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Ep 471

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  • This topic has 15 replies, 16 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 3 months ago by wannaplayblues.
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    • July 17, 2022 at 9:34 pm #314441
      Alan L
      Participant

        Had a lot of fun with this one! Used Brian’s solo as a “head” and wrote 2 verses of my own, 1st in neighborhoods 1&2, 2nd in neighborhood 3. Did lots of major/minor pentatonic mixing. (Super cool technique, been one of my big breakthroughs lately.)

        Enjoy! 🙂

      • July 18, 2022 at 3:58 am #314445
        Martin W
        Participant

          Nice work Alan , really enjoyed that one 👌

          Martin

        • July 18, 2022 at 7:07 am #314450
          Garry
          Participant

            Great stuff Alan. Excellent idea to confine each cycle to a particular area of the fretboard and work your way up. Really enjoyed this. Keep on pickin’ and all the best! 🥸🎸🥸

          • July 18, 2022 at 9:12 am #314455
            Steve J
            Participant

              Cool Alan! I dont listen to a lot of electric posts but enjoyed yours , you made the notes all work well

            • July 18, 2022 at 9:18 am #314456
              Ken
              Participant

                well done. thanks for sharing

                Ken F

              • July 18, 2022 at 9:54 am #314458
                patrick c
                Participant

                  Well done man. Nice mix of the major / minor. Happy for you on the latest breakthrough!

                  Patrick-

                • July 18, 2022 at 10:26 am #314462
                  David L
                  Participant

                    Nice work, Alan. Sweet, mellow vibe. Thanks for posting this.

                  • July 18, 2022 at 4:18 pm #314472
                    sunjamr
                    Participant

                      Very nice indeed, Alan. Sounds like you are getting a good grip on the maj/min pent mixing.

                      Sunjamr Steve

                    • July 18, 2022 at 6:52 pm #314476
                      Geoff
                      Participant

                        Very nice work, I can imagine you put quite a bit into this so you should feel proud of this. Your tone was really great. This looks like one of those theory lessons of Brian’s that are hard work but very rewarding as a way to learn some gems.

                      • July 19, 2022 at 7:57 am #314497
                        Anonymous

                          Very nice Alan. That’s why we keep playing is to have those breakthroughs. Sounded great. This is one of my favorite lessons as it shows the power of just focusing on small areas of the fretboard and how much music there is in one specific area and then if you get comfortable with 2 or 3 areas your on your way to really making some music.

                          Thanks for sharing,

                          Marc

                        • July 20, 2022 at 2:23 am #314544
                          Lights
                          Participant

                            Really great job, Alan!
                            Lights.

                          • July 21, 2022 at 2:08 pm #314679
                            John H
                            Participant

                              Nicely played Alan, great exploration of the fretboard-tres bluesy!

                              JH

                            • July 21, 2022 at 2:42 pm #314682
                              sciencefiction
                              Participant

                                You killed it, Alan. Free wheelin’ and bluesy all the way. Great improvising! And your licks are really tight, man.
                                Larry

                              • July 21, 2022 at 10:45 pm #314719
                                Liam Innes
                                Participant

                                  Twins!

                                  Just goes to show there are infinite possibilities when it comes to the fretboard.

                                  You pulled licks I would never have thought of!

                                  Well played sir.

                                  Liam.

                                  “We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. “

                                • July 22, 2022 at 12:03 pm #314763
                                  Bruce D
                                  Participant

                                    Alan,
                                    Nice job with 471. I hadn’t seen it yet, looking at it now. . .
                                    Great to branch out into new stuff, Brian is the best for this.
                                    Soundin good!

                                    Bruce

                                    Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola

                                  • July 23, 2022 at 6:25 am #314794
                                    wannaplayblues
                                    Participant

                                      Sweet! Loved it!

                                      "I hear you talkin' son, but you 'aint sayin' nothin'" - Will McFarlane quoting Muddy Waters hearing a really fast guitar player

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