Have fun with this… If you…
Solo Example #1
This is solo #1 from the Blues Guitar Unleashed DVD Series. Aside from the fact that I use it in other lessons, it’s a great solo for a blues in the key of A in a straight (as in… not a swing) feel. It’s a moderate tempo… not slow, but certainly not fast either. And…
My First “Case Study”
I’m very fortunate in that many of my students end up becoming friends of mine, and as you’ll see it’s not always all that serious in my studio. My friend Anthony was kind enough to let me roll tape in one of our lessons while he told me a neat story and we played a…
Playing On The Porch – Part I
This is a really great way to just have some fun playing alone or maybe with one other person. I sort of always assumed that most people want to get in to a band or a group at some point, but I’ve realised after many conversations that a lot of you guys just want to…
