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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues

Excerpt: Summer-greetings Guitarslingers! In this song tutorial, we will play through some texas-style blues-rock. As you might have guessed by the title alone, this track is rather inspired by a certain bearded texas-trio named ZZ-top. However, during the solo, I have included lines and ideas that also covers 70's rock, and some more modern ideas as well. So liste...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues

Excerpt: Let's begin with the intro riff. Here we have a classic type of texas-riff, which lends heavily from country guitar playing, but is played in a shuffle beat. Many country ideas can be used in rock and blues, it's just that most of these country lines are played with a straight feel, whilst the southern rock and blues are often played in a shuffle beat (and ...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues

Excerpt: Ok guys, in this part we're looking at the main riff during the solo. Pretty much the same thing as the last riff, same chords, just with distortion and more "edge". Don't be afraid to "dig in", this is supposed to be played with a fair amount of attitude (and a long beard too!).

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues

Excerpt: In the first part of the solo, we begin with a classic Texas bluesline, a minor third with some heavy víbrato.  It's all in triplets, to keep that groovy shuffle feel. The second part includes an almost country'esque little idea. As mentioned in the video, much of the lines and licks in southern rock and blues borrows heavily from country, just ...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues

Excerpt: In the second part fo the solo, we start out with a more Blackmore-styled ide. The key here is to get that small, but quick and agressive bend going in the first finger. It is easy to slip of the string, especially on a vintage radius tele-neck, so keep that in mind. So dig into it, but keep it under control. The second part takes us into a more contemporar...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues

Excerpt: Ok! This final part introduces a technique of playing harmonics that I personally love! What I'm doing is playing the harmonics with the side of the nail and the flesh of the side of my fingertip (middle finger). This is a technique that guys like Jeff Beck sometimes use, and creates a very singing, melodic harmonic. It looks like I'm using the pick, but th...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues

Excerpt: And finally, here's the backing track for ya! I've made it a bit longer than the actual song snippet itself, so that you can use it as a practice track for improvisation as well.

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