Example 5: "Detroit Banger"

- Here's example number five.…(metronome beat)…(blues music)…two, three, four…(blues music)…Let's break this one down,…shall we?…'Kay, I'm starting with a G9 chord…on strings five, four, three and two,…and it looks like this:…first finger, and then my pinkie on the D.…

I'm going to take that chord,…and I'm going to approach it from a half step below.…And I slide from a half step below…into that chord.…The rhythm is this.…One, two, three, four, one…Now, that's not really that easy, 'cause you got to think…okay, where's the eighth notes,…where do I rest, where do I play,…however, if you keep your right hand moving…in time to the music,…down, up down, up, as a shuffle feel,…your hand will be in exactly the right place to play…when you press the strings down.…

So check it out.…I'm going to mute all the strings and ghost the notes…until I actually want to play the chords,…then I'll press down on the notes…and strum the way I've been strumming,…and it'll just come out right.…One, two, three, four, one…(blues music)…Straight ahead.…