EP 531 Boogie Woogie Outlining Chord Changes

[John H]

I have been working on this on and off for almost a year. A real challenge. I thought I must be at the point where I could post something and did about 10 takes today. What a workout. By process of elimination, I was left with this :55 second go. Needs some work but I needed something to show for my efforts. The brisk pace makes it rather arduous to play. Love playing my acoustics. If Hope you like.

[Byron]

I absolutely love that style, one style that got me into playing was the boogie woogie, nice job!

Byron

[JoeD1]

That was sweet John. Reminded me of Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (originally by Charlie Ryan).

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

[John H]

Thank you both for the kind words

[John H]

Thank you both for the kind words.

[David L]

There’s some mighty fine flat-pickin’ happening here! Sounds terrific on that gorgeous Martin. Always impressive to see your skill, John. Well played, as always.

[Dieter]

Yes, music often involves a lot of work. Your piece was well worth the effort—the musicality, tempo, and playing technique are wonderful. Great performance.

Dieter

[Garry]

Wow John. Fingers are flying, it’s almost speeding ticket time! 😉 Love the Boogie Woogie and yours sounded great on your acoustic. Keep on Rockin’. All the best! 😎🎸😎

[Lights]

Hello, John!
You got very fast fingers, man! Great stuff.
Lights.

[charjo]

Nice work, John. I agree, Brian’s Boogie Woogie lessons are among the most challenging in the whole catalogue.
John

[Ivan]

I like it. Your hours of practice definitely shine through…will only get better from here.👍

Ivan

[Denise]

Great fingerwork and steady groove on that Boogie. I also like these 6 and 9 jump chords.
I am currently working on one of Brian’s fastest lesson EP515 Country Rock! It’s much fun and good for speed practice.

Hope all is well in your world.
Denise

More Blues!

[Geoff]

That is pretty speedy John and it looks hard to play. As usual, you did an excellent job with this one.

There are some things that just take a ton of practice to get down and this is most certainly one of those 😎

[San Luis Rey]

You got the boogie woogie going there John! I have to go back and take another crack at this nut. 🙂

Mike

[Tremelow]

Excellent execution John. I also try to increase, my picking speed, so I have an idea of how difficult this was. Again, great playing!

[Bill]

That’s cookin John! Sounding good buddy.

[AndréM]

Yep I agree with Joe, you the got the Hot rod Lincoln vibe going there.
Awesome bro.

AndréM

AndréM

[James B]

Great picking, John. You got it going on here.

James

[Martin W]

That’s a real flat picking workout John , I agree those boogie Woogie lessons are quite a challenge especially at that tempo, you got a firm hold of this one .
The practice has paid off .

Martin

[John H]

The actual recording sounds a bit ‘warbly or under water’. Me thinks I am going to slow it down a bit and rerecord using a microphone. Thanks for the kind remarks.

JH

[Guido]

Wow, playing this one at the original fast tempo is really a challenge, but you won it! Great flat picking, with the right timing and precision! Congrats on your performance, John, your hard practice paid off!

Guido

[JoLa]

Wow, that was super fast and amazingly accurate picking, John! You’re one of few here to be able to do that Working on speed flat picking must feel very rewarding and I can tell you’re at least satisfied with your progress. It’s a great idea to keep track of your progress by recording and sharing. It is motivating to watch you work on your skills that way and a reminder that there’s always something to learn or improve on.

🎸JoLa

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