A Root By Any Other Name
When you solo over a blues there are a lot of root notes to think about...
There's the "root" of the key...
There's the root of the I chord, the root of
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So, You Want To Play A Blues Solo?
If you've never tried blues soloing, but you want to...
Or if you've tried it, maybe learned some scales or patterns, and still aren't digging what you hear...
This lesson is for
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Punctuation In The Style Of Albert King
This is something that Albert King does better than anyone, and it's a way of punctuating your phrases with a few different options.
A lot of people have asked me about
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Acoustic Blues Rhythm Groove Variation
You've probably heard me talk about playing the blues alone, solo, or what most folks call acoustic blues...
And there's a pretty straightforward way to "build a blues song," using the
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A Little About Transcribing Music…
I was asked a great question about transcribing music and, effectively, why is it something I need to do?
Additionally, I would say the question was whether it was something you
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How Do YOU Play The Pentatonic Scales On Your Guitar?
You hear a lot of talk about boxes and scales and patterns when it comes to the guitar...
But do you know why you learn scales and what you're going to
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You MUST Be Able To Play This To Play SRV
While SRV probably does this as much or more than most...
It's not something that is unique to him, it's just easy to recognize in his playing.
Really, most blues players use
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5 “Box 1” Blues Riffs You Should Know
Chances are that you've run across "box 1" for playing the pentatonic/blues scale...
But you might not have realized that most of your favorite blues riffs from your favorite blues songs
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Moving Into Modern Learning And Practicing
Yes, I'm set in my ways and have practiced, worked, and learned in a very "old school" fashion for over 40 years...
I finally got a looper, and I've been using
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Fancy New Practicing Tool
As you may know, I'm a big fan of a product called Video Surgeon... I've been using it for years...
As a teacher, it's a life saver when it comes to
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