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Bruce dumes
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In A Mellow Tone Solo
Hey Steve. Yup, the Ebm is in bar 5 (I have it marked as Ebm7) and it is indeed the II of the upcoming Db. You could easily get away with just playing an Ab7 (dominant 7 like in...
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Grant page
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Hello again Jerry, I seem to struggle getting the half step bends on higher key harps and was wondering if you could offer some advice?
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Steve lauder
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Hey Bruce
Yes, I remember those "tonal centers" exercises from my brief Berkeley studies 100 years ago. Thanks for reminding me.
Duke goes to what he describes as Ebm at bar 5....
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Jan schrama
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Hello Jerry,
Easy from Big Walter was a great study-project for me on your all-lessons-page here at Sonic Junction, it helped me a lot to make a fine progression with all the...
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Steve lauder
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In A Mellow Tone Solo
Thanks so much for your feedback Bruce. It is really appreciated. I'll dig in again tomorrow on this.
Cheers
Brother Steve
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Bruce dumes
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One of the techniques I use for soloing over a lot of chords is to think about dividing the song into "tonal centers". When the chords are all diatonic to the key, like...
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Bruce dumes
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In A Mellow Tone Solo
Hey Steve, mind if I offer my 2 cents? The A section actually starts on the Bb7 for one bar, Eb7 for one bar, then Ab6 for two bars.
A section (first 16 bars)
Bb7 | Eb7 | Ab6 |...
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Michael scott ferguson
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Hello Jerry,
You did a CD awhile ago with Ronnie Earl and the broadcasters and Darrell Nulisch titled "SOUL SEARCHING". On that CD you covered the amazing Johnny Shines/Walter...
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Jerry portnoy
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Sonny Boy I Lesson 1
One important thing about practice is doing it several times a day. So, for instance, if you have an hour a day to practice, it's better to do three 20 minute sessions than one 60...
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Steve lauder
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In A Mellow Tone Solo
Help
At around 2:20 Duke begins to explain the keys to solo over. I am not sure i hear Duke complete his instruction. So i started to plot what i understand in respect of solo...
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Dennis gruenling
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Hi Boyd -- thanks for letting us know. It's now fixed.
Can you let me know how it works for you ?
Thanks.
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Dennis gruenling
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Thanks Dennis
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Dennis gruenling
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Keep The Change Sixth Chorus Breakdown
That note is just part of the chord (the 3rd of that scale). Unless you are playing a minor chord, that note (the 3rd) will work with any chord.
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Grant page
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Thanks Dennis
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Dennis gruenling
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Hi Dennis,
Can you fill in a little theory on why the 2-draw half-step bend works over the 5-chord? That's the major 7th of the scale and the 3rd of the B major chord?
Totally...
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Grant page
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Thanks
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Dennis gruenling
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Best thing would be to spend some time just practicing to hold that whole step bent note...get your muscles built up a bit more so that you can hit it on command.
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Dennis gruenling
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HI again Dennis, could you offer some tips for hitting that whole step bend on the 2 draw right on, everytime I get to it i seem to be sliding down from just above the pitch and...
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Douglas avery
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Greetings how much practice time do you recommend acoutic and electric?
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Jerry portnoy
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Whichever one you like best and want to learn. Make sure you have the basics down first.
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Grant page
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Hi Jerry, of the songs you teach on here which one would you recommend stsrting with?
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Jonathan poor
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Always loved Furry - he sings it ... arrested me for forgery and I can't even sign my name. I don't think Furry ever got his due compared to some others but anyway that is a...
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Kip marchetti
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Always loved Furry - he sings it ... arrested me for forgery and I can't even sign my name. I don't think Furry ever got his due compared to some others but anyway that is a...
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Rémy
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Rémy, thank you so much for the kind words and also for the suggestions! There hasn't been a ton of material on the nuts and bolts of improvising, mostly because I find it to be...
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Chris eldridge
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Hi David, there isn't a lesson specifically on strumming quickly but that's a great idea. The basic idea is that you minimize the number and intensity of strums you play and lean...
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Chris eldridge
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Great suggestion! I will add that to the list...
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Chris eldridge
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Hi, I strongly believe that the more you know, the better off you will be, especially in terms of being an improviser. There are certain modes that really come in handy in a...
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Chris eldridge
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Cactus Cafe Austin October 11
Fantastic, Roy! Looking forward to meeting you!
Chris
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Chris eldridge
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Chris "Critter" Eldridge
Rémy, thank you so much for the kind words and also for the suggestions! There hasn't been a ton of material on the nuts and bolts of improvising, mostly because I find it to be...
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Chris eldridge
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Such a nice version !!!
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