Hi Folks, This week we are starting a new song. It's the Albert King classic Born Under A Bad Sign. We are learning the rhythm guitar this week from the intro up to the guitar solo. The rhythm part consists of single note low string lines and they are are just about the coolest lines I've ever heard. Expertly crafted by Steve Cropper, they create a mood that draws you instantly in to the song. It's a deceptively simple part and it takes a while to figure when to change up the parts on this one. Get this first half down solid then we march on the the second half which is from the solo to the vamp ending. Gonna be a fun time learning this one.
Enjoy!
Duke
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:
Chicago Blues
Print Chords & Tab
Loop 0:00 Introduction to Born Under A Bad Sign
Loop 3:40 Breakdown of Rhythm
Loop 15:45 Practice Loop
Loop 17:47 Closing Thoughts
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Hey Duke! You can hear me playing along with my old scratchy record. I love every pop and click on that piece of vinyl! Hope you're doing well. Thanks for this great tune. Best, Bruce
A great song. Born under a Bad Sign - I was born on a Friday the 13th :),
Great to be back.
Steve
Sounds great Steve. You got it down! Duke
Hi Everyone, Glad you like this choice of song. It's always blown me away since the day I first heard it. duke
any sheet music for this lesson, none up at the moment that I can see
Hi Mark -- thanks for letting us know -- all fixed.
Wow, I'm so excited! I got curious and I found this article on the web about the creation of this LP and song. Pretty interesting!
PS Mike Caren, I tried using the link tool for the URL I'm about to paste, but when I click on the icon, nothing happens.
http://teamrock.com/feature/2013-04-08/albert-king-we-weren-t-thinking-blues-we-were-thinking-dance-music
Hi Bruce -- you need to have the link selected before clicking on the link icon. Can you try again and let me know how it works for you? Thanks.
Ok, I see. Not particularly intuitive, but c'est la vie. Thanks.
Love this one Duke!