Sometimes I think I am a crappy guitar player but the I realize I can do most of those variations. Good lesson. All the best. The blues art was great as well.
I got that pedal at Austin, I was there doing a gig and I could not get the right sound from the back line vox, so I popped over to Austin Vintage guitar and tried a bunch of pedals, as soon as I heard that pedal, I thought ‘that’s the perfect pedal for a vox!’
Love the (rare) reference to J.J. Cale (from his excellent Grasshopper LP)! These rhythms/shuffles show up in so many classic rock songs in various forms. Offhand I'm thinking of Crossroads and Taking Care of Business. Definitely good to practice these. Excellent video!
Light bulbs are going on! Great lesson! When I started the journey too long ago I learned the shuffle and finger rolling, but was just told it was “blues”. I’ve played those notes so many times, but never thought of 6th, or flat 7th. That adds such another dimension, depth and understanding of what the heck I’m doing. I’m so glad the algorithm brought you up!
I'm sorry, your idea is very good! Rhythm is tge base of R & R guitar, but I think the way you hold your pick you would never be able to keep up that rhythm fo more than half a song. Let alone for a whole live show.
Pretty sure they said similar about Joe Bonamassa. And I saw him live at the royal albert hall this year, and he didn't miss a damn beat for 2 hours plus. Nearly every great guitarist breaks the rules one way or the other.
