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Have a Jam Session with Yourself in this Solo Blues Shuffle Composition – EP243

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll have a jam session with yourself by playing both the “call” and “response” parts of this acoustic blues shuffle composition. This isn’t your typical 1, 4, 5 chord progression. You’ll learn how to alternate between the 1 and the 5 chord, which is relatively easy to do and sounds great.

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  1. SugarmillMan says

    February 9, 2018 at 6:38 pm

    Hi Brian,
    It’s so neat to see another acoustic composition. Some of us just naturally gravitate to these ones. This one seems a little challenging so I’m looking forward to learning it this weekend.
    Best,
    Dan

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  2. San Luis Rey says

    February 9, 2018 at 6:42 pm

    You and Mr. Martin sound great! This will be a good week. Thanks Brian

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  3. Michael Allen says

    February 9, 2018 at 6:55 pm

    Brian, you’re incredible! Thank you for another great lesson

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  4. JohnStrat says

    February 9, 2018 at 7:21 pm

    We Will enjoy getting this under way thanks Brian JohnStrat

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  5. Jim M says

    February 9, 2018 at 7:21 pm

    Love it !!!

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  6. Paul S says

    February 9, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    Just starting lesson 243. I’ll take a look at your lessons and have a think about the premium membership. I like your teaching style. I’ve been playing for thirty plus years and now I want to ramp up my proficiency.
    Thanks for the free lessons.
    Just curious as to what model Martin guitar you’re playing in lesson 243?
    Looking forward to the advance lessons, ten dollars a month seems more than fair. Thanks again, Paul 🙂

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    • Brian says

      February 9, 2018 at 11:19 pm

      It’s a Martin CEO-7

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    • Steve M says

      February 13, 2018 at 5:51 pm

      Premium membership is great!

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  7. Michael J says

    February 10, 2018 at 12:14 am

    G/day Brian,
    Just excellent work as usual!
    M.J.

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  8. Nick P says

    February 10, 2018 at 3:31 am

    This is a cracker Brian…. Lots of interesting licks and fills to learn.
    Just one problem… I’m practicing previous lessons so much that my finger tips get really sore, and I’ve been playing for 50 years!

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  9. Micky51.(Paul) says

    February 10, 2018 at 3:55 am

    Another great lesson Brian. I am away from home for a month with no guitar😕 But still feel the need to go to your lessons every day!! Will have a lot of catching up to do when I get home!! If you feel like taking a break, you have my permission. Lol 😀

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  10. Francisco Javier C says

    February 10, 2018 at 7:00 am

    Thanks Maestro!
    Sound excellent!

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  11. nostril says

    February 10, 2018 at 8:13 am

    Thanks Brian!
    I really love those tid bits you add in such as wrong note in 11:45 in part 1.For me this adds to my ability to create my own riff.

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  12. Raymond P says

    February 10, 2018 at 9:04 am

    Great lesson Brian, and a very pleasant melody too.
    Thanks
    Ray P

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  13. Tom l says

    February 10, 2018 at 11:10 am

    great lesson ! thanks again, cheers from Belgium

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  14. Steve M says

    February 10, 2018 at 11:17 am

    Lots of great stuff here Brian. Can’t wat to get going on it!

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  15. David S says

    February 10, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    Brain I frequently have a great deal of trouble getting the premium part to play after logging in on my iPad ? Any suggestions

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    • Brian says

      February 10, 2018 at 9:44 pm

      David, try either clearing your browser cache and restarting your browser on your ipad – or try downloading Google Chrome browser on it and using that.

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    • Dick S says

      July 5, 2018 at 9:57 pm

      David, some times I have the same trouble with my IPad. What I do is change the screen quality down to about 360 and it works fine.

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  16. strattastic says

    February 11, 2018 at 3:12 am

    This is the stuff I love to play.
    Great lesson

    Thanks Brian

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  17. Joel R says

    February 11, 2018 at 5:54 am

    Another great lesson .
    Challenging !!
    Thanks Brian .
    Joe.

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  18. WarrenB says

    February 11, 2018 at 11:22 am

    Brian, that B7 chord, how does it come about, i.e. it sounds right transitioning from the 1 chord to the 5 chord, is it due to it being 5 chord of the E (blues) scale that makes it work? (Given that B is the second note of the A major scale and that chord would be minor.)

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    • Brian says

      February 11, 2018 at 4:04 pm

      It’s basically considered a MAJOR 2 chord. So you’re right, the 2 chord is typically minor, but in the number system, this would be described as a major 2

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  19. dan l says

    February 11, 2018 at 3:10 pm

    Brian, I am away from home a lot, so I carry my Washburn Rover with me. I thoroughly enjoy your lessons each week. This one is particularly fun.
    Keep up the good work.

    Dan

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  20. adam-quin says

    February 13, 2018 at 12:45 pm

    Great tuition and just loving this website!

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  21. Dave M says

    February 13, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    Brian, I look forward to seeing the videos each week. This has helped me greatly in getting recommitted to playing. I had stopped playing for many years. I especially love the blues shuffle material like this one. Thanks again.

    Best,

    Dave M

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  22. jvanhorn says

    February 13, 2018 at 1:28 pm

    I was just wondering what model Martin guitar you are playing in this video.? Beautiful guitar!

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  23. Rodney W says

    February 13, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    Inspired! No other word covers it . I haven’t watched the instruction part yet but to me it is a beautiful well-composed and well-executed piece of music .

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    • Rodney W says

      November 1, 2018 at 7:12 pm

      Just watched it again after nine months and I had exactly the same feeling about the music and Brian’s lesson. Inspired! How does he do it!

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  24. Steve M says

    February 13, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    Hey Brian, I like this lesson more and more as I work with it. The trickiest thing for me is the timing in a few spots but I’already close playing it slow. Anyone aware of any songs with this progression?

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  25. Eric C says

    February 15, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    Great lesson, Brian! Really helpful!

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  26. SwamiCarl says

    February 17, 2018 at 7:44 am

    Brilliant as always! Thanks Brian

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  27. Richard S says

    February 17, 2018 at 10:00 pm

    Excellent Lesson Brian. Love the solo jam lessons. Been subscribed to your YouTube channel for awhile. Just bought a year’s subscription last night and love it. I am traveling for work and have my Ovation and just started work on this lesson last night. You really make it easy to learn and add a very nice twist on the normal blues progressions. Keep up the fantastic work. -Rich.

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  28. Zachary M says

    February 19, 2018 at 3:58 pm

    Absolutely love this song! Hopefully i can be as smooth as you one day!

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  29. Smarky says

    February 21, 2018 at 12:08 pm

    Very nice Brian, once again.

    I’ve been working my way through the “stand alone” acoustic lessons and have thoroughly enjoyed them, thanks.

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  30. sati says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:19 pm

    Really tasty arrangement. I like to work from a printed page, can I get a pdf file of the song?

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  31. james l says

    April 17, 2018 at 10:44 am

    nice groove brian

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  32. Michael R says

    May 11, 2018 at 1:22 pm

    Brian, You where right on about the shuffle( Just the power E) Love the E to A grove on the shuffle with the B string thrown in. Thank you.

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  33. Michael R says

    May 11, 2018 at 1:28 pm

    Sorry Brian, I meant to say Power A and love the A to D grove.

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  34. Iman A says

    July 5, 2018 at 12:00 pm

    Hi Brian. I am very glad to hear you have spent time with your family that’s great idea.This is one of my favorite Blues shuffle lesson and i also play it with classic Guitar sometimes as it so difficult but my friends say “fantastic sounds” By the way, thanks a lot.
    Wish you and your family best hours
    Imi

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  35. Benjamin S says

    July 24, 2018 at 7:07 am

    Hi Brian !

    I’m really enjoying working on this piece. You play it so well that it looks easy but it takes quite some practice to get it wright.

    Thanks !

    Ben

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  36. Alexandre F says

    November 12, 2018 at 11:30 am

    This is one of my favorite lessons untill now like others : muddy waters EP213 and acoustic blues in A EP208 … this is what I´m looking foward to achieve that powerful sound on my guitar …
    This one sounds like a modern classic blues on acoustic guitar and the kind of updated blues on a electric guitar with overdrive on it … Thanks for this lesson

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  37. webistrator says

    April 7, 2019 at 8:04 pm

    Brian…

    Isn’t Part 1/11:32, the “wrong note” the so-called “blue note” of the pentatonic scale? Seems straight from the blues lesson from way back, no?

    J. in CO

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    • cbuck says

      November 25, 2021 at 9:09 am

      that is what i was thinking, but maybe it is not a blue note when playing major scale ?

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  38. Les Brown says

    March 12, 2020 at 1:31 pm

    Man, you are a gift.

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  39. Martinello L says

    December 13, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    Always great !

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  40. Derek H says

    April 27, 2021 at 9:31 pm

    There are some incredibly cool licks in this piece. A lot would make great endings to a song like It Takes a Lot to Laugh, but It Takes a Train to Cry.

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  41. Phillip F says

    September 18, 2023 at 6:30 pm

    I like that the A major scale 1,2,5,6 open strings are in the scale. I think it should be said something I recently learned the a major scale song you can use both the major and minor scales. But, if it is a minor scales song that using anything major won’t sound good

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