Playing solos is great, but I find sometimes when it’s my turn to, some folks can’t seem to keep the “backing tracks” going – forget about being inspirational or driving. This is a joint where guys like Griff Hamlin go on Mondays to hang out and play. Pretty mild compared to Big Ed Sullivan’s open blues mic at the Red Lion on Bleecker Street. I am involved with open mics/jams in Long Island, NY. People ask me for lessons, and I just tell them to get your stuff, which would probably be what I would show them anyway. You are like Jamey Aebersold, kicked up a notch, of blues guitar. I think if you are not growing, you are dead. I have been playing for over 40 years and still going. Love the glasses, makes you look like Professor G.Hamlin, PhD, All Styles Unleashed Studies. And sure enough, there it was in the book. Even though I bought BGU, I found once when I was writing down something from one of your emails, hmmm… wait a minute, this looks like the BGU book. I have learned a lot of great stuff from your emails – it is easier for me because of some learning disability to have everything broken down. I originally intended this video to be for those of you who have some of my Jam Tracks packs, but the idea is so universal that I had to expand it a little and share it with all of you.
BLUES GUITAR JAM TRACKS HOW TO
In this way you’ll see how to take a short phrase or a rhythm idea that is very short, and turn it into something that you can use over a multitude of songs with different keys and feels. What I’ve done in this video is to take 3 different rhythm examples and 3 different lead examples and use them over jam tracks. Well today’s video is a perfect example of that.
One of the best teachers is experience and I’ve said that my job as a teacher is nothing more than to lead you down the path in the right way so that you can gain that experience faster and more efficiently than I did. You see, we call it “playing” guitar for a reason… you are supposed to “play” it and not just work on it. And along with that I see so many people making the same mistakes when it comes to learning the guitar.
So many people have a hard time turning their licks or rhythms into music. Today I have a rather long video at 32 minutes…īut don’t leave just yet, this is important.
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