Single Notes Funk/Blues Lesson

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- Kuba Szafran15th January 2009
  Cool groovy composition Joe !
- Joe Kataldo15th January 2009
  Thanks
- Bogdan Radovic15th January 2009
  Cool lesson topic Joe !! Sounds great !
- kaznie_NL15th January 2009
  Very original guitar playing Joe!
- kaznie_NL15th January 2009
  Very original guitar playing Joe!
- Emir Hot15th January 2009
  Very nice playing Joe
- Vasilije Vukmirovic15th January 2009
  That's music I like to listen, goo d track. And I like harmony solution(Fmaj more precisely).
- Vasilije Vukmirovic15th January 2009
  How about creating collaboration for this track?
  For instructors:)
- Nazgul15th January 2009
  I will use this idea in my songs. Thank you Joe!
- Joe Kataldo15th January 2009
  Great
- Piotr Kaczor15th January 2009
  Great lesson Joe! Useful and interesting as always
- Toni Suominen15th January 2009
  Interesting style of comping, good job Joe!
- playaxeman15th January 2009
  Hi Joe
  
  Very usefull.
  
  Nice played
- Ivan Milenkovic15th January 2009
  Very cool single note lines, and nice atmospheric backing Joe, great job mate
- Pedja Simovic15th January 2009
  I really like the backing track Joe - Thrill is gone style
- Sergio Dorado16th January 2009
  Good topic. Interesting sound!
- Carlos Carrillo16th January 2009
  Yes!! Very interesting song mate! you are cool!!
- David Wallimann16th January 2009
  Great lesson Joe, I love your clean tone on this one!
  Is that a Line 6?
- Joe Kataldo16th January 2009
  Like many original funk records, the sound is DI into the mixing desk
- Andi F17th January 2009
  Great, useful and cool tone!
- Dejan Farkas19th January 2009
  Great Joe, nice beat
- Joe Kataldo2nd February 2009
  Thanks Mate!
- ItsMe11th September 2009
  great funky blues

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Hi Guys, today lesson will shove you how to comping an A minor blues using only single notes to nail the changes.

Single Notes Funk/Blues
- A minor
- 90 Bmp
Single notes are a great way to create complementary parts in complex arrangements, or in live playing where there is more then one guitar player or keyboard player.

Theory Focus

All the line are based around the A eolian minor mode, only on the E7, chord not diatonic to the A minor harmony, we move on the E Phrygian dominant, 5th of the A melodic minor scale.

Chord Progression:

Am7 - Am7 - Am7 - Am7

Dm7 - Dm7 - Am7 - Am7

Fmaj7 - E7 - Am7 - E7

Techniques Focus

Add a little bit of muting to the single notes, to create a good funk/soul sound, resting slightly your right hand palm on string saddles.

Pro Tips

Never stop the right hand, that constantly moves down and up on sixteenth notes, to keep time and be in sync with the band.

See you next lesson,

Joe Kataldo.

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