@Corey,Hope this finds you well, thank you for taking the time to listen very much apprecated.I,ve taken to practicing with a metranome to try and steady my pace as well as signing...

@ken...yes that's about right.  I play with 1 and 2 and use 3 and 4 to rest on guitar body.  sometimes I use my middle finger as the lead picking finger, especially when I am also...

@jdy...your tempo seems a little fast but it sounds good.  I would say only to check for the riff that ends the phrase before you go back to the top...there is a quick pull-off...

@Alex...nice work it looks like you are feeling comfortable with the song.  I like how you have the strings ringing out.  You might want to try damping if the ringing feels too...

@daveja-voo...nice work so far.  I would suggest that you slow down the tempo by maybe a third and use a lighter touch on the strings.  In the B section I don't hear the bass...

@jdy...sound like you have it.  I would suggest that when you play the open A string before you go back to the top of the phrase that you let it ring out some instead of choking...

Greetings Tom and thanks for the request.  I really am not qualified to teach Ali Farka Toure's music, but thanks for the compliment.  I am still learning myself!

This week we start on another true classic: Key to the Highway. This song has been recorded by a great many artists but Rick and I are not following any particular model or...

Hi Steve ... welcome to Sonic Junction!  Here's how you can find the other three lessons on Catfish Blues 1. click on Corey Harris at the top menu 2. scan down all of Corey's...

Thanks Duke. That old Hummingbird feel like a worn out pair of jeans (In a good way).

Hi Frank, man you sound great, Playing and singing it. And that old Gibson sounds great too! Good work! Duke

@Jd...nice!!!! I like the sound of your guitar!!! It's really warm but it's also merit of the player ;)....The only think I don't like of epiphone guitar (like mine) is that they...

@Corey....here's mine....maybe I abused of brushes :) Chokes are still difficoult tu put into the variations..I need time..a lot...I've realized that it's not so bad to mute the...

Hello Corey here's my second attempt. It's also a workin progress version with a lot of mistakes... But i won't post this one lately like i i use to do. I start with the Choke to...

@Alex Great :) i'll post my video this afternoon. Rythm ain't easy on the bridge too !

gday cory, just joined sonic junction, I really enjoy your video lessons. probably this has already been requested but could you do a short vid on whats happening with your right...

Thanks Mike. I appreciate all you do to make this site such an incredible source for learning. 

Hi Frank ... that was AWESOME !! Loved your singing and playing.  

Duke, i learned a lot from this lesson. There are so many nuances in the finger style playing you showed us that I can go back to this video over and over and not absorb it all...

 Thanks Duke

@alex...ok I am glad to hear that the last video helped to clear things up.  I look forward to your post.  Thanks  C H

@Corey...thanks for the indication on chokes and everything else...I can see why it was so difficoult for me to get that sound...I was pickin the strings :) I'll post a video...

Thanks, Mike

Hi Peter, Nice version of "That's Alright." Good and gritty! thanks, Duke  

@peterwolf...Glad that you are enjoying the lesson.  I see you have been working on this.  You have made a lot of progress.  I would suggest that you slow the tempo down.  It...

Great learning tool Rick.

 I was wondering if you could do a lesson on Ali Farka Toure as your styles of playing are quite alike.

Great lesson Duke!  I especially love that last turnaround.  It has a really nice "feel" to it. Thank's for the secret!!  

Hello Guitar Lovers, this week we are learning the the final verse for "That's Alright." We start the same way as the other vocal verses with the only difference here being that...

starcaster!!!