Bravo, my friend!  Excellent rendition.

John Williams thanks you for the quote ;)

Hey Critter! Here's a pretty imperfect pass at Rygar. Man, this tune has such momentum! Every time I finish playing I feel as if  I'm dismounting a wild animal (in the best sense...

John Williams thanks you for the quote ;)

Thanks Boyd - Have fun with it!

Hello Friends this week we are finishing up soloing on Never Mind. We have the bridge which most of you that have been with me for a while should be able to improvise on already...

greetings jay! yeah man...you've got it! all of the ingredients are in the pot. a little more stirring and a little more heat and this will be complete. i had to play some of the...

This week we’re going to talk about one of the most useful techniques in a flatpicker’s arsenal - hybrid picking. Hybrid picking is a technique where one holds the flatpick in the...

hey there Jay! you're sounding great, man! i can tell you've put some time into this one. good use of those C7 shape 7th chords. the opening riff on the G chord is solid...

This is really nice

This week we will focus on learning the B part of the song. This is based off a couple major chord shape that moves up the neck and then back down again. Make sure you have a solid...

Hey Sonic Junction - I’m back. This time out we’ll break down the first half of verse five. This week there’s more focus on overt percussion sounds to go along with the continuing...

Hey Dan, thanks for this song. After several takes, it's still not right there, but I've got to get it on tape anyhow.... so here it is

Thanks Boyd - I’m real glad you’re enjoying it!

Great lesson It’s a very fun lesson and a lot to learn 

Thanks Rick. I love the focus on the little things. The in-between bits seem to give a lot of character while keeping the groove. Loving this series!

Thanks Eric - I’m glad you’re diggin it. I really believe the licks alone don’t sound “official“ if people overlook the details.

Thanks Rick. I love the focus on the little things. The in-between bits seem to give a lot of character while keeping the groove. Loving this series!

Hi Chris - thanks for the question.  The tab should now be up to date.

Hi Torgeir, nicely done! You've done a good job of making the bass line and the melody both speak. It already sounds nice and it will continue to get better the more you practice...

Living in the Mississippi Valley please!

Please please please, "Mean Mother Blues" and how to build crazy solos on it like yours and julian's ones !thank a lot !

Please please please, "Mean Mother Blues" and how to build crazy solos on it like yours and julian's ones !thank a lot !

Please please please, "Mean Mother Blues" and how to build crazy solos on it like yours and julian's ones !thank a lot !

hi duke, great job, just signed in yesterday! i don't know if or where i could place a wish. i would like a tutorial bout sy olivers shim-sham song "t'aint what you do it's the way...

I had to skip a few lessons, because butter and eggs is just to beautiful not to try! Challenging with some stretchy chords, I'll keep practizing and maybe advance to the solo. Any...

Norman Blake's version of 'Under the Double Eagle'

Hey Rick !! " you lied " there no trick to it .... keep it in your mouth !! loll .... these lessons are Amazing !! it s amazing how you play a lick and you say "something like that...

This week we will learn the melody and how combine it with the bass line. Start by playing the bass line with the chords and sing the melody while you play. Once you have...

Hey Duke - I love everything I ever heard Billy play. But sure there's more that I've never heard. I have all (or at least lots) of his stuff with Bill Doggett. And I have the...