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June 2025 Challenge Response – Cloughie

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    • July 12, 2025 at 9:31 pm #397934
      cloughie
      Participant

        Going for warts and all submissions for a while, so no editing out of errors.

        A mix of some of my favorite C bluesy stuff. Double stops mainly in the back half. which is based on some Kenny Burrell and T-Bone Walker tunes.

        Be kind to yourself (especially when you're trying to play this instrument!)
        Brian Clough

        “Got a lotta sinful ideas but they seem kinda sensible” Jim Casy the ex-preacher in The Grapes Of Wrath

      • July 12, 2025 at 10:28 pm #397937
        Dieter
        Participant

          Fine collection of great bluesy stuff!

          Dieter

        • July 12, 2025 at 11:56 pm #397938
          AndréM
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            Nice chords progression.
            Had a Miles Davis ad lib.
            Well done.

            AndréM

            AndréM

          • July 13, 2025 at 8:57 am #397984
            Manfred M
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              Some blues stuff to cheer up my Lazy Sunday Afternoon. Who could have anything against it. Thanks for that, Cloughie!

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            • July 13, 2025 at 9:06 am #397986
              Mark T
              Participant

                Loved the feel of your submission, Cloughie – had a great “just chillin’ and noodlin’ around” feel to it- Mark 👍🎶😎

              • July 13, 2025 at 9:25 am #397989
                Bill
                Participant

                  Nice collection in this bluesy performance. T-Boneand Kenny are some of my favorites!

                • July 13, 2025 at 11:15 am #397994
                  Pap
                  Participant

                    Nice submission Cloughie! I admire the relaxed manner in which you play. Your fingers always look like they are just a centimeter or two from the fretboard…really efficient and you make it look effortless. Some cool chord voicing in here and I like the slides/bends you used. Cheers. Pap

                  • July 13, 2025 at 12:31 pm #398017
                    Alan L
                    Participant

                      Man, what a great exhibition of classy and heartfelt blues licks. Really great stuff. I also like the contrast of the occasional chord hit. 👍😎

                    • July 13, 2025 at 1:01 pm #398029
                      JoeD1
                      Participant

                        Great bluesy submission Brian. Well played!

                        Joe

                        The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
                        Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
                        --Graeme Edge

                      • July 13, 2025 at 1:33 pm #398034
                        JoLa
                        Participant

                          Nice and chill couch noodling, Brian, with quite a cool tone in your setup. So relaxing, even the sleeping beauty next to you did not twitch a muscle 🙂

                          🎸JoLa

                        • July 13, 2025 at 3:29 pm #398040
                          Alan O
                          Participant

                            Nice picking there Cloughie! I like the tone you have dialed in as well.

                            Alan

                          • July 13, 2025 at 4:11 pm #398045
                            Martin W
                            Participant

                              Sitting on the couch just noodling getting lost in the moment, what could be better ,lots of bluesy stuff going on here .

                              Martin

                            • July 14, 2025 at 11:43 am #398084
                              Michael L
                              Participant

                                Hi Cloughie, I’ve gotten used to you sitting on your back porch in shorts… I guess the season has turned! This is really great blues work; cohesive and showing a great ear for putting it all together. It moved well from idea to idea and kept the flow and attention moving. I really enjoyed it!

                              • July 15, 2025 at 9:46 pm #398147
                                sunjamr
                                Participant

                                  Tasty noodles, Brian. Has your guitar collection grown a bit?

                                  Sunjamr Steve

                                • July 16, 2025 at 5:30 am #398150
                                  Tremelow
                                  Participant

                                    Isn’t it great that we can all just sit down in the comfort of our homes, play the Blues and share the results with our friends nowadays? Your submission reminds me of that privilege, Cloughie Brian. Thanks for that, I enjoyed it a lot!

                                  • August 7, 2025 at 7:03 pm #398762
                                    Dustin E
                                    Participant

                                      Some sexy chords there.

                                      Some really slick clean runs. Impressive.

                                      A lot of talented people on this site.

                                      Nice work.

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