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Icon missing thumb Ingrid liked a forum post:
My comment;  being 60 years old, playing for 47 years on and off. I don't mind paying the monthly fees but all I really want to do is grab three or four of Duke's lessons and work...
Duke Robert fox left a comment on: Blue Strollin' Eighth Chorus Breakdown
A "cool stroll" and a great series of lessons - thanks, Rick!
1731 thumb Davell crawford published a lesson: Careless Love Left Hand Breakdown
Hi there Sonicites!!! This lesson features the song, "Careless Love", recorded by everyone from guitar/banjo legend Danny Barker to Dr. John, Janis Joplin and the list could go on...
425 thumb Tom k. left a comment on: Honeysuckle Rose Solo - First A Section
Nice. Thanks Duke .
2350 thumb Kip marchetti left a comment on: Nine Pound Hammer Tony Rice Style Solo
Chris - thank you for showing us this  incredibly great Tony Rice lead. I have zero chance of learning it but wow ... great. You may recall that it virtually took me 3 months to...
Rick Bill blatner left a comment on: Blue Strollin' Eighth Chorus Breakdown
Rick, I've learned a lot from this piece, improved my technique by working on it and just really enjoyed it.  The phrasing is so interesting.  Sometimes the rhythm is the same but...
2018 thumb Bruce dumes left a comment on: Route 66 Solo
Hey Duke! Well, I've been working on this one quite a bit. I'd love to hear what you think. Such a classic tune! Thanks, Duke. 
7 thumb Corey harris published a lesson: From Four Until Late Variations
In this lesson we will learn some variations to play within the song to make it a little more interesting.  Make sure you have a solid foundation in your bass (thumb) and pay...
743 thumb Eng.rodrigues@clix.pt left a comment on: Blue Strollin' Eighth Chorus Breakdown
I had fun , thank's Rick
409 thumb Mike caren left a comment on: Nine Pound Hammer Tony Rice Style Solo
Hi Jeff --- thanks for letting us know.  All fixed.
1708 thumb Jeff caldwell left a comment on: Nine Pound Hammer Tony Rice Style Solo
Will you have the pdf for the Tony solo?  
1621 thumb Chris eldridge published a lesson: Nine Pound Hammer Tony Rice Style Solo
This week we're picking apart Tony Rice's solo on Nine Pound Hammer from his masterpiece album Manzanita (and if you don't have Manzanita, get it!). Part of the fun here lives in...
2561 thumb Boyd r left a comment on: Blue Strollin' Eighth Chorus Breakdown
Great lesson's  thanks. It's going to take  time a lot of stuff in here. The timing is the hard part
6 thumb Duke robillard published a lesson: Honeysuckle Rose Solo - First A Section
Hi Folks, This weeks lesson is the first A section of my solo on Honeysuckle Rose. I put together a simple solo that shouldn't be too difficult for you. We will take it a section...
103 thumb Jerry portnoy published a lesson: Blue Strollin' Eighth Chorus Breakdown
Something I just realized is that I goofed and called this piece by two different names! That kind of faux pas can only occur when a piece of music is brand new, in this case, it...
1839 thumb Bk added to a forum topic: Guitar /amp Tone
Duke, Signed up last weekend. Great lesssons. Very deep. I have an ES 175 from 1951 ( one pick up) and a Princeton amp from the 50's. There is no reverb and I don't want to crank...
Duke Jc papa added to a forum topic: lesson request
Have you dusted off "Hesitation Blues"?
1816 thumb Tony left a comment on: Catfish Blues Main Riff
Oh, Thank you, Corey! There is one more line "Well my mama told my father on the day I was born.." Can't get the further part of verse) Sorry.. This is from Muddy Waters version...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Banks of the Ohio Playing Melody Whilst Accompanying Yourself
Sounds like music to me! One thing that you can do to make it a little more interesting is include the higher strings in the melody accompaniment as well. Notice in my version at...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Nine Pound Hammer Norman Blake Style Solo
Kip, thanks so much for saying that! That makes me genuinely happy.
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Gold Rush First Solo and Tony Rice Style Improvising
Great picking! 2 comments:-Feel free to use slurs (hammer-ons, pull-offs) to give your right hand a break from having to pick so many notes. Picking almost every note can cause...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Gold Rush First Solo and Tony Rice Style Improvising
Hey Darren, good eye! I always used to play those pull offs going down, but I noticed that Tony almost always does them going up. It's subtle, but there is a difference in sound -...
804 thumb Rick estrin left a comment on: Blue Strollin' Seventh Chorus Breakdown
Hi Bill - I just did it to check out how it's happening, and I think you're correct. More importantly, what you did is the way to learn. Become an aural detective - listen...
Rick Bill blatner left a comment on: Blue Strollin' Seventh Chorus Breakdown
I meant to say am I hearing things.  My iPad filled in a word for me.  
Rick Bill blatner left a comment on: Blue Strollin' Seventh Chorus Breakdown
Hey,  When you hit the four chord with that 1-hole blow the tone changes as that rhythmic kind of pulsing vibrato swells.  Are you sort of moving the sound from back deep more to...
7 thumb Corey harris left a comment on: Love In Vain Endings
Thanks for posting a video Bruce.  I can tell that you love this song.
7 thumb Corey harris liked a comment:
Hey Corey. Here's my take on this. I grew up with the Rolling Stones version of this when I was a kid in the 60s and started listening to Robert Johnson because of the song. Their...
7 thumb Corey harris liked a comment:
Always love the Jimmy Reed! Thanks Corey  
7 thumb Corey harris left a comment on: Fundamentals of Open G Basic Delta Blues Rhythm
Thanks Steven
7 thumb Corey harris liked a comment:
Thank you mr. harris.
 
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