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This week’s guitar lesson features 3 boogie woogie style rhythms that can be played over the same MP3 jam track. Each rhythm is slightly more difficult than the previous in that the first one (Level 1) is the easiest and Level 3 is the most difficult. This lesson gives you 3 variations on how to play boogie woogie rhythm as well as the theory behind the boogie woogie root position. This lesson will also help improve your timing and alternate picking with the right hand. Different tempos of the MP3 jam track are included as well.
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Slow Walkthrough - Level 1
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Slow Walkthrough - Level 2
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Slow Walkthrough - Level 3
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The first comment of the year? It couldn’t be anything else tha a big THANK YOU to Brian for his lessons.
Great lesson, it gets hard to leave a comment that know 1 else has left. Iam glade I joined. Michael
I really like these lessons with varying degrees of difficulty. It’s like 3 lessons in one and enough to keep everyone happy!
And who doesn’t like the “Booji Wooji”?
Nice One Maestro!
Three Levels Three Variations Three Mp3s Three Sound Slices Three Tabs and a Backing Track And Three Cheers from me. Another Great Weekly Lesson Brian!!
Barry
Hi Brian
This is about where I left off 35 years or more back. I never got much beyond this so I will look forward to picking this up to speed. I love these variants within a lesson too.
JohnStrat
JohnStrat — you were really thoughtful in your message to indicate the link to these lessons for me to learn. It’s certainly appreciated very much! – repeating myself here…:))
And “if” you have any other helpful suggestions please let me know in messages or wherever they’ll be obvious so I don’t miss it. It meant much…
Jeremy.
Lots of fun, easy enough for everyone!
Wow really great lesson! I have yet to figure out the definition/terminology of boogie woogie/rock a billy and even the blues shuffle..guess over time learning i’ll get their meanings
I really like these 3 variations. More to add to the bank! Thanks Brian.
I thought I was playing bass! lol
Looks like another fun lesson. Thanks Brian
Excellent lesson Brian.
Thanks
PJR
learning a lot Brian. I’m not the best at guitar. getting better all the time. You break it down in layman terms.
Thanks Brian, I have been waiting for a Rockabilly Rhythm lesson.
Is there a lead lesson to follow this.
Jon
Hey Brian – love this lesson! One suggestion/request — to add the jam track (minus guitar) for a piece like this at about 2/3 speed. It takes a while to get this down and the jam track helps a lot. Just a little fast at first….. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you. Fantastic lesson that shows what I want to learn and how I want to learn it!
The lesson played in higher Octaves can inspire interesting lead lines. Thanks Brian!
Thanks Brian…this should help me with “Guitar Boogie Shuffle”…the backing tracks are great as I’ll put them on my Boss Looper.
…also putting all three lead parts together in one session should sound really great, especially if playing in front of a crowd…that should get them rock ‘n rollin in the aisles ;=))
Nice:easy-What would be great:Do follow up lessons –Three “tight” lead choruses that correspond to the three rhythm’s /bass lines.We could put them together and add to repertoire! Enjoy these lessons,got 3 of my friends to join. Reno in Tijeras, New Mexico
Great lesson Brian. Level 2 has the feel and groove of Pride and Joy.
Thanks again.
Happy New Year.
Cool lesson, Brian,. Thanks. and to add to what Jim M says, trying all the variations in a higher octaves,or different keys (A for example) is challenging and fun, It also leads to some pretty interesting leads, dove tailing with of your previous lessons.
further, the jam track is excellent to riff on in E blues for leads.
This is a non-paid endorsement….Brian didn’t even ask for this….but just sayin’
If you want to learn Brian is a great teacher…..I have had a lot of good teachers in the last 50 years and this site is one of the best learning sites on the internet. Not to mention that if you pay for an instructor…25 to 50 dollars an hour is normal….you get Active Melody all year for 69 dollars….an incredible bargain. He has it up to try it for free for a few days….do it- you won’t be sorry a year from now when your fretboard understanding and playing have improved greatly.. remember life is short…..practice hard….
Boogie Woogie!! Another brilliant lesson.
Many thanks, Brian
Really useful lesson.
Just one small observation, in the tabs there are a lot of rests but in your commentary you do not mention the need to mute. I assume you are palm muting at each of the rests.
Thanks.
So much fun Brian. I won’t be there this year but if you ever come out to the Anaheim Winter NAMM I sure hope to meet you and thank you in person for the great lessons. Take care
good one. For me, #2 is easiest. #1 was second. I had a bit of trouble with the B and B back to A. I guess it’s because of the position shifts. Good practice exercise for me.
I enjoyed this format because you can see how the basic structure is embellished, which hopefully will help me come up with my own similar embellishments in other things. Thanks for the lesson.
Great Lesson but there’s a mistake in the tab of level3 at measure 4.
The second note should be on the second fret of the 5th string, not the open 5th string, I guess.
Thanks Brian
Really enjoying this.
That intro is defintely from Johnny Rivers doing Memphis Tennesee.
Thanks Brian, I am 74 and I learn something everytime.
Great lesson. Is this a scale that we’re playing? I always like to know why I’m playing the notes I am.
Thanks Brian, this is just what this beginner needs to get some rhythm and fingering down on a favored bunch of runs. Funny thing is a week ago I was stumbling on this one and had to put it down. Picked it up last night and nearly ran it completely through… Evidence that even really old boys can learn!
Thanks so much for all you do for us…
Jeremy.