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...

everything is super

Hi Corey ... love the tune!  I've never played the shuffle like this in E using the open E form and my pinky to do the shuffling.  It's a bit of a stretch ... but very cool as you...

Here's a youtube link to a Taj Mahal guitar lesson where he demonstrates a Jimmy Reed 5 chord. enjoy.

VERY NICE ALL THE DAYS BEFAURE WORKING!!!!! thanks so much dom from france ps i just by a 125 tdc gibson  so merveillous  

duke you are da man, i wish i saw this 25 years ago when i first learned that last johnny guitar watson lick off the 5, it took me an hour back then to figure it out lol, also for...

great stuff, jimmie vaughan was nailing a buncha johnny guitar watson licks at our gig last week, me and my hardcore blues loving students were in the table after my set up-front...

Oh, by the way I really dig the axe Duke is playing. I've seen video and plenty of photos of guys like Hubert Sumlin playing guitars that were not considered high quality. It's the...

What a cool lesson! Many thanks Duke. This is right up my alley since I don't use a pick as well. I really enjoyed that bit right at the end. Gems like that are why I am enjoying...

Ha!  Yes, when Duke said he had small hands and then I looked at mine ... I knew I was in trouble.  I'm going to be doing it the easy way Love the bends and snaps Duke!  ... and...

Hi Guitar friends, The next lesson is on the first half of the solo chorus on 3 Hours Past Midnight. The lesson starts off with a finger buster that is hard for me to play but I do...

Thanks for the backing track, it really helps to master the tunes better  

I get it about the "quotes" as you put it. When I saw you play at Viper Alley last month, I heard you reference "Im Beggining To See The Light." a few times.

Hi Duke never heard of Eastwood Airline guitars before but it looks good and they get good reviews. I have heard good things about (Japanese made) Edwards guitars too which are...

@corey...thanks....with this diferent shot I can see better how is workin the right hand but less the left hand...would be nice to have a mix of the two things! :))

yes, Gatemouth and Guitar Slim were famous for always playing with a capo for some reason. Slim was just very basic so I believe that's why he used one. Duke

Well, I know that it's sort of esoteric.  But while you can play all  the same notes in standard tuning, I find that these unique tunings sort of fit the thinking of the player...

Sounds good Peter, keep up the good work! Duke

Yes daddyray, I remember reading that also many years ago. Duke

Hi Bob, Actually, That's my brother Gerry's artwork. He's a fabulous artist and has been doing it as long as I have been playing guitar.

Hi Lindsay, Its an Eastwood Airline, Twin Tone. Great guitar, fairly inexpensive and I love it!