Reply With QuoteExcellent lesson for a foundation to build off of.
The Hag sounds great!
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
If you want to learn blues guitar
Here is a new blues guitar lesson for you guys. Let me know what you think.
I call it "Slow Blues With Groove". You can get Guitar Pro notation and tabs here -
http://www.box.net/shared/j48j95mgtt
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Excellent lesson for a foundation to build off of.
The Hag sounds great!
Last edited by Tig; August 10th, 2010 at 02:05 PM.
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Good stuff!
When I saw the title I thought it'd be...if you wanna know how to play the blues...get yourself a woman...;-)
Dee
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Shooting a man in Memphis is a good idea, too....Originally Posted by deeaa
Another very useful lesson, RR!
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I can't wait to get home and try this! Thanks!
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Great stuff as always.
Regular Fretter
+1 on the "great stuff as always" comment, Robert.
Thanks for your practical lessons.
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
Thanks, glad you like. You can download the HD video from my box too - download, share it and spread the word!
Last edited by Robert; August 10th, 2010 at 09:13 PM.
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Hehe, yeah...back in the day when I briefly played much blues, I said I'd like my tombstone to say 'He didn't wake up this morning' :-) but then I changed it to 'He was a simple man who died of complications'.
Then I decided to hell with and I've requested to be cremated and they can just toss the ashes in the nearest bin. Make a Wikipedia page in memoriam or something if like.
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Sweet lesson Robert, I have some more goodies to learn now. Nicely done and nice gear!
Thank you!
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That is great Robert! I like how you focused on the counting on this one. I have been trying to work on that myself for increased precision and consistency. This one will be good to practice to.
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Robert, I gotta say, you're deliberate and really break it down, but somehow avoid turning it into a yawner. Basic, with just enough fluff to make it interesting and fun.
Excellent instruction. keep it up!
What I'm realizing is that I need right hand work. Flatpick technique is important as well. Sometimes the quick up/down(as opposed to down/down) on the same string or two adjacent strings is key to a riff.
This is a skill bluegrass and mando players develop early. I'm realizing I did not.
What do you suggest? Practicing scales by alternating?
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Tio, yes practice alternate picking to a metronome or drum track, or even a tune. You can also to tremolo picking this way, where you just stay on one note a la Dick Dale. Make sure you are accurate with timing - playing 4ths, 8ths, 16ths, triplets, etc. All in good time!
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Tio, I am no instructor, but as a student, I can say that learning basic versions of "Red Haired Boy" and "Billy in the Low Ground" (see here: http://www.bluegrassguitar.com/top10.php ) and playing along with a metronome and foot tapping has helped. They are to be played with strictly alternate picking, down on down beats, up on up beats. It helps, but I still need work though. That is more fun to me than alternate scales, though I suppose that would be good for me to do too so I learn my scales better.
To relate that suggestion to Robert's lesson, I like sometimes to add some vibrato or a little bend like Robert is doing above to my bluegrass fiddle tunes to blues 'em up a bit. Probably not approved by blue grass purists . . .
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thank you Robert, awesome as always....!
“Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It’s the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use.” Stevie Ray Vaughan
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As good as this sounds playing this on an electric, I'm enjoying it even more on my acoustic. It has that ol' roots-blues feel to it, which shines well acoustically, and the variations are almost limitless.
Thanks a thousand, Robert!
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
Glad you like. Rhythm is everything. Once you get this groove going, it's unstoppable!
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+1 on that! It's been abt a year now since I've been in my acoustic phase, and that is pure acoustic blues heaven! Embellish it w some slide and turn-arounds, oh man! There's no end to the fun to be had!As good as this sounds playing this on an electric, I'm enjoying it even more on my acoustic. It has that ol' roots-blues feel to it, which shines well acoustically, and the variations are almost limitless.
Thanks a thousand, Robert!
Another great one, Roberto!
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