- Alright, for example four,…I'm going to play it through once.…The turnaround will be the first four bars,…and I'll count the example in.…Here we go!…(funky music)…One, two, three, four.…(funky music)…Alright, a C7 chord.…
In the key of C.…Play the bass note,…and then strum down on the chord.…Nice and staccato,…and a quick up-strum,…and a bass walk-up from G,…B-flat, B, C.…When you get to the F-chord,…move the same thing up to the six-position,…you got that.…(strumming)…Back to C for the G-chord,…(strumming)…and the F-chord going down,…I eliminate the chromatic tone between,…the flat seven and the root.…
Then,…(strumming)…my turn around is going to be…(strumming)…from the low E-note,…chromatically up to the G,…and then from the A-note…chromatically up to the C.…And there you have it!…Go back and take a listen if you need to,…and have fun!…
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- Tuning
- The medium shuffle
- Straight eighths
- The blues/rock shuffle
- Uptown/jump blues
- Slow blues
- Mambo blues
- Practicing techniques such as slides, bending, vibrato, and the trill and the rake
- Funky straight eighths
- Blues rock
Skill Level Beginner
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1. Introduction
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Introduction1m 2s
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Tuning56s
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2. The Medium Shuffle
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Example 2: "The Zipper"3m 25s
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Example 3: "Memphis Fat"2m 37s
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Example 4: "Dazzled"2m 49s
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Example 5: "The Big One"3m 22s
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Example 6: "Slippery"3m 20s
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Example 7: "The Big Bottom"3m 44s
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Example 8: "Icy Road"3m 29s
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Example 9: "The Odd Couple"2m 54s
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Example 10: "The Rumble"2m 59s
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Example 12: "The Back Stack"3m 35s
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3. Straight Eighths
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Example 1: "On the Lamb"6m 25s
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Example 2: "Lord Mr. Ford"2m 45s
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Example 3: "Short & Sweet"1m 42s
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Example 6: "Filthy McNasty"1m 55s
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Example 8: "Johnny Clear"2m 40s
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Example 9: "Sticky Figs"2m 34s
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Example 11: "Jazz Bow"3m 53s
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Example 12: "Pay the Man"2m 17s
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4. The Blues/Rock Shuffle
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Example 2: "Revelator"3m 23s
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Example 4: "Clearly a Habit"2m 13s
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Example 7: "Green and Blues"1m 56s
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Example 8: "Due Props"2m 59s
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Example 9: "Zample Pample"3m 44s
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Example 10: "Rough Neck"2m 42s
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5. Uptown/Jump Blues
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Example 1: "Back Home Blues"2m 39s
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Example 3: "The Turnpike"3m 18s
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Example 4: "Slithery"4m 10s
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Example 5: "Detroit Banger"2m 49s
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Example 7: "Swing Street"2m 52s
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Example 8: "Hoopie Do"2m 54s
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6. Slow Blues
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Example 2: "The Bump"4m 53s
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Example 4: "Closin’ Time"3m 45s
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7. Mambo Blues
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Example 1: "Chordy"3m 12s
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Example 2: "Double Cross"2m 31s
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Example 3: "Shreveport"2m 6s
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Example 4: "Big Fun"2m 40s
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Example 5: "Waggin’"2m 27s
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Example 6: "Jazzeriffic"3m 24s
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8. Techniques
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Bending and vibrato2m 31s
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9. Medium Shuffle
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Medium shuffle, solo 14m 22s
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Medium shuffle, solo 25m 51s
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Medium shuffle, solo 33m 16s
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10. Funky Straight Eighths
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11. Blues-Rock
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Blues-rock, solo 14m 35s
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Blues-rock, solo 23m 10s
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Blues-rock, solo 34m 6s
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12. Uptown/Jump Blues
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Uptown/jump blues, solo 16m 17s
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Uptown/jump blues, solo 23m 11s
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Uptown/jump blues, solo 34m 22s
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13. Slow Blues
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Slow blues, solo 17m 28s
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Slow blues, solo 24m 43s
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Slow blues, solo 35m 45s
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14. Mambo Blues
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Mambo blues, solo 16m 41s
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Mambo blues, solo 25m 50s
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Mambo blues, solo 35m 47s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m 59s
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