Hi Rich The album with me and Big Walter playing together on "Hoochie Coochie Man" is I'm Ready. Many classics like this have been recorded several times, even by the original...

Hi Duke I'm just writing to say thank you for the treasure trove of licks and phrases you open with each lesson and for all the vast knowledge you are sharing. Having just...

Hi Heinrich Welcome to Sonic Junction!  We have recently updated the video player with some new features and unfortunately created a bug:  you can no longer click on the progress...

great lesson , but i'm not fast enough to catch it and i can't back up the video. i have to start from the begining of the lesson again. if i were to purchase your subscription...

Jerry That was fun to listen to -  your harp, of course, but Rick's guitar and singing, too. A couple of questions - first on which album is the version with you and Big Walter?...

The vocal sound "dunlop" is a very good exercise.  It helps to identify where the isolated individual notes are in the tune.  Overall it helps to improve a finger-picking guitar...

Thanks, Mike and Peter. Not a problem, all part of me learnin' too. The information comes from the Yazoo records liner notes. They are very informative and educational. Thank You...

Yes Duke please cruise through California! The Bay Area would LOVE it!

That made my Friday!  I'm going to be humming Hoochie Coochie Man in my sleep. Can't wait toget working on it...

@Corey .. thanks!  Yes, the accent on the 1 feedback is exactly what I needed.  The tune flows much better for me now.  I'm also letting up on the muting and like it.  Thanks...

okay here's mine.  sorry about the singing, but I didn't think i could play four choruses!  Plus it's a great style for fills.  I've been singing this as my go to slow blues song...

Wow!  Played with conviction and precision!  I loved it.  I found it particularly instructive that Jerry plays this acoustically.  I  could watch his hands, his cheeks, his...

This week folks we add some more funky technics to what we have already done. We work on bending whole tones up and down in an even rhythm that gives a springy effect that is...

@Corey I've just recorded it...I try to sing

Another classic: one of the most famous songs in Chicago Blues - Hoochie Coochie Man. Originally performed by Muddy Waters with Little Walter on harp. "A" harp in key of "A".

Duke...   It's a small world. What you described about hearring Chuck Berry's "Wee Wee Hours" for the first time as a kid is an exact match of my own experiance. You said exactly...

@Corey...no worries! I know that you're very busy with the new album and other even more important things...first time I saw it, as I told you before, I though that it was easy but...

Thank you Jerry, for your invaluable wisdom and information.

This seems to me to be a eight-bar blues with two verses (?) of 12-bar blues where the harp solo goes, then back to eight-bar Could you please do a bit of discussion of the...

@Alex...Please excuse the delay in getting back to you.  I can see that you have got it.  Yes you are right that it is a challenge keeping the rhythm while playing.  I haven't...

@Mike...Nice work.  I would suggest that you ease up on the muting just a little bit and let the strings ring out a bit more.  Also try and check on the rhythm of the lick...accent...

Hi Mototeam, The ES-125 C sounds great. Glad you are enjoying the lessons. Duke

Hi Antonio, Thanks, I'm glad it works for you! Duke

Hi Vince, You are correct sir, where theres a will, there's a way!Duke

One certainly can bend single notes while tongue blocking. I did it that way for many years when I almost exclusively tongue blocked. I still do it in certain situations though now...

@Vince .. I like your spirit!  OK ... hand stretching here I come @Antonio .. I totally agree the tone is in the fingers.  I'm also tending to use a pick less.  I like the...

ops one more thing Corey...I've changed the shot for purpose so you can see better how I am working with the right hand...look forward to hear you soon!!! Alex

@Corey...first time I saw the lesson I thought that this tune would have been easier than the others..Off I course I made a mistake....It's tough to stay in tempo doing the...