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Slow, Laid Back Groove (Bluesy) – Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – EP188

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This week’s guitar lesson is a slow, laid back groove that’s played in the key of D. You’ll be learning some J.J. Cale, Mark Knopfler, and David Gilmour licks in this composition. All 3 of those guitar players have one thing in common, and that is that they all are experts are saying a lot with just a few notes. Think “less is more”. So we’ll be exploring that style in this lesson, as well as revisiting the Dorian Mode.

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  1. jimbostrat says

    Hey!! I’m number 1 again!! First to comment!! I guess everyone is busy watching Trump run out of pen ink signing off on all those executive orders he had stacked up at the ready for his signatures right after his inauguration………..at any rate……..this is really cool because Brian leaves the door wide open for us to get crazy with neat licks in the key of D!! One nice thing with the vibrato bar you can really wail on this guy!! Very cool jam!! Jim C.

  13. MYRX says

    Excellent selection. I was a J.J. Cale fan, so this was a welcomed lesson. Perfect timing for the rain soaked weekend. Spent Saturday playing this lesson. As mentioned above, I like slow blues the best as well. Thanks Brian.

  14. Robert J says

    lots’ of fun! excellent to run through the Dorian again. it was also cool to try some of the licks from EP 178 (The Santana one) over this jam track. They worked very well with this lesson. I used the Dorian a ton last night at my gig. The jam track reminds me of something off of the JJ Cale/Clapton “The Road to Escondido” record. Thanks again.

  25. tom f says

    Great tune and lesson…you mention, near the beginning of the first video, a lesson dedicated to the five different scale positions for the minor pentatonic. What lesson no. is that?

  28. Ray Y says

    Hey Brian,

    I’m confused about something. You said in the video that this song was in the key of D. Looking at the tab, it seems to be in the key of C. Can you explain?

    Thanks
    Ray

  29. Hank V says

    I only ever own a new lick, phrase, solo if I take it and move it to a different tune or key. Try playing this one over Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper’s version of Season of the Witch (Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68). Also pull the dorian licks out the Santana lesson (EP178) shift them to D and lay them on that tune also. Jam for hours !

      • Blonde Blob says

        Thanks Brian explains a lot I’ll be back at it tomorrow. One thing I’d love to see is a lesson on how to take 3 or 4 of your licks form the Blues lead course and tie them together into a solo. Sometimes the licks are learned in a vacuum and its tough to see how to tie them together into a coherent solo. Thanks much you’ve got a great site, tis is my 2nd year with you.

  35. Peder W says

    Thanks for a great lesson Brian! BTW, I changed the playback speed to 0.5 in video 1 at about 7.30, to make it easier to follow the details, but couldn’t help laughing how drunk one sound when talking in half speed :-).

    • Brian says

      Hey Stephen, the on-screen tab is working on this end. 9 times out of 10 the issue is browser related, so try clearing your cache and restarting your browser first – if that doesn’t work, try using a different browser to see what result you get.

  41. JMTster says

    Brian- had set this lesson aside so I could truly focus. Three of my favorite players. This one led to more “A-HA!” moments than I’ve had in a while. Your lessons have really reignited my desire to play. Thanks!

  43. Philip B says

    Great tune/lesson! Thanks! Those 1/4 bends- they are really a challenge for me. It’s funny how such a small thing is one of the most difficult techniques for me to learn. I think I know what to do and I do it, but there is an art to it Brian and you have that down and it just makes all the difference in the world when you just do a 1/4 bend or you do a 1/4 bend correctly.

    I feel like, having visited Nashville, that I would do a better qtr bend if I were living there ! (hahaha).

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