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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 25, 2014 16:36:23 GMT -6
As I'm still working on "Delta Child" and have not got anything to post this week here's a delta blues style tune I did a while ago over a slowed down "Delta Mood" backing track.
This tune makes use of the open position blues scale in E, it is based upon ideas from the playing of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hoooker and Buddy Guy. This is based upon a song recorded by Peter Gelling with the voices of Howling Wolf and Margie Evans.
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Post by Phil on Jul 25, 2014 17:58:37 GMT -6
Nice playing, Mick. Just goes to show that you don't have to play lots of notes to play something cool sounding. I see some hybrid picking going on. Was the harmonic around 0:36 intentional? It sounded good.
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 25, 2014 18:14:30 GMT -6
Very nice Mick! I've got Peter Gelling's Blues Lead Guitar book and can recognize his style in there  Nicely played and awesome sound! Is that something you wrote yourself? |
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Post by cunningr on Jul 26, 2014 2:31:58 GMT -6
I liked that especially the trill, adds some mood. I am working on Delta Mood now, hopefully record it tomorrow. Excellent tone as well.
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Post by bluesbruce on Jul 26, 2014 9:43:23 GMT -6
Mick,
That sounds cool - love the tone. I know it's not BYCU, but can you (or Jack) give us your quick impressions of "Blues Guitar Solos"? I think I had listened to that one before when looking around on your Youtube channel. You've got an impressive amount of stuff on there!
Bruce
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 26, 2014 10:11:42 GMT -6
I don't have his "Blues Guitar Solos" book, just the "Progressive Blues Lead Guitar Technique" book. I never really spent much time with it (yet), but Gelling has a cool phrasing style and there's plenty of solos to learn in the book. It's sort of like John's books in that he introduces some concepts, has some examples, then you use them in a solo. I don't think there's any chord work at all though, being strictly a lead guitar book. There's lots of good info in there though.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 26, 2014 13:11:59 GMT -6
I've got 3 Peter Gelling books: Blues Guitar Licks, Blues Guitar Solos and Blues Guitar Manual, to be honest a lot of his material is way above my meagre talent threshold but I am picking it off bit by bit. Phil, yes the pinch harmonic was intentional (this time  , as for the hybrid picking I picked it up from one of Peter Gellings lessons: Jack, no I did not write any of the delta track but I do sometimes change bits on the second playthrough to put a bit of "me" into it. |
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Post by cunningr on Jul 26, 2014 13:23:58 GMT -6
I liked that video I might have to try to learn that looks like a good patio song on my acoustic.
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Post by Phil on Jul 26, 2014 14:14:48 GMT -6
Wow, Mick, now I'm impressed. That SRV Boogie sounded very good. Lots of hybrid picking in that one. Once again you've proved that a tune doesn't have to be overly complicated to sound good. On second thought, maybe you just make it LOOK easy.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 26, 2014 15:06:27 GMT -6
Wow, Mick, now I'm impressed. That SRV Boogie sounded very good. Lots of hybrid picking in that one. Once again you've proved that a tune doesn't have to be overly complicated to sound good. On second thought, maybe you just make it LOOK easy. Ha Ha Phil, I don't do complicated  . It wasn't easy for me, it took me weeks to get the groove for this one, but when it did finally click it was a real milestone moment. There are no backing tracks with any of the Peter Gelling books that I have got but that will not matter too much when I have finished John's course because I will have learned enough about rhythm playing to have a go at making my own (hopefully). |
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Nicely played and awesome sound! Is that something you wrote yourself? 
, as for the hybrid picking I picked it up from one of Peter Gellings lessons:
. It wasn't easy for me, it took me weeks to get the groove for this one, but when it did finally click it was a real milestone moment.