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Rick estrin
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Crawlin' Kingsnake Last Vocal Verse
Hi Bill - Thanks. I'll definitely keep that in mind.
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Bill blatner
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Crawlin' Kingsnake Last Vocal Verse
Nasty lyrics! A female singer friend suggests keeping the number of songs involving snakes to one per performance 😉
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Rick estrin
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Crawlin' Kingsnake Last Vocal Verse
Thanks, Gordi - I'm real glad you enjoyed the series. The little things, the nuances and subtleties, can certainly make a big difference in the overall effect.
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Gordi brown
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Crawlin' Kingsnake Last Vocal Verse
thanks so much Rick .. always wanted to nail this one. it sure makes you realise the finer nuances. your lessons are priceless!
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Charlie
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Robbins Nest Chords
Thanks Duke! LOVE this
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Zach
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Is It Too Late Now? Performance and Rhythm
Chris, thanks so much for the feedback. I totally get what you're saying, and it's SUPER helpful to think about. I really hadn't even been thinking about dyanmics, and that's a...
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Corey harris
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Trouble In Mind Run-Through and Basic Rhythm
We're re-issuing one of Corey's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated sheet music. From Corey:
Today we will begin learning Trouble in Mind, a classic blues...
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Duke robillard
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Robbins Nest Chords
Hi Friends,
This week is lesson 2 of Robbin's Nest and we will learn the bridge melody. It's a simple but very cool bridge and fun to play. We also go over the form of the song...
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Rick estrin
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Crawlin' Kingsnake Last Vocal Verse
Hey, Sonic Junction.
This week we're doing the last vocal verse, and the first half of the outro verse. The harp on the vocal verse is pretty much stuff we already went through...
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Chris eldridge
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Angeline the Baker Recognizing Triads On One String
Kip, thanks so much for this thoughtful comment! I think you hit the nail on the head when you wrote,"when I hear the word 'IMPROVISE' in a sentence such as, 'How in the world does...
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Chris eldridge
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Angeline the Baker Recognizing Triads On One String
Exactly! How cool! Thanks for sharing.
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Chris eldridge
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How about something from Hawktail - maybe 'Unless' or 'In The Kitchen'. I love how Jordon Tice tackles those slower tunes that seem more naturally suited to the fiddle and upright...
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Chris eldridge
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Soldier's Joy Flatpicking Melody and Pick Stroke
Hi Paul,
Sorry we didn't get to say hi in KC, now that the tour is over I'm getting caught up on my Sonic Junctions and I'm only just seeing this!
I have a few concentration...
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Chris eldridge
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Angeline the Baker Arranging for the Guitar's Growl
Glad you're enjoying!
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Chris eldridge
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Angeline the Baker Playing on One String
Hi Denny,
Yes, it is almost all downstrokes, but I do play upstrokes when the syncopation calls for it. For instance, at 0:08 and 0:09 when I'm playing that quick high note (F#)...
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Chris eldridge
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Angeline the Baker Playing on One String
I know it sounds crazy, but it's true! Some of this stuff, especially the part where you can make the leap into real improvising, has to be learned by intuition. The fun starts...
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Chris eldridge
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Is It Too Late Now? Performance and Rhythm
Zach, you sound absolutely great! Well done! Guitar playing sounded great throughout and special mention for your singing, which is killer. Just a couple of thoughts on rhythm...
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Chris eldridge
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Fundamentals The Pick on the String
To wrap all of this up in practical terms, try focusing on what “feels” good rather than what sounds good for a little while. Strive to experience a sense of fluidity at the...
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Chris eldridge
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Fundamentals The Pick on the String
By being detached and impersonal you are also disempowering the part of you that has an emotional stake in whether or not you are accomplishing what you are aiming for.
So...
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Chris eldridge
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Fundamentals The Pick on the String
Hi Greg, good question.
I'm going to get a little philosophical here because you are asking about changing deeply ingrained habits and that can be a tricky thing to do. So we're...
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Tom k.
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Robbins Nest Intro Breakdown
Great tune . Fun to play . Thanks Duke . A keeper .
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Andre loiselle
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Yes, that definitely makes sense. That fact that I can improvise at all used to seem like a miracle to me but your analogy of building up a vocabulary and using it to say...
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Rick estrin
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Crawlin' Kingsnake 2nd Half of Solo
Thanks Bill - We'll see. Cut That Out's a great tune.
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Bill blatner
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Crawlin' Kingsnake 2nd Half of Solo
Yes, that definitely makes sense. That fact that I can improvise at all used to seem like a miracle to me but your analogy of building up a vocabulary and using it to say...
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Charlie
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Robbins Nest Intro Breakdown
Beautiful! New tune to me. Whose recording/s do you recommend?
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Andre loiselle
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Hey Rick, unrelated to this lesson but do you think you'll ever post any chromatic lessons?
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Kip marchetti
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When you talked about learning with your ear first, then applying the intellect, you were spot on. That is essentially what we do in elementary school music classrooms. The kids...
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James macklin
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Angeline the Baker Recognizing Triads On One String
When you talked about learning with your ear first, then applying the intellect, you were spot on. That is essentially what we do in elementary school music classrooms. The kids...
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Rick estrin
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Crawlin' Kingsnake 2nd Half of Solo
I think I can pretty much play off the top of my head in my own version of this style, but the way that came about, was by learning different pieces in this style. Then, over time...
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Rick estrin
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Sloppin' and Slidin' Performance
I hadn't thought about it, but maybe. For now, you should check out Dennis's Moan a Chrom serie.
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