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Hey Blues Fans,
It’s been awhile. I’m glad to be back. The new job has kept me pretty busy. Lots of travel to Japan and around the USA. In addition, I moved from San Clemente to Newport Beach (that’s in Southern California for my foreign visitors.) Most of my stuff is still in the garage, including some of the guitar gear. Slowly but surely, the new house is coming together. I’m going to try to start posting lessons more regularly, hopefully once a week.
In the meantime, here’s a fun little I-IV-V diddy in the key of E that I like to play when I just feel like screwin’ around. I learned this from my brother about 35 years ago. I’ve never tried it, but I think it would also sound good if you played it on a bass guitar. I’ve added the tab on this one, so it should be pretty easy for you to learn.
If you’re playing an E shuffle pattern, you can use some of these licks in lieu of the shuffle. For example, you can play the shuffle over the I chord, then play licks 2a and 2b instead of an A (IV) shuffle. It’s like Garanimals – mix and match.
As always, have fun.
P.S. Coming up next – the outro solo to Kid Charlemagne. It’s a fun one.
Thanks for the great lessons!
This is a cool riff for a beginner like myself.
I just started playing, bought an acoustic guitar and this sounds really good. I’m allmost at the same speed and I only started yesterday, you have good lessons! Thanks!
admin Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Your welcome. My brother taught me that riff when I was about 12 years old and I thought it was the coolest.
I was just sitting here practicing this pattern and it dawned on me I had a harmonic function on my effects box. You are correct – I sounds GREAT as a bass or baritone lick.
Ron
admin Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Yeah, I tried it with a harmonizer and it sounded pretty cool.
Great Rhythm Pattern at last I can give Jimmy Reed a rest!
Ron
admin Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 8:46 am
It’s nice to change things up, isn’t it?
I have been playing for a year and found this lesson clear and easy to follow. If I could only get my speed up. Thanks so much!!
thank´s to lesson!
A W E S O M E
Been playing for 2 years now. This is a great lesson no doubt.
Nice.
Thank you.
It sounds and work cool for acoustic guitar too.
I love it… Kool riff
admin Reply:
August 15th, 2009 at 8:38 am
it is fun, isn’t it. Try it with some distortion and palm muting. Palm mute Part 1a and the first part of Part 1b. Start releasing the palm mute near the end of 1b to accentuate the last 4 notes. Do the same for 2a and 2b.