Wasn't sure where to post this but really impressed by his authentic playing and song choices. Overdue some more acoustic blues song lessons? Anders my man?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YRLHrt3Q_Vg
Wasn't sure where to post this but really impressed by his authentic playing and song choices. Overdue some more acoustic blues song lessons? Anders my man?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YRLHrt3Q_Vg
Acoustic blues is awesome.
"You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I'd keep myself amused."
I love Acoustic Blues too...I've done some of the Made Easy Blue's songs on here. Have you tried any of those yet?
You can find a few here...in the top part of this list...
https://www.guitartricks.com/search.php?search=made+easy+blues
“Often, what seems like an impossible climb is just a staircase without the steps drawn in.” Robert Brault, American Operatic Tenor
No, not yet Susan. I almost trough Fundamentals 2 and then I will either go the blues track or the rock track. Rock seems to be a bit more in the structure of the Fundamentals series. However, blues hits my bones on a deeper level. But what is rock? Anders makes a good point that this goes from Black Sabbath to The Beatles.
I have not found a good modus yet to also learn songs. So I just follow the paths layed out for me until I get inspired by learning a song. So far I have only been learning "I can't get no (satisfaction)" and "Imagine" because these were recommended during the Fundamentals.
"You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I'd keep myself amused."
Ah, cool.
I am a little over halfway through Fundamentals 2 and I was also debating on whether to go to Acoustic or Blues. I'm leaning towards Acoustic because I've already dabbled so much in that area, especially the fingerpicking lessons. But I have really enjoyed playing some of the Made Easy BB King and Eric Clapton songs. The Thrill is Gone by BB King is a super easy 12 bar blues. It sounds SO nice, too. I used it as part of my warm up or just straight playing sessions once I learned it. But I can't play at all now because of my left hand/wrist that may need surgery. So that's a bummer! But I'm still watching the lessons for now.
“Often, what seems like an impossible climb is just a staircase without the steps drawn in.” Robert Brault, American Operatic Tenor
I play only electric at the moment. Fundamentals 1 I did on a cheap acoustic, now for a month or so I am playing a Fender. What a difference!
Most things are just way easier to learn now especially since I build strength on the acoustic.
For me, blues or rock......
"You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I'd keep myself amused."
It is by all accounts somewhat more in the design of the Fundamentals arrangement. Nonetheless, blues hits my bones on a more profound level. In any case, what is rock? Anders makes a valid statement that this goes from Black Sabbath to The Beatles.
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@Tinpan, I had no knowledge at all about the historical significance of "When the Levee Breaks". There have been so many covers of it I just thought and that was due to it being a cool song. Obviously, there is more to it and thank you for pointing that out and the link!
I just wish I could find more time to pick up the acoustic and work on acoustic blues. I, for now, gave up on fingerstyle blues. I just could not make any progress. I hope I keep my promise to myself to go back to it at some point. But just regular acoustic blues is so raw and authentic. I need to figure out how to work some acoustic back in the practice schedule.
This thread got me to thinking about that. Thanks again for the link and thread, Tinpan
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I know what you mean. I just plugged my electrics in for years, but now that I've realised how much fun playing acoustic blues can be...I can't put my acoustic down. I need to win lotto so I can play both 24/7!
Compared to my Fender my Washburn is really a terrible acoustic. When Covid is over I will go to a shop to see if it's the brand or if I am just not an acoustic type of player (which seems less likely)
"You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I'd keep myself amused."
How do I tune my guitar like the instructor does. He tuned his guitar on the key of E. I looked up tuning guitar on the key of E and it sounds nothing like it I must get assistance if I am to do this right.
I started playing guitar when I saw BB King on Austin City Limits and Led Zep-The Song Remains the same (at a midnight movie showing....you did those things in 1981/82).
I'd wanted to play years before but that was an idea in my head. When I saw BB and then Jimmy the same week, it was in my bones to play. It had to happen. I got a quick start and was comfortable pretty quickly and learned chunks of Rush-Fly by Night, them Led Zep-Black Dog. I also started trying to emulate that BB King 'sting' vibrato.
Sadly, a few years later, I got enamored with shred stuff and while not leaving bluesy stuff behind totally, I spent more time trying to be fast...and I was pretty fast. Like that matters. When I really started coming back to playing, I realized that I mostly dig playing tasteful stuff that was more aligned with blues with a little country twang and a touch of jazz.
Underlying all that is the blues. To me, if I was starting down the path as a player and had Guitar Tricks back then, I'd be taking the Blues path here. Instead of trying so hard to be the fastest (and I never was the fastest), I'd have spent that time on Johnny Winter and Howlin' Wolf.
Originally Posted by: elijahculbertson200How do I tune my guitar like the instructor does. He tuned his guitar on the key of E. I looked up tuning guitar on the key of E and it sounds nothing like it I must get assistance if I am to do this right.
Which instructor? I don't know who tuned his guitar to open E tuning.
But in open E tuning is the 6th through 1st strings are tuned to E, B, E, G#, B and E, respectively. You apparently know this bcause you said you "looked it up". "It sounds nothing like it"? It sounds nothing like what?
I wouldn't be much help anyway as I have never tried alternate tunings. But I'm sorry I'm just not sure what you are asking.
Maybe if you rephrase the question someone can provide a much more intelligent response than I am offering. You might even consider starting a thread about this subject.
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Originally Posted by: elijahculbertson200How do I tune my guitar like the instructor does. He tuned his guitar on the key of E. I looked up tuning guitar on the key of E and it sounds nothing like it I must get assistance if I am to do this right.
Maybe you are getting confused and the instructor in the lesson said the guitar is tuned to E not open E?
If so then it is standard tuning E,A,D,G,B,E
Originally Posted by: fuzzb0x
Maybe you are getting confused and the instructor in the lesson said the guitar is tuned to E not open E?
If so then it is standard tuning E,A,D,G,B,E
Great point, @fuzzb0x. I went off on my tangent thinking the poster said "Open E tuning" when, in fact, it was probably standard tuning, "tuned to E".
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