Just when I think I will never get this, I make some progress and that keeps me going.   I'll definitely use your pointers.  My tb bending has gotten better as I work on the bends...

Yes, that is bascially it. The "T" articulation is important. Good ear there :)

hi Dennis!   i 'm  hearing'  TA'   when you do the chords at end of  riff, is that what your  mouthing mate?

Yes, but only a little, as a little goes a long way with this technique.

Hi Dennis --- can you remind me how you get the "distorted" note --- are you picking up a bit of an adjacent hole?

Yes, but just slightly.

Hi Dennis,  When you scoop up from the slight bend on the 5 draw am I hearing a tiny piece of the 6 draw to get the distorted note ?    

Hi Dennis,  When you scoop up from the slight bend on the 5 draw am I hearing a tiny piece of the 6 draw to get the distorted note ?    

Thanks Duke.  But I think your wife needs to get her hearing checked!

James, you have a beautiful voice! Great to hear you sing this. One quick word of feedback: make sure you're actually saying all of the words. Sometimes the first word of the...

Hi there Chris, I didn't want to waste your time by putting the whole song because I know it could be long; the advice you gave was great and really helps me as a singer song...

Hi there Chris, I didn't want to waste your time by putting the whole song because I know it could be long; the advice you gave was great and really helps me as a singer song...

Hi folks  - i'm brand new to this site and on gonna give it a months trial -    Greetings Corey - I hope this mail finds you welll.  Is there any chance tab for the full piece...

Hey Chris. Thanks for the great feedback! You know, it really gives me pause. I was talking to someone the other day who does rap, and I asked him how you do it, and he said really...

Something isn't quite clear and yes I'm not a rocket scientist. You r using an a harp playing in the key of e and the guitar player is using 12 bar blues 5 intervals above that in...

Bruce, it's hard to argue with I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry! Great job on the singing. I can really feel what you're putting out: "the lonesome," as it were.  Since you've got the...

Hey Judson, thanks for sharing your thoughts. You make a good point that it would be pretty hard to write a happy song to the music of Keep Me from Blowing Away! That said, for me...

Right on Kip! Thanks for the kind words and I look forward to that video!

John, good job! There's one problem at the beginning where you're adding one extra 16th note before the first E note. You're using slurs for almost the entire last phrase. Now,...

Thanks guys, glad you like the song! If I can be crassly commercial for a sec I'll go ahead and let you know that Julian Lage and I recorded it on our album Avalon ;-)

Oh my goodness ... what a beautiful song. I can't say I've heard it before just now which surprises me. Thank you and I can't wait to learn how to play it properly.

Beautiful.

Hey James, if it feels better for you to keep your fingers out, by all means go for it! I actually put my fingers out sometimes too depending on how I'm feeling. The only rule is...

Darren, you sound really good flatpicking this. I'm not hearing the thumping that you describe, but that might be a limitation of either the microphone or my speakers. But visually...

Darren, sorry I'm only just now responding to this video. It seems I missed your email when it came in and I only just saw it when Mark posted a video above! You really sound...

Mark, you sound great! I really like how clearly all of the guitar playing is coming through - I can really hear all of the instrumental statements you are making. This is really a...

Thanks Duke! I'll definitely keep that in mind!

Good job Bruce, I would suggest when you start the verse after the intro, dont bend the strings so far. in this style of blues the bends are just a micro tone. in the old days...