Hello Sonic Junctionites!
For this week, we go into chorus 3 of my blues scale study piece “Scaled Down” and work with moving up, down, and within the blues scale. I also will talk about a practice concept that I have used many times myself while working on forming ideas within a scale. Don’t forget to keep working with your tuner and to practice the blues scale by itself.
Dig in and enjoy!
- Dennis Gruenling
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:
Technique
G Harp
Key of D
Dennis Gruenling
Dave Gross
Scaled Down
Print Chords & Tab
G Harp in the Key of D.
Loop 0:00 Dennis and Dave Playing the 3rd Chorus
Loop 1:01 3rd Chorus Acoustically
Loop 1:23 Breakdown of First Riff
Loop 3:17 Slow Practice Loop of First Riff
Loop 3:38 Hitting the 3 Draw Half Step Bend
Loop 4:44 First Riff Variation
Loop 5:20 Practice Loop of First 4 Bars
Loop 6:00 Practice Loop of First 8 Bars
Loop 6:53 Breakdown of Last 4 Bars
Loop 9:18 Practice Loop of Last 4 Bars
Loop 9:48 How To Learn It
Loop 10:29 Slow Practice Loop
Loop 10:53 At Tempo Practice Loop
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great thanks
great workout thanks
Glad you like it Boyd! Thank you
Mine is there sometimes but definitely needs work. Thanks for the opportunity :)
For technique things like bending and/or tongue-blocking, short but multiple practice episodes work best. Before you know it, the muscle memory will kick in, and it will become easier and better.
I suspect I know the answer to this question but I'll ask anyway. Tongue blocking that 2-hole whole step bend on the last riff?
If you suspected that yes I am tongue-blocking it, then you do know the answer! Tongue-blocking on hole 2 is so imporatnt, especially for the rhythms and attacks you need to do this style of playing justice...it allows you so many more textures and rhythmic nuances, as well as tonal variations.