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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn an acoustic Ragtime Blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). This one is full of 1st position C and G chord lick ideas.
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Slow Walkthrough
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This sounds great on your new? guitar Brian! Like these stand alone lessons.
What is that guitar you are playing. What a delicious rich sound?
Naftali K
To Brian- I think we all love quitars in this space and often wonder what cool guitar you are playing. Idea: add quick (brief) note on the quitar you are using for the lesson.
I’m guessing it’s a Martin 00-28
I love acoustic Rag Time guitar! It reminds me of Leon Redbone. Thanks Brian
That’s a name I haven’t heard in a while.
Interesting lesson🤔🤔🤔
Nice! I here some Elizabeth Cotton in there
Brian, Another keeper.Got to where I really Blue grass & Ragtime.Keep em coming. Dave
I love this stuff. Can’t wait to start working on it. You always do a great job. Thank you!
Great licks.
This is pretty hot! Really like how the chords weave from one to the next and the dissonant notes in measures 4 and 12. Another hit Brian.
Aa
Wish my fingers would cooperate more.don’t seem to have the flexibility that they used to,any suggestions?
I know,just keep practicing!maybe some fish oil,😂but a great lesson Brian. Thank you.
Yes James, when faced with what feels like an impossible run etc., I just simplify it and you find nobody notices.
Richard
While I always like your explanations, something in this one particularly worked for me. I think I made some real gains. Thank you.
Brian- slow walk through and part 2 have the same video.
F.A.B Brian – great to see that lovely Martin guitar out of hibernation – also a subtle exploration of Circle of Fifths for those who like to delve deeper. Take care – Thank you as always.
Or is that a classical guitar?
Brian great lesson ! You also mentioned some of my guitar heroes ! Norman Blake and Dave Rawlings
Thanks Dan
Another good one, You’re on a roll here lately. Thanks buddy
Sounds great! Thanks for this one.. the transition from one chord shape to the next is starting to click!
Brian,
Great lesson Bud, but i did notice there is no slow walkthrough. There is part 2 twice.
Thanks man keep em comin and we’ll keepa strummin
I’m maybe over thinking this, but I can’t figure out how to forgo the ending in the video and continue. The etude not starting on the one is screwing me up a bit
Hi Brian. I’ve been a member since oh EP173 or so and really like your style of teaching. I’ve noticed the new approach you switched to after the 500th and really like the direction, more playing the modes (especially lesson 506 showing dorian, ionian, aeolian, mixolydian – great lesson). Seems we’ve gone from undergraduate work to post graduate lessons.
I would be interested in another lesson, say 506 again, but this time playing the modes in one zone, you said “that’s level 2 or even 3”. I know it’s possible and that I should be able to work that out on my own, however trust you will be able to communicate your approach to all interested.
Your comment “the licks are in the pentatonics” is so true & sticks with me.
Just another reason to look forward to Fridays…..
thanks again,
Steve W
What I love about this as well as the recent revisit of EP289 is the creative/imaginative chord progressions & deriving riffs from chords.
Thank you for an excellent standalone lesson. A really fun tune as well! Just FYI, it appears that the part 2 video is posted to the slow walk-through video.
Nice… I always like to learn new ragtime tricks and licks, keeps it fresh. There’s some really subtle stuff buried in there. Thanks for working out all the notes, consider them stolen!
I’ll try to force myself to not fingerpick it. Great ‘pianistic’ sound you get with the pick, it opened my eyes and ears to the possibilities.
Thanks again for another great lesson!!
Great lesson Brian. I’m just curious but when you refer at the end of part 2 to Betsy Smith (at least that’s what I think you are saying), is that the same person as Bessie Smith?
It’s Bessie Smith
Thank you
Wzssz
ONCE AGAIN BRIAN. A SUPER TUNE IN RAGTIME AND MADE AVAILABLE VIA YOUR EJOYABLE LESSON. THANK YOU TONY
Hi Brian,
Thank you so much for this ragtime lesson. I like all your lessons, however the ragtime pieces you compose are my absolute highlights. Simply outstanding!
Georg
Thanks Brian another wonderful creation from your creative vault!
That’s exactly what I’m waiting for. This beautiful stand alone Ragtime/Bluegrass compositions. Great one!
can’t print out notation.
on sound slice.
Neither can i and I have been doing it for a few years …
All OK sorted.
Thanks again for another very interesting, useful, well thought out and perfectly produced lesson Brian! I immidiately got quite a jolt the second you started playing THAT guitar!! What a Warm buttery, and absoulutely LUSCIOUS TONE!!! I don’t believe I’ve seen this one yet. Well, CONGRATULATIONS!! I noticed I’m not the only one who’d like to know some more about this instrument. Would you please give us a rundown on it in one of your upcoming lessons? By the way, aside from that BEAUTIFUL GUITAR, and all these years of top notch lessons, I must say, your channel/Website has got to be one of the best examples of exceptionally high quality, excellent recording and filming I have seen just about anywhere! You really got that nailed, Visually as well as the Audio! Thank You Very Much!!
So much more here than the number itself, which gave us a classic, lovely ragtime to enjoy playing. This puts to work in clear way much of what you have been teaching recently. So it was crystal clear and so easy to learn using the tools you gave us. Wonderful, Brian. Many Thanks. Norman
I hear “Nobody knows you when your down and out” a bit. Beautiful
Brian – Love it – Great groove – I agree with the others that these stand alone compositions really help a lot !! Thank you !!
Brian. You are the Ragtime king ! Love these lessons.
I’m maybe over thinking this, but I can’t figure out how to forgo the ending in the video and continue for another loop. The etude not starting on the one is screwing me up a bit
Love this lesson! I’m not in a band and mostly play alone so this lesson and others like it are my favorite.
Thanks and MORE PLEASE!
“Reach up to that 8th fret” at 16:43 – wow even the master teacher makes a “fluff” – just kidding your lessons and super explanations just get better and better.
Can I ask however, you always use your 3rd finger for a “slide” effect rather than using your forth for a “pull off”. I’m guessing the “tone” of the slide is just a fraction “fatter” using that method? They both sound good but even though my pinky is not super strong I will tend to use it as the go to in those situations….any thoughts? cheers, Peter
Fantastic! You are the Master Obi-won!
Great lesson, but I cannot get the videos under the main video to play…please advise
is the A7 just the 5th of the D7 to follow?
There’s many gorgeous rag time shuffle tunes with basic open chords. How gorgeous is the first bit all just with a G and G7? Look into “Shake that thing” by M.J Hurt. Such a cool little tune. Also Brian if you want a fun fingerstyle challenge -search “Sad Pig Dance” on Youtube. This tune is flipping amazing – if you like this kinda thing!! Also guitar rag by Merle Travis is one of if not my favourite tune ever.