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A Survey of Modern Psychedelia: Tame Impala, Dungen, BJM, Lilys & More

As usual, an informative video from Eric with plenty of licks and riffs to take away...

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Robbie Robertson's Unique Style

Robbie Robertson is one of those legends of music that we know more for his collaborations and his songwriting than maybe his dazzling virtuoso guitar technique. Oftentimes when you're doing guitar right, the audience doesn't even notice it. But here's the thing, Robbie was a damn cool guitar player. So today we're going to go through the theory, the tones, the techniques, the things that set him apart.

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How to Be a More Melodic Player

I always get a lot out of Eric's lessons.

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“Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”: Mike Bloomfield Licks

I heard that Bob Dylan told Mike Bloomfield, "Don't play any of that BB King shit."

These are some clever, original fills.

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Dickey Betts Stutter Trick: Lead Guitar Lesson

This is something I observe Mr. Betts do rather often. It's a neat little 6 note grouping against 4/4 time that creates a powerful push and pull with the rhythm section.

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Learning Melodies = Better Phrasing

There's so much wisdom in these classic vocal melodies that we've heard thousands of times. If we do the work of transcribing them onto the fretboard, they show us different ways to move and phrase that aren't so guitar-centric.

I had a private lesson with Eric in December, and I wonder if some of these points were inspired by him wanting to tell me this stuff...

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Doublestop Opportunities: How to Find 'em, How to Groove 'em.

1) Flatties.  2) Diagonals.  3) Hammered Diagonals.  4) Slideys. 

Pentatonic scales aren't just for aimless blues-noodling! They are actually the oldest, purest, & simplest way to say something nice that fits IN ANY GENRE! 

 Also, they very naturally create many tasteful doublestop opportunities. Watch me hunt for them.

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Hendrix Doublestops on "A Change is Gonna Come" - R&B Guitar Lesson

In this clip, I explore the doublestop possibilities of the chords to Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come." It's an absolutely beautiful progression that sits in a nice slow 12/8 groove. Perfect for embellishment experiments! 

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