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Boogie Woogie Swing blues by yourself on guitar. Lesson – EP454

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a boogie woogie style, swing blues composition that you can play by yourself on guitar (no jam track needed).

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  10. Stephen K says

    A really fun little lesson with lots of juicy licks and double stops! I really like the change in feel of the boogie woogie first part and the swing second part. I was home alone on Friday night (the wife is out with the gals) and I saw that you had a new lesson posted, so I am having great fun learning all the parts. Thanks again Brian. You are hands down the best guitar instructor working on the internet – humble and to the point.

  18. Daniel H says

    Brian, are you playing a game to see how many take-aways you can jam into a lesson? This lesson is like gold… so many useful tips. I especially loved the tip on anchoring mixolydian to the a-shape chord. Awesome. Keep more of this coming! So cool and so much fun.

  20. Warren Messineo says

    Hi Brian, thanks for another great lesson. I have been a member for a number of years now. I would like a little side advice, and anything coming from the membership would also be appreciated. I love the guitar you are using in this lesson. It appears to be a wider neck. Is that a J35 Gibson? Anyway, I am looking to get another guitar and I am attracted to Gibson hummingbird and J’s. I play on my Martin D28 which is great and has a very bright sound. I am looking for something that is a little different with a ‘deeper’ sound. With that said, I am in SF and will be going through Nashville the weekend of March 31-April 3.
    Do you have any suggestions for guitar stores AND any place to see some music performances which may be a smaller venue off the beaten track with acoustic music. thanks, Warren

  28. Nick Ll says

    With apologies to anyone unfamiliar with Mike Batt and British 1970s TV and pop charts, but the chromatic climb on strings 5 and 4 helped me to remember member member what a womble womble womble I am.

  29. David488 says

    You killed it this week Brian—this lesson is full of so many takeaways as you like to mention, but it is true. A few more days and I’ll have this one down—great work. Thank you.

  30. John says

    You asked about favorite solos. We’ll I have many. But there are two that I just can stop listening to: Joaquin Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” – Guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas: Adagio and

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet concerto in A major, “K. 622 – Adagio”

  36. Paul M says

    I cant tell how how happy I am to have found Brian and Active Melody. Every single lesson gives me fantastic ‘light bulb’ moments. This has totally changed my understanding of so many points and massively improved my playing and enjoyment of the guitar.
    Thank you!

  37. Dan S says

    Speaking of soundtracks. EP333 has a simple backing track I wish was more available for your other lessons.
    I just think it makes learning easier to have those simple baking tracks but I have not idea how much extra work that is on your end.
    The BW playing is just plain fun. Thanks for this lesson. One of my favorites.

  39. michael f says

    When you take some extra time to explain that that turnaround is actually a 2-5-1 chord progression is a great example of how you go deeper than the rest without providing too much theory that can distract from your set pieces that your teaching. You used the term “chromatic” . Does that mean that behind some pattern of notes that you play, there is a set chord progression?

  40. Nick L says

    Still Crazy – not sure about the recording, but the sax player on the central park concert is Dave Tofani. Great solo. And when the brass section join in for the crescendo! Whoa, as they say, mama.

  41. Roger Y says

    I liked the run-through and thought, “I can handle that.” And, I can– a measure at a time. So much of this lesson is the timing, the “feel” (which I guess is micro-timing). I’ll be spending a long while, pleasurably, with this week’s piece.

  43. John H says

    This lesson is the epitome of guitar. This is motivating me to go out and buy and old Gibson acoustic. A wonderful Boogie-Woogie Blues stand alone composition. This style is right up my ally. I like this because it teaches me how (through another performance worthy arrangement) to navigate the fretboard in a wonderfully stylistic approach. This, when mastered, will turn heads. Love it Brian.

  46. Frankie D says

    Great lesson Brian! Love it! A round with the 2 note chords would leave room for a harp. It would also make a great break song. Thank for sharing your exceptional teaching ability.

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