PSA: Big Boss Man…
So the last few open blues jams I've been to I've seen someone try to "play" this song in kind of a funk blues feel... and it didn't work out.
Therefore
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Take Your Pick(ing)…
If you can't yet walk, do you run?
Well, no, of course not... we all instinctively know that.
So then are you one of those guitar players stressing out trying to practice
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Using Chord Inversions For Solos
Chord inversions are created when you shuffle around the order of the notes in a chord.
We don't think about them much on guitar because we just play the shapes we
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Can You Walk And Chew Gum?
Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? How about rub your stomach and pat your head at the same time?
Well you might want to start practicing because
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My Favorite Acoustic Lick
I know I shouldn't play favorites but I just love this lick... and I use it all the time.
I don't know where I stole it from but I'm passing along
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Shuffles To Slow Blues
Not much to say about this one except that you probably have some shuffle licks that you never realized were outstanding slow blues licks as well :)
Here's the lick in
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Blues Shuffle Joe B. Style
So I was listening to some Joe Bonamassa and I heard this groove and just really dug it... so much that I thought I'd make a lesson out of it.
Not
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The Clapton Flurry
I love Clapton's playing... I think we all do. And there's one thing he does that is pretty uniquely his and I call it the Clapton Flurry.
Watch this video of
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Target Tones For The IV Chord
Yup... I know it's a really compelling title today...
So let me tell you why you (should) care about today's lesson... because this is the stuff that makes amazing players sound
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The Big 43…
Yup... I'm older today. I've hit the big 4-3... kind of underwhelming. It's not 40, it's not 50, it's not even 45.
I think I'll skip it this year :)
But hey,
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