Wow , never say never .  Been playing this song for years , usually in key of C , sometimes in Bb , but never key of G . Thank you Duke . Keep me on my toes . Never too old to try...

HI Preston, Insofar as "In Old Shantytown" - I've come across the title but I don't know the song itself,

Aria You're making all the right sounds, which is great! Your time is a bit off, however. If you sing the song in your head as you play, you'll naturally play it in time. Also,...

Merry Christmas baby- Charles Brown & Johnny Moore

This week we will work on the two solo sections in the song as well as continue to focus on getting the right tones out of the slide. Make sure you are listening as much as you are...

Hi Duke ... love the tune and your arrangement.  Now that I've learned a couple tunes like this, those chords are coming easier to me which is really exciting The chord melody you...

When I play the one hole blow I'm straight lip pursing. No tongueing or ta-doo effect.

Here's the backing track for "Easy". Have the melody firmly entrenched in your mind and it really will be easy. A harp in key of E.

Hey RJ ----just saw some of your stuff on utube ....love it kind regards Terry

Mike, thanks! I really enjoy the tone from just fingers these days, tho you can't pick up speed. duke's lesson on Guitar Watson style really helpeD. I don't use any effects, just...

Wow thank you Mike, for taking the time to give me your insights! I really appreciate it I agree with what you say about Duke's playing absolutely - that's what brought me here!...

Thanks Duke and Mike.

Wow

Hey Steve, You sound fabulous! Love that vibrato. You really have that sound and feel down! Duke       

Hi Steve, I'm sure it will start showing itself before too long. When you feel comfortable it will start coming out. One thing I must point out is its normal not to want to blow a...

Hi Tom, That's not off the wall at all. It's a good question actually that I am happy to give you my opinion on. The set up of ones instrument is a very personal thing. While some...

Duke   Thanks for all cool riffs and solos. I've been trying to incorparate these concepts into my live playing but only having some success with it. Seems like when I get into...

Hi Tony ... Wow.  That Tone!!  Love that raw finger sound around 1:50 onward.  It packs a lot of punch!  It's nice how there is a little overdrive / distortion ... but not too much...

Hi Joe Welcome to Sonic Junction.  You ask a lot of good questions ... let me try and take them one by one. The fact you've been playing all of your life is a real gift, meaning...

@At Corey i've finaly got what you play on the verse and the last detail of the intro. I have to work it now. It's really nice to have a second voice under the melody Greetings...

Hi Jeff ... glad you enjoyed it.  The best way for this song is to use the slow downer / looper and learn it by ear.  Althought it may take you a bit more time that tab, learning...

@Peter : Yes you're right it's a standard blues although in Blake version it's not alway clearly a IV chord in the tenth measure. Sometimes he'll stay on the V or just play a lick...

Hello Corey, in case or you miss my last video i put it by Youtube. I've download the last one without youtube and maybe you didn't notice it it was just a little icon Thanks JD...

Hi Steve ... you're exactly right on the tab.  Thanks for pointing this out.  I've just updated it.   Nice playing and tone!

thanks Corey...I think you mean when I'm on the turnaround....I do on the first string  fret 3 and 2 instead of 4 and 2...right It's very fast for me this tune...It's...

Hi Duke, BB is one of my favorites and the ideas you give in these lessons are truly unique. I agree with you that one needs to go back to the beginnings of an artist to understand...

Lizalu, Some players who like really high action actually do bend with their fingers under the strings on purpose! Pretty strange to me but it's a what ever works kind of thing...

I meant plain G string!

Hi Lizalu, Very good! You have a good feel and it can be hard to play that type of thing on a acoustic without a play G string. Great job, I enjoyed hearing you play it. Keep up...

@Alex...nice job with the fingerpicking...go back and listen to the slide line it sounds like you should maybe begin it perhaps a fret higher...listen closely to how I play it.