Jerry, I wonder if you could explain why you switch between lip pursing and tongue blocking at various points?  Thanks. Rich

Thanks Mike, I did spend most of my mid-teens to twentys really listening ane soaking up all the blues styles. It didn't hurt that i was able to play with Muddy Waters at least a...

I was learning this last night, and the thing that struck me is the phrasing.   How important it is ... and how much working on it will improve my playing.  It's hard to describe...

Thank you everyone, The more I teach these type of things the more I realize the wealth of riffs i have stored in my brain from 50 years of playing the blues!  

Great lesson. Love the riffs, but also really appreciate the insights on approach to playing these tunes...invaluable guidance. Thanks.

@Corey...thanks...I love this tune expecially when you add the sound of the feet that works as a drum behind the melody...:)...I've seen this in a very beautifull video I found on...

Great lesson Duke!   I'm really enjoying these lessons in E you're doing.   Thanks!

SWEET turnaround Duke!  Definitely going to add that to my bag of tricks.  Kind of has a Hideaway type of feel.

Hello Friends, this week we are going to work on one more blues in E lesson. On this lesson we work on some of the Jimmy Reed / Eddie Taylor guitar licks that go along the lines we...

Juke 4th Chorus. A harp in key of E. As in most things - a combination of tongue blocking, lip pursing, single notes, chords and octaves. I mention a "rip" which, in this case, is...

Thanks for the lesson. I love playing this Chicago stuff in E. The minor variations on such simple stuff is very cool. I wish Little Walter had recorded more guitar parts like the...

@Alex...yes when you playing the melody I can hear that second string.  Try tilting your slide a little bit so that it only touches the string that you are picking.  Thanks for...

Thanks for the reply, Duke.  What's your preference regarding the bass player's line when you are playing a Jimmy Reed style groove like the one on this example? It would be great...

@...Mike...It didn't matter!!!! anyway....great job, as always!!! ;))) when you've got some time check that guy youtube channel...In my opinion he is very good and this video and...

Hi Alex .. I fixed your YouTube video issue.  We need just the plain link for it to work.  YouTube sometimes has some extra items in the URL that contain more information.  We can...

here's the link..I don't know why it doesn't work  

Corey...thanks!! :) Just a question...when you say that I'm hitting also other strings you mean also when I'm just playin the melody? In general  think it' always my same problem...

Good question Mario, obviously it depends on the song and the players. Soimetimes doubling the line is cool like Fuzz jones did with the 70s muddy Waters Band but often the older...

Hi Duke, great stuff!   Regarding the bassline at the beginning of the lesson, what approach do you like a bass player to follow so it complements what you do?  Do you like it when...

@Alex...thanks for posting video.  I think you should try changing how you hold the neck so that your thumb is behind it and not gripping it.  Also keep working on isolating the...

@Corey....I tried the slowest I could...It's the melody line...just to show if  I'm catching the right notes..Is it better now the way I'm holding the slide?..I found that is...

Hi David .. thanks!  Glad we got it fixed.  So everyone knows, Safari needs the latest version of Flash to record video.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Howdy Folks! I hope you're ready to dig in to some lowdown blues in E this week. In last weeks lesson we went over some rhythm and some lines playing on the top strings while...

Juke 3rd Chorus. A harp in key of E. Remember it's always helpful to first sing what you're trying to play. These slowed down choruses will help you hear the correct notes and...

Hi Jerry While I won't pretend that I can play all of this great song well, I can kind of play most of it okay with the exception of the quick back and forth phrase that Sonny Boy...

That's helpful, Jerry.  Thanks.  I'm gonna revisit the lessons, as well as work on some melodies on the low end of the harp to get comfortable nailing the bends, before trying to...

Thanks for coming out to Mashpee! Keep working on the basic lessons, especially the synchopating chords. Getting a good rhythmic flow is important. You've got some control of your...

Hi Duke, today I've practiced more on your lesson....Here's the new video. I start tryin to reproduce the lick you showed us and after I added my new version of Driftin blues which...

Hi Jerry, Great to hear you and your trio on Friday night in Mashpee, and chat during your break.  Here's my attempt at the 2nd position boogie lesson (slowed down as in your...

Hi All, Here's a quick prototype of Boom, Boom by Little Walter.   http://sonic-junction.com/pages/10-boom-boom-out-go-the-lights Feedback and thoughts apprecaited!