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Chicago Blues jam by yourself on guitar! – Includes TAB on Screen – Gutiar Lesson – EP543

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a Chicago Blues style rhythm and lead by yourself (no jam track needed) on electric guitar. You’ll be learning both how to play a shuffle rhythm as well as a call & response.

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  6. Bill says

    Great groove Brian! Nice to this Tele getting some play again recently; it’s interesting how we go through phases with our guitars.
    Would be cool if you played the lesson on this and say you ES-175 for contrast and talked a bit about how different instruments inspire differently.

  24. Guy C says

    Each week I say, I will skip this weeks lesson as I really need to complete the other lessons in my favourites and each week another blinder turns up that I absolutely HAVE to learn 🙂

    Great Lesson Cant wait!

    😎👍🎶

  26. mark g says

    Hello Brian, great lesson.
    I was just wondering if you ever played a Zager guitar and what you thought of it if you did. I am looking for a new acoustic guitar for under 2,000.00.
    I just moved to Hendersonville TN from Buffalo NY, any ideas would be great, Thanks and have a great weekend.

    • Brian says

      I don’t like Zager at all. I would not recommend. back in 2015 Dennis Zager had sent and email to me letting me know that his legal team had noticed a negative comment about a Zager guitar on the ActiveMelody forum and asked me to remove it. Obviously, legally I had no obligation to do that because people can say whatever they want about any guitar, but to avoid further conflict, I removed the post. but because of that experience i’ve always discouraged Zager guitars.

      • mark g says

        Thanks so much, What would you recommend me to look at in that price range ? I am 63 yrs old and having a hard time with some bar chords on my Yamaha APX8A . Thanks again and have a nice day. PS I know you live in TN, do you have a guitar store you would recommend.

  27. James R says

    Great lesson, I’m heavy into finding my way around the E minor scale, learning every lick I can. Jumping into B minor from that E7 chord is the kind of moves I’m working on. I play finger style so I’m putting my own spin on this with droning bass.

    I’m looking for an everything Brian can teach E minor pentatonic master class. Play by yourself formatting with finger and pick versions. hint hint.

  30. Daniel H says

    My second time through and I am realizing there is some serious meat in this lesson! This is one to memorize so I have a way to practice these awesome licks. Thank you Brian. You continue to keep me on a steep learning curve. Love it!

  35. Scott F says

    I am greatly enjoying your lessons, Brian. I am a bit more advanced than most, but I enjoy your creativity.
    I also appreciate your guitars!! As I own about 11 vintage and newer electrics, I am an avid fan of the sound and art of these beautiful instruments, eg you 017 Martin is gorgeous as well but I could only find one for $3100 on eBay and its a 1954. The older ones are over 4K.
    I also am interested in the telecaster like instrument you are playing the Chicago blues solo on. It has a hum bucker in the bridge position and what appears to be a newer P90 near the fretboard. Can you discuss it or tell me about this?

  48. John C. says

    This one has been hard work for me but enjoyable and satisfying now that I’ve almost got it. Still miss a few of the changes now and again and I’m still trying to play it relatively slowly so that doesn’t happen too often but my tempo still speeds up through the piece. I can’t seem to work with metronomes. Any advice Brian on how to stay with the initial tempo other than just plain perseverance?

  50. Dave says

    Awesome lesson! The call and response stuff is great, some of my favorites, especially when playing by yourself. But for some reason I’m one of those you mentioned that might have a hard time getting past the shuffle intro – like two left feet over here. Starting out with that E chord, that isn’t in the tablature, confuses me a little too. I try slowing it way down to closely observe how you’re doing it, but the visual and audio alignment get too choppy. It’s not you, it’s ME. I’m just wondering if anyone else had this issue and could offer some tips how to get past it. I could fake it with my own version, but I’d like to stay true to Brian’s lesson so I can learn where I’m lacking – if you know what I mean?

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