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Have a Jam Session By Yourself – Funky Jam on Acoustic Guitar – EP193

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In this week’s guitar lesson you’ll learn how to have a jam session with yourself, alternating back and forth between 2 chords for the verse, and then switching to a 3rd chord every so often to break things up. In between those chords you’ll be playing fill licks while never breaking the rhythm! Lessons like this are great for both your strumming and for improvising, and they allow you to become a virtual one-man-band.

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  3. JohnStrat says

    a very useful lesson Brian which will help develop lots of skills and crate hours of fun.
    Thanks
    JohnStrat

    PS I happily second Micheal’s request for a classic 12 bar…perhaps a Muddy lick or too!

  4. jimbostrat says

    I hear organ behind this one, Brian!! I know….heresy on a guitar course/lesson site…………but I hear classic………..like 60s-70s classic…….long Farfisa or Leslie speaker driven lead behind this one……sort of like Santana meets Machine Head Jon Lord Hammond organ connection!! My one and a half cents worth…right!!?? Jim C.

  6. BeachBill says

    Thank you, this is a great lesson. I love these “no accompaniment needed” lessons. No equipment needed for a backing track – making this a great “sittin’ on the porch” thing to play.

    Question: What is that sound-hole pickup you are using. It has great sound – and I just acquired a vintage (red label) Yamaha that could use a nice pickup.

  7. squirewire1963 says

    Love it (again!) Your lessons seem to be evolving and progressing. The thing is after having worked at a lot of the earlier lessons these are a lot easier than one would imagine. I guess that means your lessons work! (A usable testimonial to the quality and usefulness of your site!). Something you don’t mention in your lessons, but something I notice, is that I learn a lot of timing. We all focus on learning and moving between chords but something that is a struggle is learning how moving beyond 4/4 strumming. Your more recent lessons seem to incorporate some interesting timings. Love your site!

  8. mike jams says

    Wow !! two acoustic lessons in a row, it must be my lucky week.
    love the solo jams , lots of room for us to improvise
    i always l look forward to Fridays
    Thanks for all you do, it is greatly appreciated ,
    it keeps learning and playing so much fun

  11. paul b says

    EP 192 was big deal to me because it finally made me use a pick and not just play fingerstyle. I was amazed that I got it and now this one seems like a big step.

    Thanks for the last two lessons and the extra strumming videos.
    Paul

  12. Antiuga says

    Hi, Wonderful lesson! I know you get flooded with requests but I look forward to the finger style blues lessons…. perhaps you could work one of those in. By the way I love the “micro” lessons! That Chet one was great!
    Thank you,
    Antigua

  15. Badger (4FingerPhil) says

    Im hooked on EP192 and you do it again with EP193!!! ….haha, so little time and sooooo much you want to get onto to next.. I love these no backing track lessons. I feel they are so valuable for learning good rhythm and timing and great for my weekends away with Lisa in our new motorhome, cheers Phil

  16. Robin S says

    Like the rhythm element but find the lead parts too difficult and not sure that I like them as much as I ought to make me want to overcome the difficulty !
    Perhaps I’m getting out of my depth.
    Robin from Brexit Island

  18. Gaetan says

    I really love each and every one of these “jam with yourself lessons” `…with you as a guitar teacher i feel like everything became “reachable ” if it’s a word…thanks a lot and please never stop teaching the guitar…

    Lots of people find peace of mind in it

  19. Dietmar S says

    You play the Gm7 with your ringfinger, but the powerchord walkup with your pinkie.
    Wouldn’t it be easier to play both with the same finger?
    Cause you need to change your finger from the F#5 to the Gm7 now.

  23. Robin S says

    It has grown on me. I take back my earlier doubts. The rhythm is challenging but doable, I still can’t play the lead parts but I want to so I’ll keep at it.
    Sorry to be a childish critic earlier (27th Feb)
    Robin from Brexit Island

  27. handi x says

    REALLY LOVE THE LESSON. In fact all of them.

    I m pretty in to acoustic blues. and recently find that funky rythum is rather fun to play with.

    However, was just wondering how that sort of funky pattern could be used when jamming with others? how and when those strum patterns could be useful?

    also another question about the funk music as in general. sometimes when playing, some guys start of the session with strumming and create sort of funky groove but really found it hard to play along. Any suggestions for that? also if there s a lesson for that. that could be really helpful.

    Much appreciated

    thanks

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