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Hey all,
I'm trying to pick up the blues style and feel, but I don't really know where to start. I had a music appreciation teacher who always played the blues in class and it was fun to listen to, just the solo acoustic kind.
Does anybody know some good places to hear examples of some 12 barre blues stuff for me to mimic?
Or even better, is anybody here comfortable with posting their own recording of themselves playing the 12 barre blues in E or something?
THanks,
Kevin
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I recently rented this acoustic soloing video from Blockbuster that would fit the bill. As with a lot of instructional videos, it was not very instructional but it can at least give you some good ideas.
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This is a case where the proper term is really "bar".
Got any BB King? SRV? Blues is quite a big subject (even for being based mainly around a simple progression), I could try a clip... we'll see if I have time in the next couple days.
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Originally Posted by Rainer. This is a case where the proper term is really "bar".
Got any BB King? SRV? Blues is quite a big subject (even for being based mainly around a simple progression), I could try a clip... we'll see if I have time in the next couple days.
this is true, its amazing how much there is to blues.
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Genres tend to be broad.
What is blues? What is rock? What is jazz? There are just so many permutations and fusions of all of it that you just can't say "How do I play (insert genre)?".
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well of course there is sorta a "stereotype" for each genre I guess.
but you are right, very broad.
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Well, here are two blues jams I just recorded with my PODxt. Same blues progression, one in Bb, one in E. But way, way different when it comes to style. One is very jazz-blues (with my Epi Emperor on a JC120 patch), and the other is some SRV-esque rockin' out (with my Squier Bullet on a Fender Deluxe patch).
So, OP, what blues are you referring to? Entirely different styles means entirely different approaches.
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dude did you just throw those together or did you just do something over a blues track, cause if it was just over a blues track your going to have to hook me up w/ some blues tracks like that lol. The only blues tracks I have are from the '05 guitar center blues thing CD.
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I just threw those together. Here, I'll post the tracks without the solo for you in a little bit.
I'd never think of using a pre-made backtrack. How un-creative...
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lol well once in a while I go into fruityloops and throw some beats and weird synth stuff together but its never really bluesy and doesnt work well w/ blues solo's. what do you use? Is it completely homemade stuff(like you record the drums,bass,and guitar) or do you use some program?
thanks btw, I need the new material lol.
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If by "hook you up" with backing tracks, you mean you want me to create one for you, just ask, gimme a style or artist, and I'll see what I can do.
Here they are:
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lol thanks but nah thats not what I was asking I just wanted to give the ones you just made a whirl
btw what kind of stuff do you use to make your tracks? and how do you do it.
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Originally Posted by xevan lol well once in a while I go into fruityloops and throw some beats and weird synth stuff together but its never really bluesy and doesnt work well w/ blues solo's. what do you use? Is it completely homemade stuff(like you record the drums,bass,and guitar) or do you use some program?
I record the bass and guitar, the drums are synthesized via MIDI+VSTi, since I don't really want to pull my drum set out.
We have a lot of good resources about recording in the Recording forum.
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Well, for acoustic blues I'd reccommend you take a few listens to Robert Johnson.