Great show last week in St.Louis at the Blues City Deli.    Hard workin' band,  big sound,  they leave it all on the band stand,  fun, fun, fun, rock, rock, rock. Great Harp...

The top two tips here: - breathe in less air, this takes practice but will help big time! - work on releasing a little "extra" air when you exhale (either through your mouth or...

Hi Dennis I am having great fun learning this lesson! one thing I'm having trouble with is that I'm filling up with air, any tips on when best to expel this? Dave

Glad to hear that I'm helping! (Get the metronome out)  I hope you are doing well with this so far. (Get the metronome out)  sometimes constant reminders are a pain, but they do...

You're a joy to listen to--and a very effective teacher, not afraid to nag when it's about something important.  I really need those constant reminders about the metronome.  If you...

Thanks Bill...yes, any vibrato or tremolo or effect like that is just added decoration which is nice, but of course always focus on the basics first. Anything else is just...

I think it's bars 5 and 6, when you go to the 4-chord, at the end of each bar you hit the 2-hole draw with a vibrato that so reminds me of Howlin' Wolf.  I know I need to focus on...

 Hello again. I played in the following order: Main Riff-> second riff-> Main riff-> third riff-> Main riff-> "down home" riff-> Main

Hello Sonic Junctioneers - welcome back to the next section of my Buffle Off To Shufallo song. Basically we are getting to the heart of the matter right here in this section -...

Hello Folks, This week we are working on the second and third verses of "Easy Baby" by Magic Sam. I demonstrate the riffs and how Sam echos his voice with the guitar on these...

This week we're going to take a look at how Norman Blake played Church Street Blues from his excellent album Whiskey Before Breakfast. To me, Norman's approach to this song extends...

Always love the Magic Sam! Thanks Duke

What a great song!

I think it's bars 5 and 6, when you go to the 4-chord, at the end of each bar you hit the 2-hole draw with a vibrato that so reminds me of Howlin' Wolf.  I know I need to focus on...

Hey Chris, New kid here and just getting both back into playing my guitar and discovering Bluegrass which is kind of a revelation for a Kiwi living in Australia, so firstly thank...

Way too hot outside to cut grass so I decided to take a shot at this.  

Hey Chris, New kid here and just getting both back into playing my guitar and discovering Bluegrass which is kind of a revelation for a Kiwi living in Australia, so firstly thank...

I'm referring to your 2 lines of tab. what i've written here - that's the first line, second bar as I hear you play it, so the last note of this bar - the low D is on the off...

Hi Dennis I am having great fun learning this lesson! one thing I'm having trouble with is that I'm filling up with air, any tips on when best to expel this? Dave

Hey Duke! Finally got around to working on this one. What a pretty tune, and Sunny's voice is so sweet on it. Still got plenty of room for improvement but I was wondering if you...

Thanks Kip!

That run from about the 2:05 minute mark to around 2:35 is really sweet - I like that a lot.

Hey Duke! What a great tune! It made me realize I haven't listened to nearly enough Magic Sam! I was mostly just familiar with West Side Soul, but hadn't listened to the Cobra...

Way too hot outside to cut grass so I decided to take a shot at this.  

Hello Corey, Been wondering if you would consider some reggae or contemporary lessons of your stuff like blu.black style? Thanks.

I don't know, it's pretty hard to argue with The Stones! 🙂

Yep ... dang it ... you're right about missing the 3 beats and man do I look seriously um serious ... I need to lighten up when the camera is on. It definitely is super fun to play...

Kip, sounds great! Very cool way to play a tune right? You're totally doing it. Just one thing to mention: you skipped a few beats (3 to be precise) going from the A section to...

Hi John, well done! The main thing is that you don't have to pick all of those notes. Use hammer on's and pull offs to make your life easier. Not only does that give your right...

Way too hot outside to cut grass so I decided to take a shot at this.