Great job Travis, you've definitely got a good flow going here! You got my foot tapping right along. The next thing I would focus on is how you are accenting the melody to make it...

Hi Nat! To be totally honest, I've never thought too much about the details of how the pick itself interacts with the strings when strumming. But I think that's because the bigger...

Chris, your response to David (about a year ago) regarding scale degrees and becoming familiar with the tonal identicalities (is that even a word?) between a 3rd and a 5th (or...

I eared that song long time ago at Manny s Car Wash by you Rick !! I think It was in 1996 or so ??  That was the only time that you played in the high end of the harp ... and Yeah...

A nice Friday treat!  Thanks Rick

It's always so pleasant to disvover a new piece of you, asking "where is he bringing us this time?". Happy to land in the field of Cotton! Thanks

Thanks Boyd - Glad you like it!

I like it

Hey Sonic Junction - Rick Estrin, back again. This time I'm doing my take on Lightnin'. It's a tune that James Cotton and Otis Spann recorded on the Prestige label back in 1964...

Hello Folks, This week we learn the melody for the classic tune Careless Love. We also go over my first chorus of solo from my upcoming May release Ear Worms which includes this...

Now that you are beginning to get the feeling of the chords, bass and melody, we begin to put them together. I suggest starting by playing through only the bass while holding the...

Thank you Bryn and Enslah!

Totally agree with Enslah here...beautifully played, and that guitar of yours has wonderful tone!

Please add some more chromatic harp Dennis! that'll keep me coming back to Sonic.  

Jenn! You're living the dream. I hope that it's going well so far. If you have any questions about anything in these lessons or want to leave a video of trouble spots or triumphs...

Hey there Jay! I've been on sabbatical but it's great to know that you're still digging in here. I just published a songbook called "Dan Zanes House Party: A Family Treasury of...

not yet !!

Other than Moan A  Chrome other there any other chromatic lessons provided for harp players who want to learn chromatic playing?  

Beautiful, Torgeir! That guitar of yours keep sounding better and better! Happy new year! 

Give thanks Boyd

Nice  

hello Chris and happy new year! I've just finished one year on SJ and have just renewed for a year more. Really feel this is helping, especially with right hand-teqhnique which has...

hello Chris and happy new year! I've just finished one year on SJ and have just renewed for a year more. Really feel this is helping, especially with right hand-teqhnique which has...

Thanks Rick and Larry !! by the way Larry ... just write English please ... i ll do the work to translate ... because when you put I don t know what to translate ?? It s not really...

Thanks for the reply on mississipi valley, I wasn't really aware that I always used the third when playing alternate bass! I have practized this picking style for about three...

Hey Chris, This is slightly different from the way you are playing - my own interpretation of the Youtube vid with most of yours added... Think I got the pickstrokes in the right...

Even the four hole bend is flat...try bending down very slowly to find the full range available. When you hit the "bottom", that is usually a quarter tone too flat.Même le coude à...

Even the four hole bend is flat...try bending down very slowly to find the full range available. When you hit the "bottom", that is usually a quarter tone too flat.Même le coude à...

That's important stuff to learn! And don't feel bad - I didn hear all that stuff in my own playing right away either!

Hey Rick and Larry !! you re right when I bend on the 2 and 3 hole ... I m Flat !! it s amazing how pros like you can ear things loll ... i ll have to work on these .... but on the...