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We start with the performance of “Shake ‘em On Down” by Tommy McClennan (Bluebird, Chicago 1939). Tommy McClennan, born in 1908 near Yazoo, Mississippi, was a small man, standing just 4 feet 10; He suffered from alcoholism, something that is evident in the sound of his singing on his recordings. He recorded 41 sides for the Bluebird label, and his big hit was “Bluebird Blues”, because the theme of the song expressed a desire to return to the South, a sentiment shared by many newly transplanted African-Americans at the time. He is reported to have died in poverty in Chicago around 1962.
“Shake ‘em On Down” is played with a capo on the second fret and centers around a driving D chord riff with a great left hand rhythm part including open strings.

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In this lesson we teach some killer blues guitar licks using the minor pentatonic scale in the key of E – check it out!

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Guitarist Steve Vai has announced the release of a live concert film (DVD, Blu-ray) and live CD on September 29, 2009. Titled Where The Wild Things Are, the material was recorded before a sold-out audience at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2007 during Vai’s Sound Theories world tour. With 20 million units sold worldwide to-date, Where The Wild Things Are represents his 21st solo project over a 30-year career. The two-hour and forty minute set contains both several new tracks and re-orchestrated pieces from his rich catalog and was filmed at the State Theatre because of the venue’s lush acoustics and attractive interior. Vai’s Sound Theories Tour supported the release of the Sound Theories Vol. I & II CDs featuring Vai and the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra. Volume I presents Vai performing with the orchestra, while Volume II consists of the orchestra playing tunes written by Vai. The orchestral nature of Sound Theories accounts for the presence of two violinists in the touring band’s lineup, Alex De Pue and Ann Marie Calhoun, both of whom double on keyboards. The other band members were Jeremy Colson (drums and percussion), Bryan Beller (bass), Dave Weiner (guitar and sitar), and Zack Wiesinger (lap steel). More »
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Dr. Brad DeRoche is one of the hardest working guitarists you will ever meet. He is regarded as a world-class classical guitarist who maintains a busy performance schedule of concerts and clinics every year. DeRoche is also one of the most sought after classical guitar educators in the Midwest and he holds teaching positions at Delta College, Central Michigan University and the Interlochen Arts Camp. On top of all of these commitments, DeRoche is the co-owner of the highly successful company, Strings by Mail. Currently teaching in his second season at the Interlochen Arts Camp, DeRoche took time from working with his students to talk to us about the Interlochen experience and the many projects in which he is currently involved. More »
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This guitar lesson shows how to play some awesome guitar riffs that can be used in both rock and blues. Printable tabs for this lesson are available on my guitar lesson website: http://www.bobsguitarlessons.yolasite.com in the “Tabs” section.

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In this video guitar lesson we teach you how to play an open Minor Pentatonic scale in the key of E. This is an essential scale that is used in most genres of music and you will get a ton of mileage out of. Look for more lessons in this series where we teach licks using this scale

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Learn how to apply jazz guitar theory to spice up your country lead guitar playing in this free video on how to play the country guitar.

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Bio: A lifelong player of the guitar, Josh Zee is currently the lead guitarist for the band, The Mother Truckers.

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In this video guitar lesson we teach you how to play an open Minor Pentatonic scale in the key of E. This is an essential scale that is used in most genres of music and you will get a ton of mileage out of. Look for more lessons in this series where we teach licks using this scale

Many more full on video lessons as well as a FREE 3-day all access site pass at the full on video instructional website at: http://www.nextlevelguitar.com

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In July of 2009, Modern Guitars columnist Peter Wolf announced the launch of his new business, Brandwolf Consulting, LLC, aimed at helping music instrument makers with sales, marketing and related strategic concerns such as branding and distribution. Wolf recently left Paul Reed Smith Guitars where he served as the company’s Director of Sales & Marketing from 2004, having previously been the International Sales Manager for PRS since 1997. His business relationship with PRS, however, goes back to 1990 and Wolf’s founding of PRS Guitars Germany, a distribution company that imported and distributed high-end guitars and amplifiers to Central European countries. According to a recent press release from Brandwolf Consulting, “Under his direction, PRS Guitars’ export sales increased 10-fold in only 10 years and distributors and dealers in 56 additional countries were appointed and cultivated.” While on some levels the driving force behind guitar lutherie and making is a passion for the art and craft, economics plays a significant role in the contined health of the industry. Today’s financial climate poses a challenge to how guitar makers and manufacturers go forward, if not an outright threat to whether or not they can. More »
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