Hey Blues Fans,
It is Free Lesson Friday, and we're goin way back yonder cross the the hill.
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Accents: Instant Blues Magic
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What if there was a simple way to instantly make whatever blues licks you already know sound MUCH better? Well, that kind of magic exists, and it's called "accenting".
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In this lesson I'll show you how to apply accents to a simple lick, then demonstrate some blues playing with and without accents to help you learn to hear the difference.
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If You Missed It
Here's a review of other lessons and videos published at TXBA over the past few weeks.
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That Hendrix Sliding IV Chord Lick From Red House
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In this lesson I'll teach you how to play a short, but very memorable sliding lick that Jimi Hendrix used in Red House over the IV chord. I'll also show you how to use it over the I and V chords.
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My Dumble-esque Fuchs Blackjack 21 On TEN
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Andy Fuchs has been putting Dumble style tone into the hands of guitar players for reasonable prices since before I can remember. I love my Blackjack 21 so much.
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Now with my Two Notes Torpedo Captor X I can match it to a cabinet perfectly (it's a little pickier about which cabinets it sounds goo through than some amps).
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The OTHER Minor Blues Pattern You Must Know
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There's a particular kind of blues song that uses a very aggressive minor blues soloing theme, and in this lesson I'll show you the simple pattern on the fretboard (outside the normal blues boxes) that gives you THAT sound.
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Easy B.B. King Slow Blues Starter Licks
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B.B. King had a few signature licks that he'd use to kick off a Slow Blues song. The great thing about those licks is that they're very simple to play, and instantly recognizable.
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In this lesson I'll show you about 6 licks, each slightly different, that you can use to start off a slow blues song like B.B. King.
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In this lesson I'll show you about 6 licks, each slightly different, that you can use to start off a slow blues song like B.B. King.
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Comparing Dumble & Fender Tones for Texas Flood
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Have you ever noticed the guitar tones on the Texas Flood album are noticeably different than any other SRV record? In this video I'll compare a Dumble tone to Blackface Fender tones in my Kemper Profiler and play them both back to back along with Texas Flood.
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Scorching Philip Sayce Lick From "Out Of My Mind"
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In this lesson I'll break down a lick from Philip Sayce's live performance of "Out of My Mind" at Q107. This lick happens at a break where everyone stops, and he just rips through this series of notes at an incredible pace.
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I can't play it nearly as fast as he can, but I can teach it at a more reasonable speed and explain how you can use hammer-ons and pull-offs to get through it.
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Take care,
Anthony
Owner, Texas Blues Alley
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