Join Steve Trovato for an in-depth discussion in this video The trill and the rake, part of Blues Guitar: Learn to Play.
- And a trill is rapidly alternating between two notes…using hammer on some pull-offs.…If I start with this note,…(plays note)…a trill would sound like this.…(plays trill)…So, hammer on,…(play alternating notes)…pull off.…(plays alternating notes slowly)…With any finger.…(plays faster trill)…(alternates finger)…And you get the trill sound.…To do a rake, you're going to play the note that you want to play…and then I'm going to cover the strings above it…using my, the fingers of my left hand…and then I'll play through the strings,…(strums muted strings)…ghosting or muting them all until I get to the string…that I want to sound and then I'll play through that one.…
(plays note)…It's a way to add power and aggressiveness to a single note.…(plays note)…
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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