May 2026 Challenge response Dermot M

[Dermot M]

Hi all.

I took the riff (at least I think I got it 🙂 ) from the video Brian published yesterday (ML142) and the backing track from EP527.

I don’t really learn riffs but this challenge has made me rethink that as it’s surprising what can be down with a few variations over different chord progressions. For the video I repeated the riff and I still think it sounds ok even if I probably still need to work a bit on the technique.

Looking forward to seeing what everyone else came up with.

Thanks for watching.

Dermot

[Alan L]

Sounds good! Slight variations on the lick give some extra flavor and interest

[Andy N]

Short but perfectly formed. Very nice tweaks and variations on the basic lick. A great demonstration of how much you can get out of a single little phrase

[Martin W]

I think you worked that little phrase well showing different variations but keeping it interesting throughout a worthwhile exercise which meets the challenge criteria perfectly.
Well played.

Martin

[Denise]

Nice lick with a variation. It goes well with the backing track.

More Blues!

[Manfred M]

That’s the freshest lick in this challenge, Dermot. And you incorporated it really well into your playing. Well done!

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
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Manfred

[Michael Krailo]

Impressive how you put something together is such a short time. This is the first time I had to put off watching the weekly lesson in quite a while, so I haven’t even watched it until this morning. The milage that can be gained from those five notes in the middle of pattern #1 cannot be underestimated. Your timing is improving Dermont. That’s the number one thing to get right.

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

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