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Blues in G on solo guitar

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  • This topic has 22 replies, 17 voices, and was last updated 7 years, 3 months ago by Don D..
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    • December 17, 2018 at 8:43 am #119347
      Don D.
      Moderator

        This isn’t anything you haven’t heard before; in fact, several parts are from lessons or resemble parts of lessons. I played it on my 2014 Guild Savoy with flatwound .011 to .052 strings.

        I recorded a bunch of songs yesterday and threw most of them away after listening, but I like the way I played on here (some of it’s so slow, you can probably hear me considering my options).

        Don D.

      • December 17, 2018 at 10:06 am #119359
        bruce s
        Participant

          Hey Don, that was a nice acoustic run…a bit of a long one but you stayed focused and fluid all the way thru. Reminds me of the old Delta style blues.

        • December 17, 2018 at 10:27 am #119362
          ranja
          Participant

            Good work, Don!
            Sounded solid all the way thru. I think hanging out with these blues guys is rubbing off on you.
            Ron

          • December 17, 2018 at 11:28 am #119364
            JohnStrat
            Participant

              Hi Don as Ranja says solid all the way nice going and I enjoyed listening to it. Happy Christmas JohnStrat

            • December 17, 2018 at 12:09 pm #119366
              satellite
              Participant

                Wow…that’s impressive to keep that groove going for over 9 minutes. Well played Don, that was a great listen.

              • December 17, 2018 at 12:44 pm #119370
                sunjamr
                Participant

                  Well played, Don. I can’t believe you memorized all that….or maybe there’s a lot of improv in it. Either way, it’s a pretty remarkable feat.

                  Sunjamr Steve

                • December 17, 2018 at 12:53 pm #119371
                  Billy
                  Participant

                    Super slick playing going on there Don, your driving chords would have made a good rhythm guitar track, 9 mins of playing. Your fingers must have been stinging after that..

                    ..Billy..

                  • December 17, 2018 at 1:01 pm #119373
                    Tremelow
                    Participant

                      Very nice, Don. It has a very catchy rhythm. The shuffle and the sound of your Guild Savoy literally shout Blues. I happened to have a guitar near me and after the first couple of bars I started improvising over it. 9 minutes of fun, so thanks for making this composition as long as it is.

                    • December 17, 2018 at 1:06 pm #119374
                      WBlues
                      Participant

                        I think you played out of your feeling; and that’s very cool (a long time!). I just like to play like that.
                        Well done Don.

                        Play guitar just like you live; don't get bogged down in theory, it's just a tool without feeling.

                        Wilfried

                      • December 17, 2018 at 1:09 pm #119375
                        Phil
                        Participant

                          Great Blues Rhythm suite, Don. Was expecting you start singning after every chorus! I liked the lead that you placed at the end. May I suggest that you overdub your rhythm track with a lead? Should be perfect in my opinion. Phil

                        • December 17, 2018 at 2:30 pm #119384
                          Anonymous

                            Hey Don you have nice combination of rhythm, licks, riffs and percussion going on throughout the whole thing. The attack and feel on the groove is solid from beginning to end. Bravo!
                            👍

                          • December 17, 2018 at 3:17 pm #119386
                            sciencefiction
                            Participant

                              Ditto for me, Don! Real cool ending, also.
                              Acoustics of your closet still hitting on all cylinders. Enjoyed.
                              Larry

                              • December 17, 2018 at 3:38 pm #119388
                                Don D.
                                Moderator

                                  Thanks Larry, I appreciate that!

                                  Don D.

                              • December 17, 2018 at 3:37 pm #119387
                                Don D.
                                Moderator

                                  Thank you Bruce, Ron, John (johnstrat), satellite, Sunjamr Steve, Billy, Kevin, Wilfried, Phil, Ivan, thanks all of you, for all the kind words.

                                  Thanks Steve, it’s improv, but improv based on things I know and practice; the order is improv but the choruses themselves are familiar to me.

                                  Thanks Kevin, I was really glad to hear you played along. I’d like to hear that if it’s ever convenient. If there’s a particular chorus you like, I could repeat that with variations and post a downloadable file.

                                  Thanks Phil, overdubbing is a good idea, some of the rhythm stuff asks for it. I’m learning to play that stuff hoping to find another musician to play with on a regular basis, but I ought to try and see what I can do.

                                  Martyn in France, if you stumble on this, I haven’t forgotten about posting “Going to New York,” I just haven’t come up with a nice recording yet. The key of D is still more of a challenge.

                                  Don D.

                                • December 17, 2018 at 3:42 pm #119389
                                  Richard G
                                  Participant

                                    Nice one Don, I thoroughly enjoyed the lay back approach to acoustic blues. Congratulations pulling on the 11-52’s with the blues for 10 minutes and even more respect for playing it straight and no fancy effects editing.
                                    Let’s have more …..

                                    Richard

                                    • December 17, 2018 at 6:01 pm #119400
                                      Don D.
                                      Moderator

                                        Thank you, Richard, the 11-52s are relatively comfortable. That’s just how I play—you managed to make a virtue of my limits and I truly appreciate that!

                                        Don D.

                                    • December 17, 2018 at 5:25 pm #119397
                                      Tim Lee
                                      Participant

                                        Hi Don,
                                        That was impressive! Playing with no backing track and keeping everything consistent with rhythm and licks. You’ve been holding out on us by not playing more….get the Guild out more in the New Year and get pickin!
                                        Happy Holidays!
                                        Tim

                                        • December 17, 2018 at 6:02 pm #119401
                                          Don D.
                                          Moderator

                                            Thanks for saying that, Tim! I will definitely post in the upcoming Open Challenge, and I keep telling myself to document more of my playing but I seldom get around to doing it.

                                            Happy Holidays!

                                            Don D.

                                        • December 18, 2018 at 3:57 pm #119474
                                          Lights
                                          Participant

                                            You did a huge work, Don! Very authentic sound of your Savoy.
                                            Lights

                                          • December 18, 2018 at 8:50 pm #119499
                                            sunburst
                                            Blocked

                                              WTG Don,, nice foot tapping and relaxed strumming with cool bunch of riffs with tight fills ,, this is what Brian mentions” call and response” you should continue practicing like this,,nice slow blues tempo tapping that foot helps direct the feel and plenty going on here! great work,, long but like it.. next time be “fickle” lol as Brian said for December challenge! lol

                                            • December 19, 2018 at 11:30 am #119525
                                              Don D.
                                              Moderator

                                                Thank you for listening and your comments, Meelis and John!

                                                John, I’m going to keep my Challenge video short in hopes of appealing to the fickle, if I can. I value brevity.

                                                Don D.

                                              • December 23, 2018 at 7:55 am #119764
                                                John H
                                                Participant

                                                  Hey Don nicely done. Your tone is AMAZING! GREAT GROOVE!

                                                  • December 23, 2018 at 8:22 am #119765
                                                    Don D.
                                                    Moderator

                                                      Thank you John, that’s really kind!

                                                      Don D.

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