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...  

Boogie

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

This is "If You're Lonely" by the great James Booker in F on my 1897 Steinway upright. The tune is not covered in any lessons here, but I learned it using the methods taught on...

This tune is "If You're Lonely" by the great James Booker, played on my 1897 upright Steinway. It's not from one of Davell's lessons, but I learned it using the methods from his...

Rick, I have been listening and trying to lean a couple of chromatic pieces of yours from 20 years ago, Walking in the shadow of the blues and When your woman is gone. Listening to...

Hi Chris, thank you for that great lesson. I was playing around with the different scale positions for a while now, but I never saw them out of chord positions so clearly. Your...

Dear Sonic Junction community! One question relating to the tongue blocking technique: Is it advisable to learn playing single notes from the left corner of the mouth as well?...

Hello All! This week we’re going to look at arpeggios - what are they and how can you find them on the guitar. Arpeggios are very simple, but very powerful. A basic definition: an...

We're re-issuing one of Corey's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated sheet music (now including the solo). From Corey: Today we will begin working on a...

Hi Folks, This week we are playing together to the track of Brad and I. I play the first chorus then you take the second then we trade 2s on the 1 to 4 chord section. And 4s on...

Hey There Harpsters! This week as we work on the next section of my I-chord Boogie, we need to remember it’s all about the groove. I will remind you this over and over again...

What you say is very true...so many players develop bad habits on their own or from an "instructor" who deos now know any better and then you get years of bad habits and it becomes...

Thanks Dennis and Larry, I'm literally feeling my way forward with this idea. Sometimes you experiment with something that seems to work only to find out later that you're...

Thanks Dennis and Larry, I'm literally feeling my way forward with this idea. Sometimes you experiment with something that seems to work only to find out later that you're...

Dennis is one of the few teachers that understands the concept of moving your internal tongue placement curved towards roof of mouth target spot just a little bit forward as you...

Dennis is one of the few teachers that understands the concept of moving your internal tongue placement curved towards roof of mouth target spot just a little bit forward as you...

You're welcome. The higher the note you are bending the shorter the reed, and also the closer to the front of your mouth that you need to use to bend it.

I think I see what you mean. Thanks.

Hi Chris, Here's a video of Gold Rush, including the 1st solo.  I clobbered the beginning of the first B section, and I think at least one of the A to B or B to A transitions...