Comments on: Why do you want to learn how to play fast blues guitar licks? http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/ Learn the secrets to mastering slide guitar, blues guitar, and beginner guitar with these lessons from Gibson recommended guitar teacher, John W. Tuggle. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Tuggle http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-4181 John Tuggle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:22:24 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-4181 Thanks a lot! I appreciate the comment and that you have enjoyed the lessons. I try to offer up the lessons that I wanted to see when I was learning. Hopefully they have helped steer people in the right direction when learning the blues and slide guitar. Thanks a lot! I appreciate the comment and that you have enjoyed the lessons. I try to offer up the lessons that I wanted to see when I was learning. Hopefully they have helped steer people in the right direction when learning the blues and slide guitar.

]]> By: adrian http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-4170 adrian Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:09:59 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-4170 John, This concept of fast vs what ever has inspired my comment. You are really tuned in to the sensibilities of tasteful playing and that is why I have purchased your products and follow your podacast and lessons. Your little 1966 vibrolux demo is one of the sweetest little blues solos out there. I listen to it often and show it to any guitar buddies I know. Your style of tempting us out here with little manageable licks is a great way of drawing us in to a comminity of musicians not wanting to impress anyone but themselves at their own progress. Small amps with great tone expressing real emotion. Some of the lessons seem to easy and some way scary but we are all at different places in our music. The longer pieces require more support your break downs help us tackle the craft & your focus and encouragement helps us put out the effort. Keep the quality coming. Very good to keep reviewing up to this point we covered this and play it again slowly - it works great - thanks John,
This concept of fast vs what ever has inspired my comment. You are really tuned in to the sensibilities of tasteful playing and that is why I have purchased your products and follow your podacast and lessons. Your little 1966 vibrolux demo is one of the sweetest little blues solos out there. I listen to it often and show it to any guitar buddies I know. Your style of tempting us out here with little manageable licks is a great way of drawing us in to a comminity of musicians not wanting to impress anyone but themselves at their own progress. Small amps with great tone expressing real emotion. Some of the lessons seem to easy and some way scary but we are all at different places in our music. The longer pieces require more support your break downs help us tackle the craft & your focus and encouragement helps us put out the effort. Keep the quality coming. Very good to keep reviewing up to this point we covered this and play it again slowly – it works great – thanks

]]> By: John Tuggle http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-3074 John Tuggle Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:08:03 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-3074 Thanks for the comment Steve. Yeah I live in Decatur Ga on a dead end road, so it's really quiet around here. Buckhead is another story though. By the lake sounds great. Thanks for the comment Steve.

Yeah I live in Decatur Ga on a dead end road, so it’s really quiet around here. Buckhead is another story though.

By the lake sounds great.

]]> By: John Tuggle http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-2981 John Tuggle Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:49:45 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-2981 Thanks for the comment. Freddie had some killer licks for sure. I really love the Burglar album. Thanks for the comment. Freddie had some killer licks for sure. I really love the Burglar album.

]]> By: Tim http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-2957 Tim Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:59:36 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-2957 Benny Turner (Freddie King's half brother & long time bassist) commented on this subject in an excerpt from August 1995 Guitar Player: "He [Freddie King] had a tendency to have the white kids follow him early on. Guys like Ted Nugent would get on the stage with Freddie King and try to outplay him. They'd run about a thousand notes within 12 bars, and Freddie would come out and throw those two notes in there and just kill 'em! They don't realize it ain't how many notes you can play, it's what you can do with them." Benny Turner (Freddie King’s half brother & long time bassist) commented on this subject in an excerpt from August 1995 Guitar Player: “He [Freddie King] had a tendency to have the white kids follow him early on. Guys like Ted Nugent would get on the stage with Freddie King and try to outplay him. They’d run about a thousand notes within 12 bars, and Freddie would come out and throw those two notes in there and just kill ‘em! They don’t realize it ain’t how many notes you can play, it’s what you can do with them.”

]]> By: Steve http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-2742 Steve Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:24:14 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-2742 excellent post John. Myself, I an tired of fast lane this fast lane that fast lane everything. Crap in the Tech industry they call it FAST Trak. Not for me. Same thing in music and the emotional side of it, really fast emotes anger, pentup emotions, rage. Slow emotes, tender, desire, heart felt emotions. Now up tempo is different, to me this emotes happiness, eager, adventure etc. In your post you mention the road into the City. That drives me crazy. I stay out of cities altogether because of stuff like that. I think it all comes from the way society has changed in the US to an instant gratification socieity. That type of emotion carries into and influences everything in life. What ever happened to 'don't worry, be happy'? SAR ps. I live in NE OK byt the lake and there is one traffic signal in a 20 mile radius. Peaceful, laid back, and energizing. excellent post John. Myself, I an tired of fast lane this fast lane that fast lane everything. Crap in the Tech industry they call it FAST Trak. Not for me. Same thing in music and the emotional side of it, really fast emotes anger, pentup emotions, rage. Slow emotes, tender, desire, heart felt emotions. Now up tempo is different, to me this emotes happiness, eager, adventure etc.

In your post you mention the road into the City. That drives me crazy. I stay out of cities altogether because of stuff like that. I think it all comes from the way society has changed in the US to an instant gratification socieity. That type of emotion carries into and influences everything in life.

What ever happened to ‘don’t worry, be happy’?

SAR
ps. I live in NE OK byt the lake and there is one traffic signal in a 20 mile radius. Peaceful, laid back, and energizing.

]]> By: John Tuggle http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-2684 John Tuggle Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:42:14 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-2684 Thanks for the comments guys! Pitch and vibrato become very crucial when playing a slow blues. If you're not dead on, everyone will hear it. Thanks for the comments guys! Pitch and vibrato become very crucial when playing a slow blues. If you’re not dead on, everyone will hear it.

]]> By: Sarssipius http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-2679 Sarssipius Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:19:10 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-2679 Excellent post. I couldn't agree more... I'm not a teacher nor a pro but if I had to give an extra-opinion on this I would add thatwhether you slow or fast, timing and rhythm are very important. Most of the time all the great guitarists we listen to, and enjoy have have awesome rhythm skills and sense of timing... Excellent post. I couldn’t agree more… I’m not a teacher nor a pro but if I had to give an extra-opinion on this I would add thatwhether you slow or fast, timing and rhythm are very important. Most of the time all the great guitarists we listen to, and enjoy have have awesome rhythm skills and sense of timing…

]]> By: Josh Sager - Fretterverse http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/blues-guitar/why-do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-play-fast-blues-licks/comment-page-1/#comment-2678 Josh Sager - Fretterverse Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:06:09 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=749#comment-2678 Excellent article. Thanks for posting. I wonder if it has more to do with people's perceptions of their own ability. They ASSUME they can just play the slow material and so there is no need to explore it further. They never consider proper finger placement on the fingerboard, good picking, TONE!!! Excellent article. Thanks for posting. I wonder if it has more to do with people’s perceptions of their own ability. They ASSUME they can just play the slow material and so there is no need to explore it further. They never consider proper finger placement on the fingerboard, good picking, TONE!!!

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