Hello Folks, This week's lesson is on playing the melody for I'll Do Anything but Work instrumentally. Something when you play a vocal tune and decide to make it an instrumental...

To be an extension of the vocals with equal feel and phrasing is where its at.  ;-)    

Hello Friends, In this week's lesson we finish learning the rhythm guitar parts, chords and a few different rhythmic twists to the song "I'll do anything but work." So get a feel...

Great song! Love your solo on the record as well as the comping in the B section. Looking forward to the next lessons. Many thanks and best wishes.

Fabulous tune! Great to have you back Duke! 

Love this !!!

Hello Folks, This week we start on a new tune. This is a song recorded early in the career of Ray Charles when Nat King Cole was his biggest influence. The transfers to guitar...

If you use 5 draw a lot it makes ense to use 5 blow more often.

Mr. Dennis. 4 and 5 blow is the same note and why you hitting on 5 blow and wich is most common 4 or 5 blow? 

Mr. Dennis. 4 and 5 blow is the same note and why you hitting on 5 blow and wich is most common 4 or 5 blow? 

Hello Folks, Sorry I have been absent for quite a while. I am recovering now from rotator cuff surgery and it's coming along slow and steady. Hopefully after a few more weeks of PT...

Hi Stevieboy, Good job on digesting the vibe on Lowell's style, Keep it up!

  The current Lowell Fulson lesson got me to reconsider Reconsider Baby.  I went to the original and worked on getting it note for note, something I don't usually do but once in a...

very cool tune Corey as always

Hey Duke. From your recommendation I've been listening a lot to Lowell Fulson and Fenton Robinson. They remind me a lot of each other. So much emotion in the flurry of notes they...

Hi Friends, This week's lesson is the intro guitar verse to Lowell Fulson's Lovin' You. It's a great Lowell Blues laid back shuffle feel this is so indicative of much of Lowell's...

Hi Boyd, that's a classic. I bet Jerry already has a lesson on Sad Hours here on Sonic Junction 

Appreciated your fine lessons. I would love it if you could transcribe or demonstrate 'Dukes Mood'. thanks much.

Hi Friends, We are starting a new song this week. It's a deep blues by Lowell Fulson called Lovin' you and it's Lowell at his best with soulful vocals, great guitar and full of...

Hi Duke,

We're re-issuing one of Rick's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated loop points. From Rick:      This is the last verse of "Sonnyboy's Groove" and we're cappin'...

Same as the one chord. The pattern doesn't change.

Hi Jerry. I,m so glad in having found such great place to play harp.  I would like to know which holes you play when you go to  the fourth chord. Thanks in  advance Jerry.

Hello Mr. Portnoy, here my simplified version of "Juke".

We're re-issuing one of Rick's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated loop points. From Rick:       In this lesson we'll focus even more on the hand effects that...

We're re-issuing one of Corey's most popular lessons with new sheet music, re-mastered video and updated loop points. From Corey:    In this lesson we will focus on ending the...

We're re-issuing one of Chris's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated loop points. From Chris:  Happy Almost-New Year Everyone! In keeping with the Holiday...

Hello Friends, This week we work on the 2nd chorus of my Lowell Fulson style solo in Ab. I start the chorus out with the opening riff from solo chorus 2 of Reconsider Baby. The...

We're re-issuing one of Rick's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated loop points. From Rick:      In this verse we start out with a real hip little timing device...