Mike Caren

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Rock Me Baby Solo Lesson 2 Nov 12, 2013

Hi Steve ... you're exactly right on the tab.  Thanks for pointing this out.  I've just updated it.  

Nice playing and tone!

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Rock Me Baby Solo Lesson 1 Oct 27, 2013

Beautiful Duke.  Just love those runs.  I agree with Rick, lot's of gems in this one.  

The click track is really helping me.  I'm trying to keep my foot going to the click while playing it.  

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Sweet Home Chicago Vocal Rhythm & Fills Oct 25, 2013

Hi Steve ... sounds great.  Love that Tele tone!  

It's cool looking back at your earlier video and seeing how the rhythm is going into your muscle memory (i.e. becoming "spinal").

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Rock Me Baby Melody Riff / Head Oct 22, 2013

Hi Peter ... thanks.  All fixed.  Bye the way, that's Jerry Portnoy on harp with Muddy and the band.   

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: All of Me Soloing Lesson 2 Oct 11, 2013

Hi Duke ... love the lesson.  I'm especially like that tag.  I've love how you mix chords, chord fragments and phrases.  

Hi Peter ... great questions.  Pleasure to be learning with you.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Sentimental Journey A Section Breakdown Oct 09, 2013

Hi Preston ... Mike here.  I edit and publish Jerry's lessons.  I'm not quite sure I understand the issue.  

Can you tell me a bit more about the issue you are seeing so we can get it fixed?

Thanks for being a part of Sonic Junction.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Rambling on My Mind Rhythm Oct 09, 2013

Hi Doug,

Good question.  We don't currently support uploading videos with an iPad.  We have it on our list for release around the end of the year.  In the mean time, you can record a video on your iPad and then upload it via your MacBook / PC.  Thanks.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: All of Me Soloing Oct 09, 2013

Hi Mattia ... beautiful!! You made my day.  Just love the flow and phrasing of your playing.  I can hear a great mix of what you've learned from Duke and your own ideas.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: All of Me Soloing with the Melody Sep 27, 2013

Hi Duke ... great lesson!  I absolutely love those last 8 bars, especially where you work the melody into the chords.  

I've always been a big fan of your chord fragments and also how you punch chords while soloing and/or comping.  It would be great if you could talk about that as part of your soloing lessons (if it makes sense).  Thanks!

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Slow Blues in C Lesson 1 Sep 25, 2013

Hi Steve ... Mike here, I do the tab for Duke's lessons.  Yes, you got the chord exactly.  The one comment I would make is Duke bends that G string a bit to GREAT effect.  Thanks for giving the timecode, it really helps!

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: 44 Blues Lesson 2 Sep 25, 2013

Hi Garrick ... Mike here, I do the tab for Corey's lessons.  

If let me know the timecode of the riff you are looking for, I can tab it for you.

Thanks.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Don't Get Around Much Anymore Performance Sep 20, 2013

Love it Jerry!  Funny, this should be my theme song.  Great tune and this is going to be a great one to hone in my playing.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: All of Me Chords Sep 17, 2013

Thanks Duke.  I've updated the chord chart calling them out at D7.  Love the tune and your voicings on the chords.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: All of Me Chords Sep 16, 2013

Hi Rick ... Mike here,  I do the tab / chords for Duke's lessons.  

It's a great question. I noticed that when Duke played the intro on the run-throughs he sounded the B string making it an Am6.  That sounds right to my ear ... and that's why I notated it that way.  I typically tab off of the run-throughs as that is what I believe most people practice with.  I will update the chords / tab when we hear from Duke.

While were on the subject, I just wanted to say that it's always important to listen to how Duke plays the chords.  Now that I've been listening, transcribing and learning from Duke for a while ... I really believe there is a lot of magic in his right hand.  Meaning, the way he accents certain strings for certain chords / songs makes a huge impact in how they sound.

Hi Duke ... love the tune!  I especially like that Am chord.  I agree with Tom, the ending is great ... and so is the intro! Let me know what you would like me to do with the D7 / Am6 chord on the intro.

Hi Tom and Robert ... totally agree!  Great tune and chords.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Route 66 Chord Comping Sep 09, 2013

Hi John ... welcome to Sonic Junction.  Good question.  There are two ways to stop a loop

1. hit the ESC key

2. click on the A / B points on the bottom right side of the video player

If you have ideas / suggestions for making it easier / more intuitive, we would definitely consider them.  Enjoy Duke and great to have you a part of Sonic Junction.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Sentimental Journey B Section Breakdown Sep 06, 2013

Hi Jerry ... love the tune and this series.  It's really helping me to get control over the bends.  Your advice on bending the 1 hole worked for me.  I've never bent the 1 hole before ... and now I can!  

Now I need to practice it a lot to get the right tone and control.  That's the cool thing about this song ... it's a beautiful melody that sticks in your head ... and you get to really develop bending control (which is just where I am).  Thanks.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Kindhearted Woman Blues Intro & Chords Aug 28, 2013

Hi Albert ... welcome to Sonic Junction.  We don't have tab for the walkdown.  That said, the chords with fingering are shown above.  As much as possible, we try to focus the learning by ear / watching Corey and use tab / chords as a back-up.  

Try looping the video 10 times while watching Corey play.  Continue doing this until you can hear the walkdown in your mind what he is playing.  Review the chord fingerings and get comfortable with them.  Play the video once more to refresh the walkdown in your mind.  Then try and play it on the guitar very slowly.  

You will find this way of learning a bit slower at first (for the first week or so), but immensely powerful once you get comfortable with it.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Baby Please Don't Go Melody and Rhythm Aug 15, 2013

Hi Corey .. love the tune!  Here's where I'm at.  It would be great to learn a bit more about how you pick the strings with your right hand when you play slide.  I think my touch is still to heavy with both hands.  

Hi Peter ... good question, thank you.  I'm going to let Corey answer and then I'll update the tab. 

Hi Alex ... you sounds great!  Always inspiring to hear you play. That's your new parlor guitar, right?  The tone sounds more mellow to me.  I like it.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Sweet Home Chicago Solo, First Verse Jul 30, 2013

+1 on the Stumble.  I would love to learn that tune ... and I think it's within reach for me.  

Gatemouth and PeeWee would be fun too.  So much to learn!  Great suggestions Alan.

Mike Caren
Mike Caren commented on: Mother-in-Law Blues Lesson 1 Jul 17, 2013

Hi Earl ... good catch, thank you.  I updated the text under the video.  A Harp in the Key of E.  Jerry often lists the harmonica and key in the descriptions "ABOUT THIS LESSON".

 
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