Hello Folks, This weeks lesson is all about the early Chicago Blues style in the Key of E. We start by learning a "from the 5" introduction. Then we go over the second guitar rhythm for a slow Chicago blues. We then learn to play a finger style background for a vocal employing the chords, riffs, bass line groves and embellishments like hammer-ons, pull-offs and other typical Chicago blues components and turn arounds. This will be the beginning of several lessons of variations on this style of electric blues. Enjoy and keep the questions and videos coming. Duke
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:Chicago Blues
Duke Robillard
key of E
Chicago Blues
Jimmy Rodgers
Muddy Waters
Print Chords & Tab
loop @ 10:22 to practice the turnaround
loop @ 11:40 to practice the whole intro
loop @ 12:47 to practice the shuffle
loop @ 14:19 top riffs
loop @ 14:19 to practice the top and ending (lesson mixed with run-throughs)
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Thank You David! Duke
Much appreciation Duke!
Thanks for this and all your great lessons.
David Larew
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Hi Guys .. I tabbed out the key riffs for the lesson. Let me know if any others catch your ear and I would be happy to loop them and tab them out. Just let me know the timecodes. Thanks!
Hi Thirdwind, I will check on that for you. Thanks, Duke
Thanks for the lesson. I love playing this Chicago stuff in E. The minor variations on such simple stuff is very cool. I wish Little Walter had recorded more guitar parts like the one on Honeybee.
I really like your tone on this lesson. Is that just an amp, or are you using an overdrive pedal in there?
Hi Duke, today I've practiced more on your lesson....Here's the new video. I start tryin to reproduce the lick you showed us and after I added my new version of Driftin blues which is a tune that I play a lot by myself...I used the same licks and I sing too, so sorry for pronunciation and voice! :) I'm still in trouble with bending and making that 9th chord sound properly...My sound is still dirty! :)
Thank you Duke...Most of all it's Corey's merit. We did something really similar in his version of catfish blues. Today I practiced again payin more attention on bending..I'm not very comfortable with it at the moment. Plus I'm not very clean in playin then I decided to cut my nails just to have a more warm sund!!!
I like so much that 9th chord that I become undisciplined...It's only a problem of DNA...I'm latin!!! :DD I'll keep practice on the phrase and hope to see the new lesson soon!!! :)) Ciao!!!!
Hi Wildwilli, Thanks, there will be lots more on Chicago style blues coming up! Duke
Hi Alex, Great job! You're got the feeling and the phrasing happening! Now my only suggesting is that you only use that 9th chord in the position I demonstrated it in. I haven't found another use for it besides using it the last measure before going to the 4 chord because of the way it is voiced. Good work keep it up. There will more coming soon
@Duke...here's my attemp with Chicago blues 1...I love that chord when you put the 9th..Is this the way do I have to call it..I'm ignorant in music theory!! I don't have an electric guitar...just acoustic...It's my lovely Epiphone EL 00 called Ginevra :DD