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Duke robillard
published a lesson:
The Things I Used To Do Improvising In Guitar Slim's Style
Hi Folks,
I hope have all been having fun with The Things I Used To Do and getting some good results from the lessons. This week we are working on the last verse and the guitar...
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Boyd r
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Groove and Simple Chord Pattern
Really nice
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Andre loiselle
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Groove and Simple Chord Pattern
So Cool man !!! the groove ...
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Jerry portnoy
published a lesson:
Mr. Lee's Mambo Groove and Simple Chord Pattern
In this initial lesson of the latin beat piece, "Mr. Lee's Mambo" - we're going to focus primarily on the groove and on the simple chord pattern that drives the song. We'll also...
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Kip marchetti
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Whiskey Before Breakfast Crosspicking the B Section
Blake and Rice medley is Fiddler's Dram/Whiskey Before Breakfast
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Terry church
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Walking By Myself Song
Thank you, Jerry. Again your advice is priceless. Like your insistence on NO TABS, it forces me to quit looking for the easy way and just listen and learn from the music itself...
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Jerry portnoy
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Walking By Myself Song
Hi Terry,
It's just a feel. Don't really have an exercise to help you with it. Play along with the track and get the groove embedded in your head. Then you can just play naturally...
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Jerry portnoy
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Masterclass Chord Rhythm
Hi Andrew,
You should be listening to all the classic harp players: Sonny Boy I, Sonny Boy II, Little Walter, Big Walter, Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo etc. Find a song that you really...
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Terry church
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Walking By Myself Song
I'm in love with your version of that introductory passage before the vocal. After hundreds of listenings I've managed to figure out which notes you're playing. (Thanks for...
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Mike caren
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Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down Alternating Bass and Melody Line
Hi Mike --- it's in Open D tuning. If you look at the sheet music --- you can see the tuning at the beginning of the tab staff. I've also added a note just before the loop...
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Andrew hooker
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Masterclass Chord Rhythm
Hi Jerry,
I have 2 questions for you.....
1. I have completed the master class videos, and I've been working on all fundamentals for about 3 weeks now. Feeling pretty good with...
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Mike
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Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down Alternating Bass and Melody Line
is this in open e?
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John dunn
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Nashville Blues Second Solo - Hillbilly Boogie Woogie Flatpicking
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John dunn
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Nashville Blues First Solo - Case Study in Patterns
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John dunn
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Nashville Blues Norman's Melody
Hey Chris I don't seem to be able to reply to your comment, and I know this is much delayed but thanks for the feedback! Working on the 'slurless' ending definitely helped getting...
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Thomas broyles
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ronnie james webber
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Marcel kamst
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Horton Shuffle Second Chorus Breakdown
Hi Dennis,
when playing those upbeat-chords in the first decending line what holes do you actually play and in what direction? Is it the single note together with the three holes...
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Bill blatner
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Performance
Thanks for taking us along on your quest for the deeper groove. Putting the "Last Night" base line to a Latin beat is ingenious. I'm psyched and totally intimIdated by my first...
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Luca serino
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Whiskey Before Breakfast Moving Up the Neck
Hey Chris,
Here's a first stab at this. Along with the general effort to relax, I find right/left hand coordination a big challenge (getting a attack clear with no muting or...
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Marcel kamst
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Horton Shuffle Intro and First Chorus Breakdown
Thank you Dennis for your answer!
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Marcel kamst
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Hi Dennis, how do you articulate the upbeat chords after playing holes 4 and 5? Do you simply take your tongue of the harp without attacking the chord or do you play it with a new...
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Bruce dumes
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Rock Me Baby Solo Lesson 3
Wow, thanks so much, Duke! I'm totally blown away by that. I would never have made all this progress in my playing without Sonic Junction.
I *love* my LP! It's a '75, but made...
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Dennis gruenling
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Buffle Off to Shuffalo First Chorus Breakdown
Yes, I block hole 1 while playing hole 2. I lift my tongue off to get the chord, but I also articulate the attack to mke it more percussive.
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Dennis gruenling
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At the end of the video you seem to be alternating between a single note 2 draw and a 12 draw chord instead of playing the chord - am I right? Do you block the hole 1 everytime you...
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Dennis gruenling
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Horton Shuffle Intro and First Chorus Breakdown
Each downbeat and upbeat is attacked separately. That is the only way to get the sharp attack and percussive style ala' Big Walter Horton.
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Dennis gruenling
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Hi Dennis, how do you articulate the upbeat chords after playing holes 4 and 5? Do you simply take your tongue of the harp without attacking the chord or do you play it with a new...
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Andre loiselle
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Performance
ronnie james webber
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Larry "the iceman"
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Performance
The Groove Meister is back!
(who's the bass player?)
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Duke robillard
published a lesson:
The Things I Used To Do Solo
Hello Folks,
This week we tackle the solo for "The Things I Used To Do" straight from Guitar Slim. It actuality it's a very simple solo but try and get it to sound like him and...
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Miguel panchon
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I won't be signing up until I can download the mp3 backing tracks.
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