Chicago Blues - Group Lesson


Michael: we'll be using more finger picking, much like John Lee Hooker and influenced from great players of the Delta blues style, I'll send out the video for both techniques, ok our lesson is the Chicago blues style, what are the notes for the A Minor Pentatonic scale? chris: acdeg Michael: thanks chris Michael: here's our first scale Skedman: Thats an interesting way to play that Eddie_solo: do u want us to finger pick it Michael: your index finger first, yes eddie you can use both Brian: so should the last one be index, thumb, index? Michael: index now the last tab I sent should be both, I sent the video of the picking technique, notice the thumb finger technique in the video AceDuck: teach, are you playing with your fingernails? Michael: here's the first jam track you can jam to, actually finger tips Michael: but you can use the fingernails like a classical player Eddie_solo: i prefer finger tips Michael: try playing the last exercise over the jam track, you can play the scale up and down Eddie_solo: the strings seem to get stuck under your finger nails Michael: I sent both the tab and the video for the lick and picking technique Michael: notice how I have the thumb positioned on the string and the finger position Michael: I barre the 1st finger on the 2nd fret, 3rd and 4th string, I use my thumb for all the notes played on the 5th string, with this technique you can play all kinds of variations of the licks Eddie_solo: did u use two fingers to pluck the g and b string Michael: yes I did eddie, it's in the 2nd vid Phish: This is hard to play Eddie_solo: thats what i am doin wrong i only use one Michael: which plays off the same scale pattern, but this one uses more of the scale pattern AceDuck: do you bend any of the notes? Michael: slightly on the 2nd string 1st fret Skedman: I'm having a blast with this loop. Skedman: Im actually writing music. Michael: that's what I hope you all do with these licks chris: I am having a bit of trouble with some of the open notes ringing, is this a bad thing? Michael: make up your own stuff, you can mute the notes on your picking hand by the base of your palm Eddie_solo: r there variations to how u can pick this cos i do it slightly different but it sounds fine Palm Muting Michael: here's the picture, ok now lets try another A minor pentatonic pattern Michael: now let's try the next A minor Pentatonic pattern, this pattern is based between the 2nd thru 5th frets Eddie_solo: maybe we could do some of this finger picking in the c major scale Michael: C major is relative to this scale Eddie_solo: i know thats why i thought u could show some patterns within it finger style Michael: these all work eddie, ok now let's try the picking exercise for the last pattern using the thumb and index finger Michael: notice this picking pattern is pretty much like the first exercise Skedman: How about something else to do with the thumb? Michael: notice how the thumb plays the open A string while you ascend the scale pattern Ted: like all of the licks Michael: you can also play an open bass line with the thumb while you play a lick in the scale pattern chris: sorta looks like you are squeezing the strings. Michael: yes ted, this technique was used by most of the delta blues players, usually because they played solo and it filled up the sound Ted: yea, it does seem to fill up the sound Eddie_solo: sounds like a Robert Johnson technique Michael: notice on the new lick I play chords/intervals and use the thumb to keep the bass notes playing Ted: that sounds like a ZZ Top lick Michael: now you know who influenced Billy Gibbons, he listened to many great Delta and Chicago blues players, just add more distortion chris: alot of distortion =-) Michael: the thumb really helps the sound, try jamming that lick to the jam track Skedman: smokin' Michael: it produces a really cool groove, I'll send you all some additional licks you can practice in that pattern Michael: I sending you the video of the lick and the picking also, the last lick uses your thumb, 1st and 4th fingers to play most the lick, the second video shows the picking technique Ted: how about a different jam track, I'm tired of the first one Michael: yes, I have a slower one Ted: that works for me Michael: I have one last lick I can send you Michael: any questions regarding the lesson, We're going to cover some slide guitar next week Skedman: What inspired you to do tonight's lesson? Michael: John Lee Hooker inspired this lesson even though he's from Mississippi then made his fame in Detroit Skedman: Cool, you inspired me. Thanks Michael: check the "Lick of the Day" this week	<< load notation from left
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