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112 thumb Rich g added to a forum topic: Bonnie Raitt . Love Me Like a...
I could have mis-heard him, too.  He was telling a story about the lead singer in the band he was with getting him out of trouble with the police after a Canadian border crossing...
509 thumb Alex barbera left a comment on: Jack of Diamonds Post 3
@Corey...I was telling Mike the same thing :))...Right now It's difficoult for me to catch the slide the way you do...I've never seen it before but I think it's better too...I can...
7 thumb Corey harris left a comment on: Jack of Diamonds Post 3
@ Alex...thanks for uploading.  Try playing the lines much more slowly and pay extra attention to slide control.  I can hear that sometimes the slide is hitting notes that...
509 thumb Alex barbera left a comment on: Jack of Diamonds Post 3
@Mike....thanks!!!!! The most challenging thing for me is to make that kind of ending sound live as much as possible...also the vibrato is difficoult and I still have problems in...
7 thumb Corey harris left a comment on: Jack of Diamonds Post 3
@ Mike...will do.  Thanks for the suggestion.  Good luck with it...
103 thumb Jerry portnoy added to a forum topic: Bonnie Raitt . Love Me Like a...
It's possible I suppose, but I don't recognize his name.
409 thumb Mike caren left a comment on: Jack of Diamonds Post 3
@Alex .. you sound GREAT !  I'm going to post a video in a day or two.  Fun seeing you play it.
112 thumb Rich g added to a forum topic: Bonnie Raitt . Love Me Like a...
Jerry,  I just wanted to ask if you are familiar with a drummer by the name of Russ Kammerer?  He plays now with a friend of mine, Brian Lee (Brian Lee and the Orbiters), but has...
509 thumb Alex barbera left a comment on: Jack of Diamonds Post 3
@Corey.....here's my video...I haven't practiced this tune a lot....I focused my attention more on Catfish and Everybody...Could you take a look at Catfishblues lesson4/Everybody...
509 thumb Alex barbera left a comment on: Chicago Blues in E Lesson 1
@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...
509 thumb Alex barbera left a comment on: Everybody Ought To Change Lesson 4
@Corey....Here's Everybody ought to change....I've also noticed that this tune is quite similar to Stop Breakin Down of Robert Johnson...Then I tried to throw in that song the...
509 thumb Alex barbera left a comment on: Catfish Blues Lesson 4
@Corey...could you take a look at this? :)))
6 thumb Duke robillard left a comment on: Slow Blues in C Lesson 2
Thats great Roger. I'm rellay happy some of my suggestions are working for you! Duke
455 thumb Roger left a comment on: Slow Blues in C Lesson 2
Duke, I am already seeing some progress using longer lines and tapping my foot. Its amazing that such a simple thing as tapping your foot can help so much. Thank you ! Roger
409 thumb Mike caren left a comment on: Jack of Diamonds Post 3
Hey Corey .. I'm getting it!  It's amazing what happens when you practice slowly and then sleep .. and try again the next day.  I will post a video later this week For me, it...
114 thumb Emoshurchak added to a forum topic: How Long?
No kidding.  I'm 62 and trying to learn alternate picking and using my pinky to correct bad habits I picked up over the years.  I actually like the sound of straight down picking...
409 thumb Mike caren left a comment on: Slow Blues in C Lesson 2
Hi David .. OK.  I use a Mac, so I don't think that's the issue.  What type of computer do you have?   Feel free to email me at mike@sonic-junction.com I would be happy to work...
409 thumb Mike caren left a comment on: Slow Blues in C Lesson 2
Hi David .. OK.  Very helpful.  Thanks In order to record video, Sonic Junction needs permission to turn on your webcam.  This is a security feature which is in place so random...
6 thumb Duke robillard added to a forum topic: Low Down and Tore Up . Train...
Well Mike, That's cause we WERE in the same room tearing it up with no overdubs except a few vocals. Train fare home would be another great one to teach, I aggree.
6 thumb Duke robillard added to a forum topic: Chan's House of Eggrolls, Jazz...
Hi Tim, Well the history of jazz and blues in Rhode Island is a long one. First of all in the 30s and 40s, big bands travelling from New York to Boston often stopped in Rhode...
409 thumb Mike caren left a comment on: Slow Blues in C Lesson 2
Hi David OK. Looking forward to seeing your video!  A couple questions 1. are you able to see the vidoe of yourself in the record video preview window? 2. after recording (press...
6 thumb Duke robillard added to a forum topic: How Long?
My picking style is a subconsious thing. I only learn what I do by people pointing it out to me actually. Picking is my weakest thing and i suppose if someone gave me advise on...
6 thumb Duke robillard added to a forum topic: SLOW DOWN VIDEO . Duke's Slow...
Yes Slowing it down is a great tool for learning!
6 thumb Duke robillard left a comment on: Slow Blues in C Lesson 2
Hi Roger, You are off to a good start there. Good vibrato and blues licks! My suggestion is that you concentrate on your flow. What I mean by that is you may try playing longer...
6 thumb Duke robillard left a comment on: Slow Blues in C Lesson 2
Hi Tim, The Chicago style blues lesson is up now. Duke
860 thumb Bruno added to a forum topic: SLOW DOWN VIDEO . Duke's Slow...
Love it; clearly very useful, especially in a case like this one. 
6 thumb Duke robillard published a lesson: Chicago Blues in E Lesson 1
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...
112 thumb Rich g added to a forum topic: Playing along with Sonny Boy...
Thanks Mike.  You sound good playing along. Rich
409 thumb Mike caren added to a forum topic: Playing along with Sonny Boy...
Sweet!  Made we want to pull out my guitar and play along!  
112 thumb Rich g added to a forum topic: Playing along with Sonny Boy...
One of my favorite blues songs.  The song is in the key of C and Sonny Boy is playing cross-harp (2nd position) using an F harp.  I am (trying) to accompany him in third position...
 
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