From the course: Blues Guitar: Learn to Play
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Example 7: "Swing Street"
From the course: Blues Guitar: Learn to Play
Example 7: "Swing Street"
- Here's example number seven. (metronome ticks) (blues music) One, two, three, four. (blues music) Let's break this one down. This one I'm introducing a new chord. (plays guitar) It gives the blues a little bit more of a jazzy feel. And that's the G13 chord. I'm playing it here in the third position. My root on the sixth string. (strums guitar) The other notes are on strings four, three, and two. And they are, with my second, third, and fourth fingers respectively, third fret, fourth fret, and fifth fret. And I lock it in with the G as the root. And I'm muting string five, and string one. So I can strum across all six strings. (strums guitar) When I get to the four chord, it's the C9 chord, the five chord is the D9 chord. (strums guitar) The rhythm is a two bar phrase. The first bar being a little bit different, because the chord doesn't come in on one. One, two, three, four. (plays guitar) Not so hard to hear, harder to play. What I'm doing here is, I make sure that I keep my right…
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Example 1: "Back Home Blues"2m 39s
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Example 2: "Kansas City Stomp"2m 44s
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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 6: "Floatin’ On Down to Cotton Town"2m 51s
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Example 7: "Swing Street"2m 52s
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Example 8: "Hoopie Do"2m 54s
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Example 9: "Big City Lights"4m 8s
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