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Duke robillard
published a lesson:
Blue Harlem Solo - First Chorus
Hi Folks,
This week we are working on the first chorus of Blue Harlem. Tiny Grimes masterpiece of jazzy blues. The bends and phasing here are indictative of the way blues was...
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Jerry portnoy
published a lesson:
Trill Seeker Fifth Chorus Breakdown
Hey there fellow Junctionites, this week we take apart the fifth chorus of my “Trill Seeker” study song, and boy, does it ever live up to it’s name in this chorus! This section of...
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Jed
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Basic Chord Theory
Would you suggest an exercise regime that focuses on transposing chord progressions as triads across keys and the fingerboard? I have some exercises for the top three strings using...
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Chris eldridge
published a lesson:
Keep Me From Blowing Away Basic Chord Theory
This week we're going to talk about the basics of chord construction, a topic in which every guitar player should have a fundamental working knowledge. I think this is an important...
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Alan
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Trill Seeker Second Chorus Breakdown
Hi Dennis, Thanks for the quick reply. Really enjoying the lessons and appreciate the time you take to explain the details and subleties in your chorus breakdowns.
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Alex b
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Singing and Communicating Emotion
Hey Chris,
Thanks for taking us in-depth on singing here! Not to completely side-step the thesis of the video but I was wondering if you had any advice on some of the best ways to...
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Dennis gruenling
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Trill Seeker Performance and Introduction to Series
Yes, I am using an A harp (2nd position in the key of E)...and guitar is playing the key of E. not B. The tonic is E for both of us...or else we would be playing in different...
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Dennis gruenling
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Something isn't quite clear and yes I'm not a rocket scientist. You r using an a harp playing in the key of e and the guitar player is using 12 bar blues 5 intervals above that in...
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Dennis gruenling
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Trill Seeker First Chorus Breakdown
Thanks for the comment. Just keep in mind that it is of the UTMOST importance to make sure technique practice is not done in context of icks or phrases. When you get the technique...
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Dennis gruenling
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Just when I think I will never get this, I make some progress and that keeps me going. I'll definitely use your pointers. My tb bending has gotten better as I work on the bends...
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Dennis gruenling
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Trill Seeker Second Chorus Breakdown
Yes, that is bascially it. The "T" articulation is important. Good ear there :)
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Dennis gruenling
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hi Dennis! i 'm hearing' TA' when you do the chords at end of riff, is that what your mouthing mate?
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Dennis gruenling
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Trill Seeker Second Chorus Breakdown
Yes, but only a little, as a little goes a long way with this technique.
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Dennis gruenling
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Hi Dennis --- can you remind me how you get the "distorted" note --- are you picking up a bit of an adjacent hole?
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Dennis gruenling
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Trill Seeker Second Chorus Breakdown
Yes, but just slightly.
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Dennis gruenling
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Hi Dennis, When you scoop up from the slight bend on the 5 draw am I hearing a tiny piece of the 6 draw to get the distorted note ?
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Alan
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Trill Seeker Second Chorus Breakdown
Hi Dennis, When you scoop up from the slight bend on the 5 draw am I hearing a tiny piece of the 6 draw to get the distorted note ?
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Stevieboy
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Blue Harlem Intro Breakdown
Thanks Duke. But I think your wife needs to get her hearing checked!
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Kip marchetti
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Chris eldridge
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Singing and Communicating Emotion
James, you have a beautiful voice! Great to hear you sing this. One quick word of feedback: make sure you're actually saying all of the words. Sometimes the first word of the...
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Chris eldridge
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Hi there Chris, I didn't want to waste your time by putting the whole song because I know it could be long; the advice you gave was great and really helps me as a singer song...
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James mccann
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Singing and Communicating Emotion
Hi there Chris, I didn't want to waste your time by putting the whole song because I know it could be long; the advice you gave was great and really helps me as a singer song...
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James mccann
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Singing and Communicating Emotion
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Steve shields
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Guitar Rag Chords and Main Section
Hi folks -
i'm brand new to this site and on gonna give it a months trial -
Greetings Corey - I hope this mail finds you welll.
Is there any chance tab for the full piece...
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Bruce dumes
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Singing and Communicating Emotion
Hey Chris. Thanks for the great feedback! You know, it really gives me pause. I was talking to someone the other day who does rap, and I asked him how you do it, and he said really...
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Reginald griffith
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Trill Seeker Performance and Introduction to Series
Something isn't quite clear and yes I'm not a rocket scientist. You r using an a harp playing in the key of e and the guitar player is using 12 bar blues 5 intervals above that in...
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Chris eldridge
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Singing and Communicating Emotion
Bruce, it's hard to argue with I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry! Great job on the singing. I can really feel what you're putting out: "the lonesome," as it were.
Since you've got the...
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Chris eldridge
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Singing and Communicating Emotion
Hey Judson, thanks for sharing your thoughts. You make a good point that it would be pretty hard to write a happy song to the music of Keep Me from Blowing Away! That said, for me...
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Chris eldridge
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Keep Me From Blowing Away Singing and Communicating Emotion
Right on Kip! Thanks for the kind words and I look forward to that video!
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Chris eldridge
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Nashville Blues Norman's Melody
John, good job! There's one problem at the beginning where you're adding one extra 16th note before the first E note.
You're using slurs for almost the entire last phrase. Now,...
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