Blues Phrasing

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   In today's lesson we'll talk about phrasing. Phrasing is very important when you improvise. It's just when you talk and tell a story, you use silences, intonation, and form to tell a story. The same things should happen when you play.

The following examples will give you starting points to study. You should try to apply these concepts in your own improvisations.

Remember to breathe between ideas and leave little silences to let the listener rest and "chew" on what you just played.

Have fun!



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     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Kristofer Dahl
post 20th March 2008


GMC Founder & Rocker


:0 I think this lesson alone could turn someone who only has been practicing scales with the metronome - into a musician. Wow! biggrin.gif
eddiecat
post 20th March 2008


Member


Great one David!
Thank you! Bookmarked!
Danilo Capezzuto
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


Great feel.
Trond Vold
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


Excellent as usual smile.gif
Tuubsu
post 20th March 2008


Member


Great one, and the right shirt for the occasion too! smile.gif
Nemanja Filipovic
post 20th March 2008


Singing Instructor


great lesson man...smile.gif
Nick Kellie
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


nice one david!
Ivan Milenkovic
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


Great lesson man, lots of cool phrasing licks! smile.gif
Bogdan Radovic
post 20th March 2008


Bass Instructor


Really well explained lesson David ! Great job man! smile.gif
Iluha
post 20th March 2008


Member


Another very important soloing lesson, just like the Bryan May style smile.gif thanks David.
Martin la guitarra
post 20th March 2008


Member


great to see another blues lesson, thx
Nick325
post 20th March 2008


Member


awsome
Pitch_Black
post 20th March 2008


Member


Great Phrasing Dave!
Toni Suominen
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


Great bluesy playing David! smile.gif
Juan M. Valero
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


great blues David wink.gif cool lesson !!
Rodnator
post 20th March 2008


Member


Terrific David. Love it..
Muris Varajic
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


Ahh,you're killing me bro! biggrin.gif
Pablo Vazquez
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


Nice phrasing man!
Marcus Siepen
post 20th March 2008


Instructor (Blind Guardian)


Awesome lesson man, great job
JukeboxHero
post 20th March 2008


Member


This is just what I've been looking for. Great job.
Hisham Al-Sanea
post 20th March 2008


Instructor


nice blues David..good job
USAMAN
post 20th March 2008


Member


That was great,
Thanks
Jerry Arcidiacono
post 21st March 2008


Instructor


Great phrasing and t-shirt!! biggrin.gif
RockinRobert
post 21st March 2008


Member


great lesson. what I was looking for
Joe Kataldo
post 21st March 2008


Instructor


Very Espressive Solo
Maximus
post 21st March 2008


Member


These lessons are great. They beg to be improvised upon. Well done.
Dejan Farkas
post 21st March 2008


Instructor


I like the concept of the lesson, and the content as well biggrin.gif
EGMONT 1963
post 21st March 2008


Member


SALUT DAVID
C EST CE QUE J AIME, TON STYLE DE GUITARE.
DU WALLISOUND smile.gif
du travail pour pâques
explique moi stp la différence entre - S shift slide et legato slide
quel reglages as tu mis sur ton ampli ??


many thanks et joyeuse pâques

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Slammer
post 22nd March 2008


Member


Cool lesson,

Btw did you enter the "King of the BLues" Contest at guitar center?

if so how did you do?

I entered in 2006 laugh.gif
Kenneth DK
post 24th March 2008


Member


Would be awesome if you included an extended backingtrack for this lesson.. The backings are too short:-)

Great lesson btw.
Carlos Carrillo
post 27th March 2008


Instructor


great lesson and nice job David!!
DethKlok
post 30th March 2008


Member


That's got a lot of soul. I'm wondering about how you hold the pick though. What is the purpose of holding it that way? Does it have to do with the angle that it hits the string? Palm muting? Anyway, great stuff!
zoomie
post 22nd April 2008


Member


What I love about this riff is that you can do something different with it every time you play. I've played it 50 times at least and each one is different, but they all sound good. Thanks for teaching it to us!


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