My next lessons will be with my bassist Brad Hallen, demonstrating the best bass lines to be played with the Chicago style blues in E we have been working on. Coming very soon...

@Alex...post a video when you are ready so I can hear what you doing.

@ MIke ....thanks.  Good question...I always play the brushes in the same place in this song.  I use the brushes to keep the rhythm going and to put a break between phrases.  Think...

@Alex...thanks.

Hi Corey .. one thing I'm noticing is you brush the strings at times ... like at 5:55 on the timecode ... and it adds this nice depth / feel.  How do you approach / choose when to...

Yet again, Iceman's take on things is essentially correct though, personally, I don't recommend tilting the harp. Whatever works though - the proof is in the sound. The basic...

Tongue blocking is an essential technique of blues harmonica - especially the Chicago style. It's a technique that produces a certain sound, and the harmonica's capacity to make...

As usual, Iceman's comments are right on the mark. I never learned any scales, though I am not discounting their potential value. Practicing scales may help some with your facility...

Hi Brian .. I would be happy to transcribe some more.  Any riffs in particular you would like me to do?     (start and stop timecodes would be great) Thanks!  

Hi Corey, What's in your mind when you play?  Do you see scales, hear notes, have a feeling, totally let go?   Thanks!

What's musical moment makes you laugh the most when you look back on it?   For me .. I use to play with a group at a friends house every Wed night.  We played mostly classic rock...

Certainly I'd never heard of him until someone on a list sent a link to this video.  He played in the 30s -50s, and apparently most of his work is in first position in the high...

Hi Donald, great question.   The video Duke's going to publish on Friday (Chicago Blues in E Lesson 3) demonstrates a hybrid picking technique using the pick for the bass and one...

I always recommend the Special 20 to new players, especially to those who are learning from my teaching materials where I tend to demonstrate everything on one harp in the key of...

i first tried guitar and realized i didnt' have a ear.. but i figured if i kept at it,,i may get it. one of the favourites movies of mine was crossroads and not soley because of...

Duke,     You've had an absolutely amazing career. We are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to benefit from someone who has personal firsthand experiences as you have...

Jerry, I wonder if you could explain why you switch between lip pursing and tongue blocking at various points?  Thanks. Rich

Thanks Mike, I did spend most of my mid-teens to twentys really listening ane soaking up all the blues styles. It didn't hurt that i was able to play with Muddy Waters at least a...

I was learning this last night, and the thing that struck me is the phrasing.   How important it is ... and how much working on it will improve my playing.  It's hard to describe...

Thank you everyone, The more I teach these type of things the more I realize the wealth of riffs i have stored in my brain from 50 years of playing the blues!  

Great lesson. Love the riffs, but also really appreciate the insights on approach to playing these tunes...invaluable guidance. Thanks.

@Corey...thanks...I love this tune expecially when you add the sound of the feet that works as a drum behind the melody...:)...I've seen this in a very beautifull video I found on...

Great lesson Duke!   I'm really enjoying these lessons in E you're doing.   Thanks!

SWEET turnaround Duke!  Definitely going to add that to my bag of tricks.  Kind of has a Hideaway type of feel.

Hello Friends, this week we are going to work on one more blues in E lesson. On this lesson we work on some of the Jimmy Reed / Eddie Taylor guitar licks that go along the lines we...

Juke 4th Chorus. A harp in key of E. As in most things - a combination of tongue blocking, lip pursing, single notes, chords and octaves. I mention a "rip" which, in this case, is...

Thanks for the lesson. I love playing this Chicago stuff in E. The minor variations on such simple stuff is very cool. I wish Little Walter had recorded more guitar parts like the...

@Alex...yes when you playing the melody I can hear that second string.  Try tilting your slide a little bit so that it only touches the string that you are picking.  Thanks for...

Thanks for the reply, Duke.  What's your preference regarding the bass player's line when you are playing a Jimmy Reed style groove like the one on this example? It would be great...

@...Mike...It didn't matter!!!! anyway....great job, as always!!! ;))) when you've got some time check that guy youtube channel...In my opinion he is very good and this video and...