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 after the 4 change we come back with a fill before going to the 5 and finishing the tune. It's a perfect blues composition consisting of few little more guitar fills added in each verse. Then I demonstrate many things you can add in this, or a song like it. I also show many of my favorite inversions of turn arounds here which is a whole lesson in itself!
Enjoy, Duke
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:roots
Duke Robillard
Jimmy Rodgers
That's Alright
Print Chords & Tab
That's Alright background listening: Jimmy Rodgers
loop @ 0:47 review of Jimmy Reed / Robert Johnson blues shuffle
loop @ 1:59 back to the I riff
loop @ 3:37 ending riff variation
loop @ 3:56 final chorus from the IV chord
loop @ 4:31 artistic / compositional approach to fills
loop @ 5:22 additional variation / riff ideas
loop @ 8:21 one chorus bringing the riff ideas together
loop @ 9:20 Robert Johnson style ending
loop @ 10:03 ending #2
loop @ 10:23 ending #3
loop @ 10:52 ending #4
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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
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. The biggest one is keeping the bass line going on the 4 chord and other times when there is a melody on the high strings. I learned more licks than I showed on the video but I had to keep it simple when singing, otherwise I lose the time. Thanks again. I'm looking forward to what ever is next!
Thanks Duke
Thanks, Mike
Hi Peter, Nice version of "That's Alright." Good and gritty! thanks, Duke
Great lesson Duke! I especially love that last turnaround. It has a really nice "feel" to it. Thank's for the secret!!