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Chris James macklin left a comment on: Music Theory I Open Voiced Triads
Ha! As you started playing through those open voiced triads, I started thinking "Hey, that sounds like what Eric Johnson does". Then you broke into Cliffs of Dover lol. Nice...
2040 thumb Dennis gruenling published a lesson: Boogie on the I Breakdown of 5th Verse
Hey Harpers of Sonic Junction…this week for the 5th Chorus of Boogie On The I we are gonna have some more drawn out distorted notes, and possibly some patterns of more draw notes...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge published a lesson: Music Theory I Open Voiced Triads
Hello! This week I’m going to show you one of my favorite devices on the guitar: the open-voiced triad. What is an open-voiced triad you say? It’s very simple: it is a normal...
7 thumb Corey harris published a lesson: Lay My Burden Down Bringing the Bass and Melody Together
We're re-issuing one of Corey's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated sheet music (now including the solo). From Corey: Today we will focus on getting our...
1992 thumb Nat worden left a comment on: Fundamentals The Pick on the String
Hi Chris, thanks for your wonderful lessons. I've developed some bad habits over years of playing that you're helping me fix. My question is this: the pick-on-string method that...
2040 thumb Dennis gruenling left a comment on: Third Is The Word Performance and Introduction To Series
Real nice! Geat work, and the phrasing was more fluid for sure....good job! 
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409 thumb Mike caren left a comment on: I to IV Groove Soloing - Lesson 2
Thank you!  You're right -- wrong link.  It's fixed now. 
2492 thumb Marty perry left a comment on: I to IV Groove Soloing - Lesson 2
Hey Mike, I'm not sure if you were aware that that link is busted. It goes to a backing track but it's not for this lesson.  Laoyao, The backing track at this point is the last...
2187 thumb Bryn left a comment on: Fundamentals Scale Degrees and Melody
Chris, your response to David (about a year ago) regarding scale degrees and becoming familiar with the tonal identicalities (is that even a word?) between a 3rd and a 5th (or...
409 thumb Mike caren left a comment on: I to IV Groove Soloing - Lesson 2
It's located in the upper right most side of the screen.  The round play button.  Enjoy!
Rick Laoyao left a comment on: I to IV Groove Soloing - Lesson 2
 the backing tracks?
2084 thumb Travis styer left a comment on: Nine Pound Hammer Norman Blake Style Solo
Chris thanks for the message !  I will review and work on that     Family in town so my normal practice space was taken!  So was in the garage with the space heater on ;)...
2040 thumb Dennis gruenling published a lesson: Boogie on the I Breakdown of 4th Verse
Hello! Dennis Gruenling here and this week as we dive deeper into my I-chord Boogie study song, I want to remind you all to take a breath! Many more of the same distorted bent...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Nine Pound Hammer Norman Blake Style Solo
Hey Travis,  Sounding very good! I can’t see your hands super well, but I don’t see anything in your face, neck or shoulders that indicates tension so that’s good too. That said,...
7 thumb Corey harris published a lesson: Lay My Burden Down Introduction Breakdown
We're re-issuing one of Corey's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated sheet music (now including the solo). Today we will work on an introduction to the song and...
2018 thumb Bruce dumes left a comment on: I to IV Groove Jam Track with Duke
Hey Duke! Happy Thanksgiving! Here's my attempt at this one. Please let me know what you think! Best, Bruce
2084 thumb Travis styer left a comment on: Nine Pound Hammer Norman Blake Style Solo
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Fundamentals The Pick on the String
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Old Grimes Solo Points of Interest
BRAVO! Sounds great, Torgeir! I could really feel the good natured spirit of the music coming through.  The groove seemed to suffer a bit when you went to the lower strings on the...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Gold Rush First Solo and Tony Rice Style Improvising
Hey Micah, nicely done! There's a nice relentless drive to the way you're playing this. It sounds like you basically know what to work on. There's still a bit of tension in your...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge added to a forum topic: New Song Request
Hi Roy,  Awesome that you're working on that for your reciatal! Re: the origin of Old Grimes, there are a lot of fiddle tunes that share a lot of material. I don't know the tune...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Soldier's Joy Fiddle Tunes as Connect the Dots
Hi Markus,  Nice job here! I appreciate that you've got some of your own licks going on. To answer your questions: - It is only important to have your thumb on the back of the...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Music Theory I Chords
Why thank you! I've always loved that tune and it is mostly built from arpeggios. 
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Music Theory I Arpeggios
Hi Marcus, lovely tune! I'm so glad that the lesson was useful. The more you start thinking about this stuff - triads, arpeggios, scales, open voiced triads (which we will talk...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Music Theory I Arpeggios
Yes, exactly. He was my biggest hero from the time I was 10 until I got to college. I always appreciated his unusual but very deliberate melodic sense and the meticulous sounds he...
3857 thumb Charlie left a comment on: Romance in the Dark Ending
Here's a quick cut. Really I should eave it a week to get good then post (but if I left it a week I'd never get round to posting!)
3857 thumb Charlie left a comment on: Romance in the Dark Ending
What a great series of lessons! Did this when it first came out on SJ, now I'm doing my homework and picking up loads that I missed! PS absolutley lobve the 'Tikki Lounge' album -...
1621 thumb Chris eldridge left a comment on: Butter and Eggs Introduction and Chords
Hi Dan and Torgeir,  Yes, depending on the design of the guitar there may be some slight intentional rotation of the top that will occur in the first couple of years. Meaning that...
 
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