Might depend a bit on the blues jam!Originally Posted by downbytheriver
Breeding mammals with insects is my personal bugbear.
The starting point is you have to be an avid consumer of blues. If you're not listening to and devouring the music all the time then lower your expectations of being able to play it, because you're just on your way to making the incidental music from a bad American sitcom.
Blues is, at it's heart, a folk genre and as such is best learnt by learning songs - absorbing the work of those who came before. Don't worry about originality or not developing "your style"... if that's ever going to happen it will of it's own accord - and only after a LONG time.
The analysis of scales and theory can (and should) come after you've got a basic repertoire of material that you can play. You may not understand theoretically why the notes work the way they do, but you'll be nourishing a more important level of understanding by copying and internalising the great music of others.
So, pick three of the greats (if you want recommendations I'd say Lightnin' Hopkins, Magic Sam and BB King) and learn three of each of their tunes as close to note for note as you can. Find the tabs if you struggle to hear the notes, that's fine, as is finding people playing the songs on YouTube. Nine songs later you'll then be in a better place to start analysing things.
All i.m.h.o of course.
He's right... take that clown Brent Mason on Friends :P
And that's good blues is it?He's right... take that clown Brent Mason on Friends :P
A lot of it is good music.And that's good blues is it?
As for which hole on the spaghetti measuring tool it's schlock fits through - ask an aficionado
Even so, bet you £50 Brent Mason started out learning closer to how I'm suggesting though......A lot of it is good music.
As for which hole on the spaghetti measuring tool it's schlock fits through - ask an aficionado
Wow great advice guys, i really appreciate it. I have tried to keep up with all offered i must admit i have looked at the first pentatonic scale in Am, downloaded a backing track and tried to work on my phrasing and timing whilst only using two strings. I would have recorded some and let you guys listen but i forgot my guitar cable so i will next week and post and see what you think
I want to try and learn other peoples songs in particular, Eric Clapton - Rambling on my mind from the Live at Madison Square Garden with Steve Winwood has anyone got the tab or can work it out for me or know someone i could ask
Mitch
Why don't you just make 10 louder.... ... ... ... these go to 11
I dont know the song but i would suggest you play the song and play along to it as best you can. Listen and try to repeat what you can. if you sound in tune with the track but not note for note then fine,improvise.
Try and get used to doing this as part of your routine and you will benefit greatly. Its difficult to begin with but gets easier. Maybe pick a song that is within your (or just above) capabilities. I think eventually will be able to learn stuff quicker without tab just you your guitar your song and your Lug holes
if you can get a device to help slow the tune down a bit this can also help though if you can manage without one even better (I cant at the mo) Good Luck
If he did it would confuse your dark prediction of "ending up playing the incidental music on a bad american sit-com"
I think your method is sound enough and you've certainly achieved enough to be taken far more seriously than me, I was really only buggaring about - I'd expected someone to pipe up and say Friends wasn't rubbish - shows how much attention people give me
My tongue was also firmly in cheekIf he did it would confuse your dark prediction of "ending up playing the incidental music on a bad american sit-com"
I think your method is sound enough and you've certainly achieved enough to be taken far more seriously than me, I was really only buggaring about - I'd expected someone to pipe up and say Friends wasn't rubbish - shows how much attention people give me
And actually it was "Rosanne" I had in mind when I made the sit com comment ....
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