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Topic: Any body Have a Cool Solo for "Working Man Blues"? |
Jake L
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Grapevine, Texas
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Posted 21 May 2010 12:58 pm |
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I need to learn a good solo for this song, and I seem to have a mental block against it. If anybody has one that they can send to me, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jake |
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Steve English
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Baja, Arizona
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Ron Funk
From:
Ballwin, Missouri
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Posted 21 May 2010 3:07 pm
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| Suggest you contact Jeffran College to see if they still produce tune with tab. |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 21 May 2010 3:14 pm
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Hey Tony, care to share that lick fom 0:41-0:44 with all those swingy chords?  |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 21 May 2010 3:33 pm
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What Ron said. http://www.jeffran.com/courses.php?content=WoodshedWorkshop #33 woodshed workshop. If you can learn this solo, I can guarantee you it'll blow your audience away. I've never learned it the way Jeff did it, but I'm awe struck every time I listen to it.
There are 2 tracks. One with Bob Browning on vocals and the other is just Jeff on steel. Book of tab too. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 22 May 2010 12:50 am
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| Ben Jones wrote: |
| Hey Tony, care to share that lick fom 0:41-0:44 with all those swingy chords? |
Sure, why not.. this is solo #1 from the CD/TAB project containing 3 Steel solo's each with a varying degree of difficulty from basic /easy to more complex. This solo is basically taken from the school of Merle, keeping it close to the original guitar solo and identifiable.
This is a licensed project which I produced last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STaqjsRoOR4
www.tprior.com
enjoy....
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 22 May 2010 5:49 am
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aw sorry Tony, i didnt realize it was something you had for sale or I wouldna asked.
Thanks a ton tho
gonna run and try it right now |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 22 May 2010 6:42 am
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| good stuff Tony, thanks again! |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 22 May 2010 6:58 am
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not a problem Ben, giving back is always good, glad to do it, but do keep in mind , my programs are not produced for free, I pay to use the music that I didn't write. I think I am a rare bird.... 
t
happy saturday
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jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Kenny Martin
From:
Chapin, S.C. USA
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 22 May 2010 9:10 am Just a tho't...............
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Wouldn't it be much easier.......
to simply sit down, and pick a 'first note'....to be followed by another and another and another until YOU have created your own great 'solo'?
Trying to learn someone else's tho'ts, mood, style and everything else that goes into musical expression is a task within itself.
You should be able to find enough potential and exciting stuff in E9th to keep you busy all day. After all, isn't that what music is all about?
When writers used to get 'writer's block', they used to throw a piece of chalk at the blackboard.....and at that 'dot'.......write the word "THE" and from there on, the block was broken.
Just my tho'ts. |
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Ron Scott
From:
Michigan
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Posted 22 May 2010 4:48 pm
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Agree with you Ray....Ron
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 22 May 2010 5:09 pm
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| Of course, I never copy a solo unless it's an identifiable part of the song, but there's nothing wrong with listening and studying what other players have done, especially those better than yourself, for ideas. Maybe listening to these solos will inspire something. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 23 May 2010 3:52 am
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And of course I have a take on the subject..
I would always agree to" stretch" and improvise to your ability..
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Not everyone is in a position to stretch and find a "new " way.. Many players are seeking the adventure, finding there way, learning etc... Many times we seek to play something obscure or exciting, lots of flash, which is fun , but many times that's not what fits the groove or perhaps not what is called for.
My take, if we are seeking something to play in a song, a solo, fills, phrases, and we are lost, revert to what made the song famous, study the signature lines , the simplicity of solo's or fill or phrases, PLAY THEM on the bandstand, learn them first.
I have been on bandstands(like many here) countless times where we are jamming away to no end, jamming with NO identity on both Telecaster and Steel. When I am backing a kick butt player I revert to identity phrases , something close to the melody or a variation of the stock phrases or solo's. I have also been told countless times " thank god you brought us back to the song"...all I did was take a variation of the stock solo's or phrases which have identity and mixed it in with the "event of flash" it works, it's all good.. I would always say, learn the song first, learn the identity phrases first then proceed to the next step. Learn it all but be sure you can cover the basics first...
Happy Sunday
t
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Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders , Eastman Mandolin ,
Pro Tools 12 on WIN 7 !
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Ron Scott
From:
Michigan
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Posted 24 May 2010 7:16 am
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Sounds to me like everyone is trying to put as many licks in a solo as they can even if they don't fit..Sorry just my take on this. Ron
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 24 May 2010 8:46 am
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Looks like Ted solesky! A monster!!
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 24 May 2010 9:08 am Re: Just a tho't...............
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| Ray Montee wrote: |
Wouldn't it be much easier.......
to simply sit down, and pick a 'first note'....to be followed by another and another and another until YOU have created your own great 'solo'?
Trying to learn someone else's tho'ts, mood, style and everything else that goes into musical expression is a task within itself.
You should be able to find enough potential and exciting stuff in E9th to keep you busy all day. After all, isn't that what music is all about?
When writers used to get 'writer's block', they used to throw a piece of chalk at the blackboard.....and at that 'dot'.......write the word "THE" and from there on, the block was broken.
Just my tho'ts. |
sure, its better to make your own and thats normally what i do. I occasionally enjoy learning someone elses solos tho as it gives me ideas and provides some insight that might not have occured to me. |
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Gary Meyer
From:
Sacramento, California, USA
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Posted 24 May 2010 9:27 am Tony has good courses
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| Tony has good some good courses. You should check out his site. I think I pretty much have em all. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 24 May 2010 12:24 pm
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| Ron Scott wrote: |
| Sounds to me like everyone is trying to put as many licks in a solo as they can even if they don't fit..Sorry just my take on this. Ron |
Notice Randy Beavers in the link I posted, starts off with the basic melody, then does a little fancier twin part with the guitar, then he improvises a solo, then returns to the basic melody, typical of jazz groups for decades and also pretty normal good practice for any kind of band.
I didn't hear anything that sounded like "as many licks in a solo as they can even if they don't fit" in there, but YMMV.
With too many others, I agree with you. So called "speed picking"... translated "look how fast I can play all these meaningless licks and patterns". |
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Ron Scott
From:
Michigan
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Posted 24 May 2010 5:18 pm
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Not talking about Randy's or Mike ...Ron
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 24 May 2010 11:22 pm
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| A few bars of "Tequila" would fit right in there... |
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