In this lesson I discuss how to approach singing the tune while playing the bass line only. Also covered are different ideas on how to end the tune. Make sure that you keep it...

This week's lesson is the solo for the bridge section on Flying Home. I show the first half of Charlie Christian's solo on the bridge and the second half I approximated making it...

ya. "Put a burr on it and make it sound important"!

Cool i'm glad to hear that! Any idea of when u will launch the Android app? I would deffinetely be glad to test it out ;). Keep on bringing the good vibes. Greetings.  Bless. 

Thanks, Rick! 

@Sam Yohannan....greetings I don't know Skip James version of this song.   Do you have the recording?

@Mike...you are coming along nicely with this.  I would suggest that you vary your slide approach.  That is find where you can slide into the note and vibrate it and then find...

Hi Robert - Real glad you're diggin' the lesson. To tell you the truth, I can't rememberhow I was playing those bottom 2 holes - whether I was lipping or tongue blocking. In...

Hi Char --- glad you like the idea.  Yes, we plan to make make an Android App as well.  We know a lot of people have Android devices and they are growing in number (especially...

Hi Corey --- here's where I'm at with the tune.  It's really fun.   I still need to clean things up --- and add in the variations on the V (which are very cool).  Thanks in...

A frequent request this year is being able to watch lessons anywhere, anytime, with or without an internet connection. We heard you and have been working hard to make this happen...

Awesome idea, i like it a lot. Except for I n I have no Iphone, nor Ipad... any chance you will launch this app for all smartphones/ tablets? :-) It would be great!! Greetings...

A frequent request this year is being able to watch lessons anywhere, anytime, with or without an internet connection. We heard you and have been working hard to make this happen...

Steve, That sounds good. To assimilate the concepts are very useful and if you can add phrases to your arsenal that's always a good thing! Duke 

Hey Duke I went straight into this weeks lesson not having enough time for last weeks. i listened to it  and you mentioned going over it again. I think the challenge will be...

Hi Duke, I saw this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWTtMzCQEZI that you and Paul did at Empire Guitars of "I'm Confessing That I Love You" and just think it's fantastic!...

would be possible for you to post a lesson for the skip james version?

Hi Rick, Great lesson! Was it all tongue-blocking this week? Or were some of the notes lip-pursed (as in last week's lesson)? Thanks!

Christo, sounds like you need to see the Martin Scorsese documentary on the blues... you'll be even more stoked on the lessons you're taking afterward, I guarantee!!!

Hi Corey --- I love this tune!!  Thanks for teaching it.  I'm finally starting to get comfortable with the slide.  It's cool because you can really give the notes a vocal / organic...

In this lesson we do a review of how the bass and the melody work together. By this time you should have a clear idea of how they both work together. I also discuss playing the 5...

Hi Boyd --- Yes, we will get a backing track made for this series of lessons.  It's a great tune and I think there is a lot of depth to it.

Hi Folks, This week we are working on the second A section of the solo for Flying Home. I chose to use the actual Charlie Christian solo this time and will continue with the solo...

Soaring to that 5 hole inhale....you are not making it "sharp".  Imagine that each note "lives" in a small room (like a closet). When you let the note play at its highest point,...

Never mind, got it.

Hi, I'm on Dukes page and I'm looking for the videos for How Long. They are the freebies but I've signed up and can't find them. Thanks for your help.

Thanks Duke .  

Lovin the groove....first post

Can you make a backing track