- Alright, let's have a listen to Solo Number Three.…Would you tip the band, please.…(lively blues guitar music)…One, two, three, four.…
Let's break this one down.…So you can see ...…Right off the bat, that my hand is shifting positions…during every small phrase.…So the first phrase (plays guitar)…I am playing on the third string, E to G. (plays guitar)…And when I get to the G,…on the 8th fret of the second string,…I'm adding my B.B. King vibrato. (plays guitar)…Okay, nice and fast. (plays guitar)…So I'm basically working…out of the major pentatonic scale there.…
(plays guitar)…Then I move up to the 10th position…and now I'm working out of the minor pentatonic scale.…(plays guitar)…And I'm going: (plays guitar)…So I'm going to start with 1, 10, (plucks guitar string)…or D, (plucks guitar string)…and then I'm going to play 2, 11. (plucks guitar strings)…But I'm going to bend the 11,…the second string, up slightly. (strums guitar)…To put a little schmutz on it. (plays guitar)…Then I move up to the 11th position, (plays guitar)…
Author
Steve Trovato
Released
2/28/2017Note: This course was created and produced by Alfred Music. We are honored to host this training in our library.
- 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
Duration
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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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