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Jail W. Blues

Posted Thu, 11/28/2013 - 14:52 by Barney Blues
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Good tongue slapping!  Very

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by walterjuke - 02/08/2014 - 12:18

Good tongue slapping!  Very good job.  I love SB I, need to study him more.  

Thank you

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by Barney Blues - 02/09/2014 - 05:01

Thank you

If I could do that...

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by sovadia - 01/06/2014 - 17:35

I would never leave my house!  Amazing!!

Thanks for the kind comments.

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by Barney Blues - 01/07/2014 - 15:15

Thanks for the kind comments. Keep practicing!!

 

John Lee tribute

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by robfraser - 01/02/2014 - 07:22

You've captured the essence of JLW here Barney- nice slaps and chords at work. Certainly a good start to studying one of the greats. Can you sing at all? If so, this could be a real crowd pleasing solo piece with a few choice verses thrown in. If not then I'd work on adding some variety in the form of cleaner single note phrases (eg @70) to add some contrast to the slaps and chord work, possibly some more distinctive wah wah effects too. Overall, a great tune and authentic Sonny Boy sound!

Rob, thanks for the very

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by Barney Blues - 01/07/2014 - 15:02

Rob, thanks for the very intelligent comments. Your analysis demonstates your capability. I don't know if I can sing as I have never tried, so I am going to give it a go. This piece was compiled by Jpe Filisko and taking on board what you said I will add some phrases to "spice" it up. Thanks again for your inspiring feedback!!

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