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Chris thanks for the message !  I will review and work on that     Family in town so my normal practice space was taken!  So was in the garage with the space heater on ;)...

Hello! Dennis Gruenling here and this week as we dive deeper into my I-chord Boogie study song, I want to remind you all to take a breath! Many more of the same distorted bent...

Hey Travis,  Sounding very good! I can’t see your hands super well, but I don’t see anything in your face, neck or shoulders that indicates tension so that’s good too. That said,...

We're re-issuing one of Corey's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated sheet music (now including the solo). Today we will work on an introduction to the song and...

Hey Duke! Happy Thanksgiving! Here's my attempt at this one. Please let me know what you think! Best, Bruce

BRAVO! Sounds great, Torgeir! I could really feel the good natured spirit of the music coming through.  The groove seemed to suffer a bit when you went to the lower strings on the...

Hey Micah, nicely done! There's a nice relentless drive to the way you're playing this. It sounds like you basically know what to work on. There's still a bit of tension in your...

Hi Roy,  Awesome that you're working on that for your reciatal! Re: the origin of Old Grimes, there are a lot of fiddle tunes that share a lot of material. I don't know the tune...

Hi Markus,  Nice job here! I appreciate that you've got some of your own licks going on. To answer your questions: - It is only important to have your thumb on the back of the...

Why thank you! I've always loved that tune and it is mostly built from arpeggios. 

Hi Marcus, lovely tune! I'm so glad that the lesson was useful. The more you start thinking about this stuff - triads, arpeggios, scales, open voiced triads (which we will talk...

Yes, exactly. He was my biggest hero from the time I was 10 until I got to college. I always appreciated his unusual but very deliberate melodic sense and the meticulous sounds he...

Here's a quick cut. Really I should eave it a week to get good then post (but if I left it a week I'd never get round to posting!)

What a great series of lessons! Did this when it first came out on SJ, now I'm doing my homework and picking up loads that I missed! PS absolutley lobve the 'Tikki Lounge' album -...

Hi Dan and Torgeir,  Yes, depending on the design of the guitar there may be some slight intentional rotation of the top that will occur in the first couple of years. Meaning that...

Can't wait to hear! My guitar is really starting to open up now after two years, so you have a lot to look forward too :) takes some adjustments at guitar repair the first years...

Hey Enslah,  Beautiful! You’ve captured the essence of the feel in your approach. It’s very warm and relaxed - bravo! You are right that the rhythm is the aspect that is...

1944. It’s a beast!

Greener Grass would be fun!

Yes James, exactly! This is great! I can hear the tune but I can also hear that you are stepping out of the well-worn tracks. Keep it up. The one thing that I would suggest is that...

Hi Roy, When it comes to improvising, there wasn’t ever any secret that I learned - I just enjoy losing myself in the sounds that come out of the guitar, whether they sound good...

Great lesson!Another new Collings guitar? This time a rosewood? Tell us more about it, please.

Hi Stephen, and sorry for the slow response time! I‘m writing from JFK airport where I just touched back down in the States after a few weeks overseas. To answer your questions...

Did you get into arpeggios as a kid via Eric Johnson?  To my ear, his playing is super melodic and strays from that minor pentatonic shred thing that can get really old fast...

I will certainly revisit  theBoogie over a 12-bar progression soon - thanks!

Hi Dennis  How about lessons to boogoe on the 4 and 5 to give us a great repertoire...  

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