Comments on: Free Killer Beginner Blues Guitar Lesson

By: Linda Elms

Linda Elms — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 04:09:42 +0000

Claude, any chances on getting the cameras for these video lessons to get closer shots of your fingers playing slowly so us beginners who don’t know alot/all the chords to see what fingers go where for which frets of the chords your playing and we’re learning? Thank you. Linda

By: Ralph Essex

Ralph Essex — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:27:55 +0000

Check only one tune on my name… reel23 ‘Scratch Disk’- This is what I have been trying to do since I was a youngster. Sadly, the blues is not about ‘luck.’ Fate, maybe…the blues is about living and dying and giving and trying! Thanks for some more rocking power-chord guitar stuff Claude!

By: G string Jones

G string Jones — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:14:45 +0000

Nice work I especially like the embellishment on the twelve bar

By: RichT

RichT — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:31:51 +0000

Loving Claude’s Teaching to date, a great teacher indeed. thanks

By: patrick

patrick — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:19:33 +0000

hi claude when i play blues song on guitar i have a hard time phrasing the solo over the 1 4 and 5 chord
i really enjoy whatching yor website . you have a lot of good teaching skills. thanks from patrick

GOOD IDEA FOR LESSON, THX -CLAUDE

By: Hendrik

Hendrik — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:19:57 +0000

It looks so very easy, but the rif between the coords is very dificault for me. Need a lot of praktich. so i like to now more of it how I can make it my one.. regards Hendrik

By: sam patrick

sam patrick — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:49:49 +0000

Looks easy, sounds great. I need tabs in order to follow. I am truly a beginner.

By: jstin

jstin — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 01:05:30 +0000

Hi Claude I always enjoy your Lessons i love the Blues I can’t get enough. Claude lately I watch your video it will start and then stop it has just started doing it I didn’t know if
it was my P.C. are yours i just wanted to bring it to you I didn’t know if anyone had said the same. Hey Claude Rock ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ITS A YOUTUBE VIDEO – I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE BANDWIDTH, ETC.. CHEERS – CJ

By: ZenZen

ZenZen — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:01:23 +0000

Thanks for the reply. I think you’re right it’s just semantics, because the way you just stated it, explains it even better. No foul, it’s just I personally got stuck at this point-and other “counting” points for the sake of understanding the “formal” aspect of rhythm (drums too), it’s easier “done” than “said” I guess! I really like that guitar too! You rock dude!

FORMAL RHYTHM IS A WHOLE ‘NOTHER BALL OF WAX. IT CAN BECOME COMPLEX. ESPECIALLY CONFUSING IS THE FACT THAT MUSIC CAN BE NOTATED WITH THE TRIPLET (SHUFFLE) BUILT INTO IT, SO A PAIR OF EIGHTH NOTES IS REALLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. FOR THAT REASON I REALLY DONT LIKE NOTATIONS THAT USE THAT, BUT I CAN SEE WHY SOME PEOPLE DO…PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING COMPLEX , YOU GET LAYERS OF INFORMATION THAT HAVE TO BE DECODED. – CLAUDE

By: ZenZen

ZenZen — Sat, 26 May 2012 16:09:37 +0000

I really like your taste for subject matter (blues) and I may be wrong, but if I’m not, I’m a little disturbed. Why? It sounds like you’re not counting this “shuffle” 3/4-6/8 time correctly. Not to split hairs and maybe you’re hip to a different technique, but I’m more used to counting this rhythm 3/4 “one and ah, one and ah,as in 1-2-3/1-2-3” or 6/8 “one and ah two and ah” as in 1-2-3/4-5-6 and if anything can screw up a song or worse some poor newbie/beginners musical mind and not only be frustrating but debilitating, is erroneous or faulty instruction. Like I say I may be missing something in this lesson or may be misunderstanding it, but I’ve watched it three times and get the same feeling about it. I’ve always enjoyed your offerings and instructions and your taste in music seems impeccable and your instruction is usually spot on. However, this was slightly disappointing. BTW to clarify,in 6/8 this counting places the “one” first, but the “four” second and reduces it to a less cumbersome count with ONE(1) and(2) ah(3) TWO(4) and(5) ah(6) etc.

HI THERE, NOT SURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND YOUR COMMENT, BUT I THINK WE ARE JUST DEALING WITH SEMANTICS HERE. IF YOU WANT TO THINK OF THE RHYTHM IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAT MAKES MORE SENSE TO YOU, BY ALL MEANS DO THAT. THE EASIEST WAY I KNOW TO EXPLAIN THE SHUFFLE RHYTHM IS A TRIPLET COUNT OF 1-2-3 AND YOU TIE THE FIRST TWO COUNTS TOGETHER. – CLAUDE