Essential Blues Rippin
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Backing Track: | Blues In A |
Key Signature: | A |
Tempo: | 105 |
Improvising Notes: | Play the blues scale or minor pentatonic scale at the 5th fret or 15th fret to jam on this |
Full Lick
Example 1 | Example 2 |
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Example 3 | Example 4 |
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March 22, 2020 @ 2:12 pm
I really like how you explain “bending”. I never really understood what note I was supposed to end up on. Thank You.
March 22, 2020 @ 4:44 pm
You’re welcome and glad it helped! It’s certainly a critical part of bending properly, but easily overlooked
Mike D
February 10, 2017 @ 8:28 am
Ill probably get course from u if ur easy to follow. Do u have a monthly course? Please send me info if u do.
February 10, 2017 @ 3:37 pm
Hey David, Super Guitar Licks is not a monthly course. It’s a one time payment and you get access to everything we have on the site forever. If your interested in other programs, we also created a site called https://www.rockguitarpower.com which has monthly content that we release and a monthly membership. Lots of other lessons and guitar programs there so definitely check it out! Here’s where you can go to learn more: https://www.rockguitarpower.com/guitar-courses/
February 10, 2017 @ 8:26 am
Love learning applying and then just let it all come together.i don’t make me great, u do!!!
February 10, 2017 @ 3:33 pm
Thanks David! Such an awesome thing to say
December 24, 2016 @ 6:24 pm
Awesome love it!
December 25, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
Great to hear! Lot’s more to dig into!
Mike D
January 5, 2017 @ 6:42 pm
Thanks. Great lesson
January 5, 2017 @ 9:16 pm
You got it. Glad you liked it!
December 19, 2016 @ 10:28 pm
Excellent lesson. Quality of teaching exceeded my expectations. Look forward to the rest of the course. Thank you very much! John
December 20, 2016 @ 12:38 am
Thanks John! So glad you liked it. Lot’s more where that came from! Please stay in touch and let us know if you have any questions on anything
Mike D
March 7, 2016 @ 12:14 am
hope this can be of some help
March 7, 2016 @ 2:40 pm
Hey Brian, I’m sure it will be. Please let me know if you have questions and what you think of the lick after you get a chance to check it out
Mike D
January 22, 2016 @ 3:04 pm
Can you also give the chords on that backing track?
January 22, 2016 @ 3:22 pm
Thanks for the comment Pete. I will make it a point to get those uploaded
Mike D
November 22, 2015 @ 1:38 pm
The lick is a good one, BUT: your notation is wrong. Example 3 is NOT a series of triplets. Yes, it’s a 3-note pattern (G-A-C), but they’re still 16th notes. You have written it as repeating four times, but you actually play it five times! The count is 1e+ a2e +a3 e+a 4e+, with the final C being an eighth note. (I’ve separated the groups to show the 3-note pattern, but of course the count is continuous)
November 23, 2015 @ 3:11 pm
Thanks Jesse for the comment… I always love when people pick apart these lessons to a degree of detail that even I sometimes miss… In response to your comment, there is a section of the video when i give an example of the lick and I do play it 5 times in a row. However when you listen to the full lick being played, It’s only repeated 4 times.
If it were to be played 5 times, then we would want to count it as 16th notes to fit into 1 bar of music. However because the actual lick has it repeating 4 times, and because the emphasize/accent is always put on the first note of the group of 3, I find it much better for people to understand if I explain and teach it as triplets.
Hopefully that makes sense and doesn’t confuse those that are not as advanced in rhythm.
Thanks
Mike Deiure
July 18, 2017 @ 2:34 pm
If you are interested in getting everything correct you state you can start this on the 5th or 15th fret. It should be 5th or 17th fret.
July 18, 2017 @ 3:11 pm
Great catch Vince and Thank You for pointing that out. You are correct, it would be the 5th or 17th fret. I need to work on my math :)
October 16, 2015 @ 11:41 pm
I just signed up and this backing track, Blues in A, was right on the money. I thoroughly enjoyed playing along with it, because I was making music. I am going to love this course. Thanks a million.
October 17, 2015 @ 2:22 pm
Awesome Darryl! Thanks for the message and glad you enjoyed the Blues lesson. What you said about making music is a HUGE point. What’s great about learning to jam to the blues is that it doesn’t take much to be able to play along to the progressions and start writing and creating your own ideas.
Keep jamming away and let us know if you have any questions
Mike D
September 6, 2015 @ 3:02 am
Hi Mike
Instant success with me…I did a print out of the tab sheet right away..this will help me with a step by step method…I printed out the whole page..I’m sure there is a better way to access, and print out just the tabs…also.thank you very much for the jam track.very useful and helpful!
John
September 6, 2015 @ 3:08 pm
Awesome John! Thanks for the feedback and glad you liked the lesson. Plenty more of them so have fun!
Mike D
September 1, 2015 @ 8:26 pm
thank you so much great awesome lesson all helps.
September 1, 2015 @ 8:49 pm
Your welcome! Glad you like them.
August 24, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
Great teacher you just got the solution for my music career I have tried many videos but this is one stands out as thanks for the backing tracks attached it keeps the course alive and register s the licks and becomes easy to memorise and full of fun ?????
August 24, 2015 @ 11:29 pm
Thanks Gedeon! Glad you are enjoying it
Mike D
August 17, 2015 @ 5:43 pm
Excellent lesson. Thoroughly enjoyed it and looking forward to more.
August 17, 2015 @ 5:48 pm
Thanks Darryl! Dig in and have fun!
Mike D
August 16, 2015 @ 6:17 pm
Great lesson, picked it up in short order, now need to practice on getting it up to speed. Getting motivated on purchasing the licks,licks,licks course. Thanks.
August 16, 2015 @ 8:26 pm
Great to hear Jerry! Have fun and let me know if you have any questions
Mike D
August 7, 2015 @ 10:13 am
Hi I was so pleased to see a skilled player who recognises the quality of the cheaper guitar models like Epiphone from Gibson, and in this case a Squier Strat instead of the grossly expensive Fender Strat – it sounded pretty good to me – are you pleased with it?
August 7, 2015 @ 1:26 pm
Hey Peter,
Thanks for the comment! I do love this guitar… It’s actually a mid 80’s Japanese Strat, which are kind of hard to find. I also own an American Strat but I like playing this one better. The main things I love about is the neck and fret wire. The neck is super comfy and the fret wire is small so it’s easier to play fast on. It only has 21 frets and I do prefer 22 on a start, but it’s not a big deal.
I changed all the pickups to have a hot rails in the neck and bridge position and a lace sensor silver pickup in the middle. I’ll probably eventually change out the middle pickup to be more in line with the tone of the hot rails, but it does produce a nice clean tone while the hot rails allows the strat to play good for harder rock with more distortion
Mike D
July 29, 2015 @ 9:03 pm
on the first example of this lick the 6th fret G string note is not in the A pentatonic minor scale or the blue note. It is a note in the second position of the Major Pentatonic. This confuses me.
July 30, 2015 @ 8:15 pm
Hey David,
Thanks for your comment and definitely a great catch/question. You are correct, the note you are referring to is not part of either the A pentatonic minor scale or the blues scale. It is one of those notes that is not in the key signature but just sounds good as a passing/connecting note that has a blues vibe to it.
Hope that helps
Mike D
July 21, 2015 @ 2:14 pm
What pedals do you use on this lesson?
July 21, 2015 @ 2:57 pm
Thanks for the question O.V. I’m actually not using any pedals. Just some light overdrive from the amp which was custom built by a guy named John Nau
Mike D
July 13, 2015 @ 12:26 am
I’m a new member who just took my first lesson with Mike (Essential Blues Rippin). Although I consider(ed) myself an intermediate player, I learned a lot from this lesson. If all lessons are this well presented (which I’m sure they will be) I will certainly improve rapidly if I put in the time with them. Mike not only demonstrates the lesson, broken down into very learnable parts, in real-time and in slow-motion, but includes on-screen tab for an even clearer explanation. I really like the way Mike describes each lick in detail, not only demonstrating which notes to play, but also clearly explaining the timing, hand and finger positions and any articulations (vibrato, pull-offs etc.). You not only learn the lick but expand your overall technique which makes future lessons easier to learn. This lesson alone shows the importance of knowing where you are going with a lick or phrase, as proper hand and finger placement while playing each part can make any lick a lot easier to play. Thanks Mike, I’m looking forward to improving my playing skills with your helpful lessons. P.S. I have evaluated and or purchased several other on-line/DVD courses and can honestly say that Mike is as good as it gets for clearly articulating his instructions to the student. Your’re never left wondering (What?). Great lesson!
July 13, 2015 @ 12:14 pm
Thanks Bob! I’m super excited that you like the lesson. Plenty more where that came from so dig in and have fun!
Mike D
June 16, 2015 @ 2:11 pm
great Ill give it a try
June 16, 2015 @ 3:16 pm
Please let us know what you think and if you have any questions!
Mike D
June 12, 2015 @ 4:02 am
I’m really impressed with your instructions.
June 12, 2015 @ 4:01 am
I’ve got a lot of catching-up to do, but I’m really impressed with your instructions.
June 12, 2015 @ 11:02 am
Thanks Jon! Glad you like the lessons. There’s a lot of them so dig in and let me know if you have any questions!
Mike D
June 5, 2015 @ 6:09 am
Absolutely great first lesson thank you for your help. Now it’s time to punish these fingers. Looking forward to seeing and learning more
June 5, 2015 @ 1:31 pm
Awesome Brad, Thanks for the comment and glad you liked the lesson! Please keep in touch and let us know how things are going
Mike D
February 10, 2017 @ 8:23 am
Very excited, this could be great