When I was getting up close to my 45th birthday and pushing 215 pounds... I knew I had to make some changes...
I used to be an avid cyclist, riding usually
While you may have seen another lesson I did more specifically on the classic rhythm figure (riff) Eric Clapton uses in "I'm Tore Down," this is a little different take
This is something we talk about a lot, but it seems to be a common sticking point for people and it's always worth repeating.
Plus, I usually come at it from
With a lot of students, they learn some scales and patterns and then when it's time to solo they get "paralysis by analysis" and end up playing close to nothing!
Here
Today's short video is not a complete bending tutorial, but more aimed at you if you can sort of bend, but they don't always seem to make sense.
There are reasons
A little while back I did a lesson on a BB King lick that I particularly enjoy... and I played a little rhythm into my looper to demonstrate the lick...
I
Over the last decade and change I've gone from a completely private one-on-one environment to almost a "coaching" role as I now guide most people through a more "self directed"
So... today's lesson is more for the beginners... but it might be quite useful to some of you more experienced players as well.
Because even though you might be familiar already
This is a fun lick that shows off BB King's incredible use of my favorite thing - rhythm.
It's a simple pattern, one I commonly call the House Pattern, with a