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Jerry portnoy
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Buffle Off to Shuffalo Seventh Chorus Breakdown
Fine People of Sonic Junction - Dennis Gruenling here taking into this next section of my “Buffle Off To Shuffalo” harmonica rhythm study song. This 7th chorus has some nice bends...
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Corey harris
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Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind Bass and Melody Together
In this second lesson we focus on integrating the bass and the melody. You can use the backing track to practice the chords and the fingerpicking.
Take your time with this one and...
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Boyd r
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Buffle Off to Shuffalo Sixth Chorus Breakdown
Really great playing, nice lesson
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Lewis
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
Awesome, thanks again Chris
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Chris eldridge
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
Lewis,
I think all of your observations make perfect sense. If you watch videos of Tony, his arm is also coming from closer to 30 degrees than 45. Also, as far as reaching up and...
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Lewis
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
Chris thank you for that feedback. Much appreciated.
I'm working on the rest stroke piece - I've found a couple of things that are making it a bit easier and I wanted to see what...
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Jerry portnoy
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Masterclass Tongue Blocking and Octaves
Simplify! You're right, you don't need to fill all the spaces. Give some air and space around what you play so it has a chance to resonate with the listener. Play simple...
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Jerry portnoy
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Masterclass Bending
Hi Andrew,
Yes, sometimes a reed can go flat. It could be metal fatigue in that particular reed. You could remove the bottom cover plate and, with a file or knife, try to shave a...
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Chris eldridge
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Nine Pound Hammer Syncopations, Double Stops and Triplets, Oh My!
Ha! My grandfather's family was from Charleston. WV is a fine state.
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Kip marchetti
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Nine Pound Hammer Syncopations, Double Stops and Triplets, Oh My!
Chris ... I'm originally from a very small town in southern WV so I need my fingers to count and they are busy when playing .. ha ha just kidding.
Thanks man for helping me out...
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David brookes
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
Hi Chris,
No problem mate and I hope the tour went was a success..... I know Christian well... you were lucky to get out of his place in one piece.
Thanks for the detailed...
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Chris eldridge
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
Hi Kip,
thanks for posting! The main issue here is honoring the rests and the overal beat structure of the song. This is the most consistent issue for you. Everything else is...
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Chris eldridge
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
Lewis, KILLER JOB! You've definitely got the essence of this very difficult tune down! As a guitar player I feel that playing TR's version of Church Street Blues is like a...
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Chris eldridge
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You Don't Know My Mind Chords and Melody
Bryan, sounding good! A few brief comments:
-Your right wrist looks somewhat stiff. Try checking in with it to see if you are noticing/feeling any tension. Try shaking it out with...
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Chris eldridge
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Nine Pound Hammer Syncopations, Double Stops and Triplets, Oh My!
Hey Kip,
You're playing most of the "hard" stuff very well. The thing that's tripping you up here is waiting the correct duration of time during rests. Along with my version, try...
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Chris eldridge
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
Hi David,
sorry I've been slow to respond! We were (as you know) on a crazy trip for the last couple of weeks. Just got back to the States and reliable internet last night. Thank...
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Andrew hooker
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Masterclass Bending
Hey Jerry,
Thanks for the fast reply, and for clarifying the 4 and 5 draw bends. I have anotther question.... Is it possible to pull the 5 draw out of tune, by drawing too...
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Davell crawford
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Tipitina Right Hand
This week we look at the right of Professor Longhairs original, "Tipitina" written in 1953 and released on Atlantic Records label.
I play it with its New Orleans, Mambo-Doo Wop,...
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Lewis
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
Good work Kip! The sweeps are a killer aren't they? I find trying to control them introduces a ton of tension in my wrist at the moment, which I'll need to work on.
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Jerry portnoy
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Masterclass Bending
Hi Andrew,
You're doing just fine. The 4 hole only bends a half step and the 5 hole doesn't really have a true bend - just maybe a quarter step.
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Andrew hooker
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Masterclass Bending
Hi Jerry,
Thanks for this incredible lesson tutorial. I am a beginner. I have a pretty good handle on 1, 2,3, and 6 bends. For some reason, I am having such a tough time with the...
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David brookes
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I'm trying to reel this one in ... heres my run through 3 or 4 times ... not used to sweeps
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Kip marchetti
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Church Street Blues Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
I'm trying to reel this one in ... heres my run through 3 or 4 times ... not used to sweeps
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Duke robillard
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Easy Baby Endings
Thank You Tom! glad you're enjoy it. Coming to the Lizzie Rose soon. Duke
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Tom k.
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Easy Baby Endings
Thanks Duke .
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Joe mcglynn
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Singing Dynamics, Conversational Tones and Phrasing
I've been on the fence about signing up with Sonic Junction, Corey this lesson sold me. I'm a beginning guitarist but I'm really eager to add singing to my playing and anytning...
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Duke robillard
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Easy Baby Endings
Hi Friends,
This week we are finishing up Easy Baby and learning to do a fade ending. Doing a consistent decrease in volume and intensity while ending a song in a "fade to black"...
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David brookes
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You Don't Know My Mind Chords and Melody
Hey Chris
Any chance of running us through that lick that starts at 3:17?
Cheers
Dave
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