Hey whats up Friendβ¦
So you probably heard the news
that guitar legend and inventor
Les Paul passed away, just a few
days ago⦠at the age of 94.
Les Paul is the king! He invented
the Les Paul guitar!
Move over Elvis π
Seriously, what an amazing life and contribution
to music.
If youβre a guitar player for any amount
of time, you know that a Gibson Les Paul
is one of the sweetest sounding, most
consistent and high performing professional
instruments you can buy, for any price.
Gibson does a great job, but it was Les Paul
who invented the modern solidbody design.
Les Paul was a slick guitarist too,
with some killer jazz , blues, and country stylings.
Wellβ¦
Rest in Peace Mr. Les Paul. And thank you.
Who knows, maybe Elvis and Les Paul are a jamming
together in some otherwordly realm. π
By the way, Les Paulβs style was highly influenced by Jazz.
I highly suggest picking up a copy of the Essentials
of Jazz package if youβre interested in playing like
Les. (www.essentialsofjazz.com/main.php)
So just to shift topics for a sec,
I want to ask you:
Howβs your guitar playing coming along?
I hope you are practicing the methods Iβve
shown in Killer Guitar Control Secrets.
(guitarcontrol.com/main.php)
I have one more tip for you today.
This is a picking pattern that is very
simple, but you can expand it using
hammer ons and pull offs.
Let me show you:
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Try playing this with both economy picking
and alternate picking. (again, see
guitarcontrol.com/main.php if you
dont know how to do this)
Next, we are going to add some hammer ons
and pull offs, and notice the picking
pattern doesnt need to change
since the only extra notes added
arenβt picked.
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You can even mix up some major
arpeggios, major 7, dom7, and
major 6. Iβll be going deeper
into these concepts in the next
video, Guitar Control II.
Well, I hope you enjoyβd that
little arpeggio picking idea.
Oh, yeah, one more thing.
If you want to learn Neil Youngβs
song βHey hey, my myβ, with the
famous Lyric, βThe king is gone
but heβs not forgottenβ,
its included as a bonus in
the ultimate beginner guitar course
(www.ultimatebeginnerguitar.com/main.php)
This course has a cool repertoire of
over 75 of the most all time classic
songs.
Of course, you get both Ultimate Beginner
Guitar and Killer Guitar Control Secrets
plus 3 other courses as part of the 12
DVD set. Itβs all here: guitarcontrol.com/main.php
I think itβs going to be a great week,
Iβm looking forward to working on some
more sweet licks π
So thatβs it for now my friend.
I will catch you on the flip side
soon.
In fact, there are plenty of exciting stuff
coming soon, so just you wait.
Iβve got a few βfrogs in the fryerβ
and cooking up some delicious
guitar goodies for you as usual.
Keep rocking and stay cool.
Hope youβre enjoying your summer,
Claude Johnson
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