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Steve Guyger

Join me for an Artist Study of tone monster Steve Guyger with his instrumental "Snake Oil." An added bonus is that this instrumental is minor and played in 2nd Position. I recommend that you study the Minor Playing lesson on the site for a deeper understanding of what it means to play in minor. We also have an Interview of Steve Guyger on the site... make sure to check this out for more understanding on his approach.

Artist Studies are not part of the formal lesson plans on the site... there are no jam tracks and you don't send in recordings for review... but you can of course ask me any questions you may have in the forum. I provide these Artist Studies as a bonus to you for your LOA accomplishment. The study of these songs will add insight into our great players of the past and present and of course will provide you with great lick vocabulary for your improvising. Due to this being a transcription of an artist's masterpiece, there may be sections that are above your current skill level, but as you continue your studies within the LOA program, you'll no doubt be able to play everything within this great song some day.

If you would like to learn more about Steve Guyger and his music visit his website www.steveguyger.com

You'll need an A Harmonica for this study.

Support Material

application/pdf iconSnake Oil - Steve Guyger.pdf
audio/mpeg iconSnake Oil - Steve Guyger.mp3
audio/mpeg iconSnake Oil - Steve Guyger [20per Slow].mp3

Video Instruction

Introduction - Snake Oil

Technique - Snake Oil

Choruses 1 through 3 - Snake Oil

Choruses 4 through 10 - Snake Oil

How to play "Snake Oil" with a Band

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