Hey Bruce, sounds great and I can hear some herb licks in there. There's alway blues in herb's playing! great job, Duke  

Hi Rick, This tune just makes me grin ear to ear - I love it. I'm curious what sax players you love. Who should I listen to to soak up more of this kind of groove? Thanks, Bill

This is the "magic" of the groove. It sounds like two harps, but is really one harmonica playing both "rhythm guitar" as well as "lead guitar".

For sure, I hear 2 harps playing together in this song...Rick, not any man is able to do all that staff alone... a good news: he will give us his secret in a few time! 

Blues Guitar and Harmonica,  Little Walter's  "Juke"

Total honey drippin' groove. As a matter of fact, I developed my own basic "groove" sound, but apparently I have been insiduously influenced by Mr. Estrin (having listened to his...

Hey Larry - I stole it from somewhere myself. I'm just too old to remember where I got it.

Total honey drippin' groove. As a matter of fact, I developed my own basic "groove" sound, but apparently I have been insiduously influenced by Mr. Estrin (having listened to his...

Beauty ... another one from the file of where was I when this was going on? The verses are a mouthful until I learn it, and what is the lyric in the 2nd verse "HE PLAYED IN A BAND...

That was fantastic!  Thanks so much!

In this lesson we cover a few techniques that will make your playing much more interesting: brushes, snaps, pops, slides and muting. Learn how to use these techniques appropriately...

Hi Jeff --- yes, our mistake --- thanks for letting us know.  All fixed.

Some Good weeks are coming... yehaa! ,-)

Some Good weeks are coming... yehaa! ,-)

Hola, guys--the pdf is of a previous tune.

Hi Friends, This week we are learning my arrangement of the melody for Stompin' At The Savoy". I have come up with a way to play it where the first part is played with chords...

Hello! We’ve got a new song we’re going to start working on this week, “Let Him Go On Mama,” by the great John Hartford. For those of you unfamiliar with Hartford, he was a true...

Hey Sonic Junction - Rick Estrin back with you again and this time out I put together a shuffle piece I'm calling "Half Steppin" - In this set of lessons, the focus is split...

Hi Duke! I've been working on this lesson from "before my time" at Sonic Junction, and it's really helped me a lot. I've been listening to tons of Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel...

P.S. I can't wait for the melody & solo to "Stomping!"

Hi Duke, did you mean a Telecaster wih heavy (flatwounds 12/52) strings? By the way I wish you a very Happy New Year, you're doing a fantastic job  here with your teaching. Will...

Theres a mistake in the beginning riff tab  Its not the 11 but the 9 thread on the high E string

Nice . Thanks Duke.

Hi Corey, I have just joined sonic junction and look forward to learning from you throughout the year- what a privilege it is to learn from you. I'm starting with 44 blues. Looking...

 here's one! thanks Duke! 

Hey Andre - Once again, good job! One thing I noticed is you could pay a little bit closer attention to the pitch oh the 3 draw bends. The only other thing I thought was that the...

Hey Andre - Real good job on this 4th verse. The only thing I hear that could use a small correction is the beginning of the first lick. Both times you do it, you should start from...

Hey Duke! Great song and fun chords to play. I probably should've gone to a Db7 before going to the B section, but other than that, how's this sound?  Thanks, Bruce

Happy New Year!!