This week is the second lesson of the blues tune, "You Can Make It If You Try", (with a New Orleans groove) written by Gene Allison in 1957. In this lesson our main focus is the...

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

In this lesson we will focus on different variations to endings in open G. I also show you some useful licks that you may not know about. The importance of using your foot to keep...

Yep - that  C to B flat and preceding lick together might be the coolest thing I've heard in a long time ... reminds me of the Stones in overdrive. How is that possible ha ha...

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

Hey Sonic Junction Friends - Dennis Gruenling here with the breakdown for the second chorus of my study song “Trill Seeker.” This chorus involves some drawn out distorted blues...

Hi Folks, This week we are finishing up Use What You Got by working up a second verse solo. Instead of learning a solo note for note, I demonstrate several of Freddie's important...

Hallo Corey, just have to thank you again. The longer i am here on your site the more excited i get. Have been playing guitar for 30 years and think i can play the guitar a bit but...

Thanks Corey for these brilliant lectures!! 

Hi Dariusz I'm real glad you're enjoying what I'm trying to do here on Sonic Junction. Since it sounds like you'll be playing in small settings, you won't need to be super loud....

Hi. Those bass runs that seemed so difficult to play are finally explained... thank you! But after years on alternate picking it's almost impossible to me to play all downstrokes!

I'm just about ready to declare this song isn't for me ... but I won't just yet.  It does feels hopeless after at least a month of practicing and sometimes I think I'm close and...

Now you've gone and done it ... as if this solo isn't mind blowing enough you throw a "Trill" (sp?) triplet or whatchamacallit in to really make life interesting. I see it written...

Kip, you're killing it! Really great job, no kidding. The music comes through when you play and that's really what matters most. There was one spot where I noticed you played one...

My pleasure, Peter! Use it in good health, as my grandmother used to say. ;-) 

Thanks for coming to the site.  Yes could be the guitar neck or maybe just the way you are arching your wrist.  It would be easier for me to say if I could see it live.  Keep...

Corey~  Man, you play so smooth.  It's truly an honor to watch/listen to you. Thanks for sharing your gift! With the drones, I don't think I have fat fingers, but I have a hard...

Thanks Tim.  Looking forward to you posting a video of your version when you are ready.

You are welcome

Hi Dennis, A recurring issue for me is bending notes while tongue blocking.  Do you have any tips on how to practice or develop this skill? btw I really enjoyed the show at the...

I have a recommendation to put the lesson order of associated lessons in the title of the iphone app.  For example, in Chris Eldridge's lessons, there is a specific order for the...

Thanks a lot Corey & Guy!!! not only for the songs, also for tell us what it' s all about

Great job Steve! Duke

Now you've gone and done it ... as if this solo isn't mind blowing enough you throw a "Trill" (sp?) triplet or whatchamacallit in to really make life interesting. I see it written...

Hi Duke,   My name is Steve, Im looking to start up some on line lessons with you.. My question is,  is there a certain level of play/knowledge of music/blues   that I should...

This week will start the blues tune, "You Can Make It If You Try", (with a New Orleans groove) written by Gene Allison in 1957. Again, this first lessons' focus is on the...

Hello Sonic Junctioneers - Dennis Gruenling here, and this week we start breaking apart my new piece called "Trill Seeker.” As you can probably tell, this song features a variety...

Hi Folks, This week we continue on with Use What You Got working on the solo section. We go thru the solo stop time intro again then continue with some of Freddie's early...

cool Corey   very cool mate !!

In this lesson we focus on putting together a good sounding solo.  Use Muddy's solo in the song as a reference and then learn some of the variations so you can be creative...