This part is in the style of Robben Ford, and will prepare you for a virtual band situation. Playing with an hammond player, you have to create a complementary guitar parts that will melt with the other instruments, with out interfering with the piano/key part.
A slow modern blues, similar to styles of Gary Moore, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. In this lesson I combined the following techniques: bend, bend/release, slide, hammer-on, pull-off and vibrato. It is in A Minor key with some additions of F9 and E9+ chords.
Hendrix, SRV and Clapton! The most important thing, is the FEEL for the blues - not the technique. I suggest you examine the videos before you go to the GP tab, to see the way we will accent the strings.
One of the things you need to focus on if you want to sound country, is your picking. The low notes will be played with he pick held between the thumb and the index, while the middle and ring finger will play the higher notes.
The most important thing here is the feel. Practice a little, and then start focusing on the feeling of the blues to get the sound right. If you are true with your feelings the sound will be true as well.
Explore the unlimited potential of chord building! In this simple piece, we'll take the basic chords of the track and add to them a few extra notes to make then sound deeper and more melodic.
When I started to write this lesson I found that I didn't like the sound of the pick attack. So... I recorded the lesson without the pick. My right index finger does the work: with the fingernail I play the downstrokes and with the fingertip I play the upstrokes.
Simply use your thumb to brush these octaves but be sure to have proper left hand muting, you might have some unwanted notes otherwise. Playing octaves is a fairly easy way to get a powerful sound from your guitar.