The relentless pursuit of tone is a journey brimming with the discovery of gear, electronics and chops. This Premier Clinic section focuses on the latter with a continuing series of lesson plans across blues, rock, jazz, fingerstyle and special techniques.
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This month we continue our lesson plans designed to beef up your blues, rock and jazz chops, along with a special arrangement for all of our fi ngerstyle players.
Blues - Rhumba Blues Solo
David Hamburger jazzes up a I-IV-V tune
(originally from David Hamburger’s
Blues Alchemy)
Rock - Southern Jam Solo
Jeff Scheetz throws down some southern fried Mixolydian riffs
(originally from Jeff Scheetz’
Rock Solid)
Jazz - Lonely Blue Angel
John Stowell covers a simple jazz melody in “Lonely Blue Angel”
(originally from John Stowell’s
Modern Chord Melody)
Fingerstyle - Fingerstyle Harmonics
Stephen Bennett explores the world of harmonics within “Burnside”
(originally from Stephen Bennett’s
Fingerstyle Finesse)
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