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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 16, 2016 14:42:49 GMT -6
Thanks for all your positive replies guys, it feels good to get back to some serious blues study.
Yes Bruce I have been working on my strumming techniques while I was finding it difficult to fret the chords, what I did discover for myself is that I got a much better/softer/dynamic rhythm tone by using a thin flexible pick.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 16, 2016 14:48:21 GMT -6
Mick, what guitar is that? I don't remember seeing it before; it's beautiful... Hi J, the guitar is a Hagstrom Viking Deluxe, I've had it for a few years now, here's a vid of it being used a little more in anger!!!!
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 16, 2016 16:01:02 GMT -6
You did a great job on that one too Mick! I'd forgotten what a fun song that was; it would be a good one to keep in the repertoire just to keep the technique up. Those Hagstroms are gorgeous guitars, I looked them over closely when I was shopping for a semi-hollow body. Love that "coat of arms" thing down on the bottom of the tremolo.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 16, 2016 16:15:31 GMT -6
You did a great job on that one too Mick! I'd forgotten what a fun song that was; it would be a good one to keep in the repertoire just to keep the technique up. Those Hagstroms are gorgeous guitars, I looked them over closely when I was shopping for a semi-hollow body. Love that "coat of arms" thing down on the bottom of the tremolo. No Jack, it wasn't a fun song at the time, it was real hard work, funny how we all get a selective memory as we get older
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 16, 2016 17:11:33 GMT -6
You did a great job on that one too Mick! I'd forgotten what a fun song that was; it would be a good one to keep in the repertoire just to keep the technique up. Those Hagstroms are gorgeous guitars, I looked them over closely when I was shopping for a semi-hollow body. Love that "coat of arms" thing down on the bottom of the tremolo. No Jack, it wasn't a fun song at the time, it was real hard work, funny how we all get a selective memory as we get older LOL, so true, it's nice to listen to the song LONG after we've put in the hard work of learning it and be able to just enjoy listening to it
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 16, 2016 17:50:54 GMT -6
No Jack, it wasn't a fun song at the time, it was real hard work, funny how we all get a selective memory as we get older LOL, so true, it's nice to listen to the song LONG after we've put in the hard work of learning it and be able to just enjoy listening to it Absolutely right!!!
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Post by Phil on Jul 17, 2016 9:53:53 GMT -6
Lesson 15 - Passing Chord Rhythm in A - Blues Rhythms You Can UseSubtitled: Sending Charlie to sleep again....
Here we are again back working on John' stuff, quite a few hours have gone into this 60 seconds or so of lesson but I think I got there in the end......hopefully .
Nicely played, Mick. You've inspired me to dig out my copy of BRYCU and take another look at it. I checked out this study. You make it look easy, but it's really much more complex to play than it appears. I know that took some work. I left BRYCU by the wayside because the rhythm parts in MBYCU were often so complex that I didn't think I needed any more rhythm practice. However, BRYCU goes into a lot of useful detail that would have clarified some things for me in MBYCU. For example, the 2nd lead chorus of Drivin' Blues with those sliding partial chords that are so hard to get to sound like the original. Lesson 11 in BRYCU gives a detailed explanation on how to play those. Once again, well played and thanks for renewing my interest in this book.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 21, 2016 17:21:06 GMT -6
Blues For Charlie - Lesson 3 - Jazzin' The Blues.Well, Charlie slept through this one too, and it was supposed to be her song!!!
Backing track courtesy of Bruce's BIAB.
Comments and slap downs appreciated
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Post by bluesbruce on Jul 21, 2016 18:25:06 GMT -6
Way to go, Mick! You made my backing track sound good! Loved it all around - cleanly played, nice tones, you got a nice sound out of that dissonant double stop in that one (is that a tritone interval), you hit that one little quick run toward the end - I've got nothing but good things to say about that, and it's fun to hear that tune again.
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Post by Phil on Jul 21, 2016 23:34:42 GMT -6
Nice job, Mick. I don't have any constructive criticism. Well played.
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Post by Phil on Jul 22, 2016 0:35:59 GMT -6
Way to go, Mick! You made my backing track sound good! Loved it all around - cleanly played, nice tones, you got a nice sound out of that dissonant double stop in that one (is that a tritone interval), you hit that one little quick run toward the end - I've got nothing but good things to say about that, and it's fun to hear that tune again. Since I've been paying a lot of attention to music theory for the past year or 2, I thought I'd jump in and show off my newly gained knowledge. You are correct, sir. That is in fact a tritone - 2 notes that are 3 whole tones apart. The double stop is an E and a Bb. Which are the 3rd and b7th of C7.
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 22, 2016 5:38:42 GMT -6
Really nice job on that Mick! Your chord changes are so instantaneous, make mine look lazy in comparison It didn't even occur to me that John has you using your thumb on those chords, so whatever you're doing to avoid that is certainly working. Great job on the lead too, I especially liked the quick lick at the end, you played that very last pulloff lick just a tiny bit slower which gave it a really smokin' feel. Beautiful Les Paul too! Hey, did you give your bass player the day off or something?
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Post by joachim on Jul 22, 2016 6:13:49 GMT -6
Great to see you recording regularly again, Mick! That's another great one, and I agree with Jack - your rhythm practice is really paying off! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by bluesbruce on Jul 22, 2016 6:57:57 GMT -6
Since I've been paying a lot of attention to music theory for the past year or 2, I thought I'd jump in and show off my newly gained knowledge. You are correct, sir. That is in fact a tritone - 2 notes that are 3 whole tones apart. The double stop is an E and a Bb. Which are the 3rd and b7th of C7. Well, there's some vindication for my interval identification abilities! There's really no other interval that gives you such tasty dissonance - just use it sparingly! I didn't catch Jack's observation about not using the thumb over the top on the chords. Of course, you can usually omit the bass note in a band setting, and it won't be missed. Looks like you fretted some of them with your first finger. I went back and listened to my posting of this, and you blew (or blue?) it right out of the water.
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Post by Phil on Jul 22, 2016 9:35:15 GMT -6
Well, there's some vindication for my interval identification abilities! There's really no other interval that gives you such tasty dissonance - just use it sparingly! I didn't catch Jack's observation about not using the thumb over the top on the chords. Of course, you can usually omit the bass note in a band setting, and it won't be missed. Looks like you fretted some of them with your first finger. I went back and listened to my posting of this, and you blew (or blue?) it right out of the water. Actually, it was you who got me motivated to learn more music theory. A while back I had some confusion about what an interval of a major 3rd was in different scales. You pointed out that an interval of a major 3rd is the same, 4 semi-tones, no matter what the scale. That got me interested in learning more. I'm certainly no expert (this is a very complex subject that you could spend a lifetime on), but at least I now have a good grasp of the basics. Even if you only dabble in Jazz a tiny bit (which is all I'm doing) you have to have an understanding some basic concepts and Jazzin' the Blues covers a lot of them.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 22, 2016 11:14:50 GMT -6
Hey Thanks guys for all the positive comments, this jazzy stuff has never been on my musical radar but I do feel that the "passing chord rhythm in A" piece really set me up for doing this one, and its given me a real motivation to delve further into the book. So its mainly rhythm parts in the practice pot for the coming week, I'm working on "Triplet Stormy Rhythm", and the rhythm parts of "Raking in the Soul" and "Jazzin' the Blues". I'm still working on "Cheap Runs" lead, some nights I think I'm nearly ready to record and then it all falls apart again, so near and yet so far....... Oh and Jack, regarding the matter of the missing bass player, have you not heard we have austerity cuts here in the UK .
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 22, 2016 13:36:08 GMT -6
Oh and Jack, regarding the matter of the missing bass player, have you not heard we have austerity cuts here in the UK . Sometimes you have to do that with bass players - make them go live on the streets for a while and then they practice harder when they get back Hearing your piece from the Rhythm book got me back into that as well, I've been practicing "Got the Drive" a bit. Not that I'm really practicing anything this week; think I got in 6 minutes this morning before I got interrupted
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 30, 2016 17:06:43 GMT -6
Triplet Stormy Monday - Lesson 16 - Blues Rhythms You Can Use.
"Cheap Runs" has been my main focus this week but still not managed to record anything I would put my name to , I've also been working on the rhythm book so here's this weeks offering.
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Post by Phil on Jul 30, 2016 22:13:12 GMT -6
Nicely done, Mick.
Looking forward to hearing your version of "Cheap Runs."
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Post by joachim on Jul 31, 2016 0:31:37 GMT -6
Nicely played, Mick! You're blazing through the studies now! The play was very smooth and melodic, but perhaps a little ahead of the beat? Or perhaps I am just being cranky this early.
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