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	Mike caren left a comment on: Fundamentals Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Hi Chris --- great lesson, thank you. One thing I need to work on is getting the alternating bass louder and more defined. I have a semi-related question --- do you use a thick...
	Jason liked a comment: Hello Duke Hope the surgery went well. This i am calling Blues for Lady Gaga. We adopted an 8 month old miniature doxie a few weeks back named Lady Gaga. But she suffered...
	Duke robillard published a lesson: Grand Slam Chords and Intro Hello Folks, This month we are learning Grand Slam (aka Boy Meets Goy) the great Benny Goodman Sextet tune. I particularly love the boogie woogie figure here that many guitar...
	Chris eldridge published a lesson: Fundamentals Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Rhythm guitar is our topic this week. Given how important it is (as illustrated by the sheer percentage of time that you're playing rhythm when you're playing music), it's pretty...
	Dennis gruenling left a comment on: Lookin' Sharp First Chorus Breakdown Thanks! I tried to piece together a lot of the stuff I learned from George's recordings and construct a tune in his style.
	Dennis gruenling liked a comment: This is a fun tune
	Corey harris left a comment on: Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle Savior Performance and Bass Line Thanks for that...yes these tunes are all from the same vibes and roots...Black Church hymns....Blind Willie...yes!
	Corey harris liked a comment: great tune Corey!! i'm up to YOU GOT TO MOVE i'm only doing OPEN E tunes so far, i started from GOD DON'T EVER CHANGE,i've been slidin since i was 15 but these tunes have...
	Corey harris liked a comment: Beautiful Corey. Absolutely beautiful. I look forward to learning this one.
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Thanks, Chris!!
	Chris eldridge added to a forum topic: Chris "Critter" Eldridge Hey Steve, Yes, when using numbers to indicate chords, that is the "Nashville" system. Otherwise you can also just use the numbers to indicate the scale degree. Chris
	Chris eldridge left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Yeah man!!! This is a fantastic improvement! I can really feel it... Great job.
	Chris eldridge left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Awesome!!
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Hi again, Chris! I've really taken your commments about singing and "telling a story" to heart. To be honest, my singing has traditionally been greeted by almost universal calls...
	Chris eldridge left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Bruce, great improvement! In subsequent lessons we'll add more layers to the song, but for now you're doing great! I'd keep focusing on keeping the groove consistent between melody...
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Hi again, Chris. Here's another go with your suggestions in mind and some more practice time! I mostly remember to cup my fingers so they don't hit the pickguard. It's funny how...
	Timothy oliveri left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Very excited to have you here Chris. I signed on another site in the past just for bluegrass. Glad in can get it here now.
	Mark rhodes added to a forum topic: Herb Ellis Hi, Duke, Herb Ellis is one of my other favorite gutiarists and I know you two recorded together. (I've been listening a lot to how you two played "Moten Swing", as I'm working on...
	Tim james left a comment on: Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle Savior Performance and Bass Line great tune Corey!! i'm up to YOU GOT TO MOVE i'm only doing OPEN E tunes so far, i started from GOD DON'T EVER CHANGE,i've been slidin since i was 15 but these tunes have...
	Duke robillard published a lesson: Darling, You Know I Love You Solo - B Section and Last A Section Hello Folks, This week we work on the solo from the bridge to the end of the tune for "Darling, You Know I Love you" and Mike has some great BB lines to learn. He makes that...
	Mike caren left a comment on: Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle Savior Performance and Bass Line Beautiful Corey. Absolutely beautiful. I look forward to learning this one.
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Thanks very much, Chris!
	Chris eldridge left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Hey Bruce, great job! And way to embrace the pathos! Bluegrass, and especially the music of the Stanley Brothers, has it in spades. A few things that immediately jump out:...
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Thanks very much, Mike! Very kind of you to say.
	Mike caren left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Nice Bruce. I especially enjoyed your singing. Made my day.
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Great tune! A regular smorgasbord of pathos! ;-) I've never tried playing bluegrass licks before. I stole some ideas from "Norwegian Wood"! I really have to stop banging my...
	Boyd r left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Glade you'er here.
	Chris eldridge left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Ha! Good! It bears repeating because it FEELS counterintuitive a lot of the time.
	Lazarlem left a comment on: I Can't Be Satisfied Singing and Endings But what bothers me is the lyrics which I'll post below. I noticed you don't sing all the verses. The words are from another time and era. The Woman has done something that makes...
	Bruce dumes left a comment on: Fundamentals Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension Hi Chris - I'm very excited about this lesson, especially all the discussion about learning to relax. It's a recurrning theme I hear from Duke, i.e. "You need to relax a little",...