Blues Mandolin Lesson: SRV’s “Pride and Joy”
When I was younger, I lived and breathed SRV. In the early 1990s when I was gigging out as an early 20-something,
Tag: Blues
Rock Mandolin Lesson: Jimi Hendrix The Wind Cries Mary part 2
Part 2 to instruction in how to play The Wind Cries Mary Tablature at my patreon site
Rock Mandolin Lesson: Jimi Hendrix The Wind Cries Mary part 1
Instruction in how to play The Wind Cries Mary. Part 1 Tablature on my Patreon site
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child mandolin arrangement
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Blues Mandolin: Lick over the IV chord
This is a lesson from several years back demonstrating a common lick played over the IV chord. This is heard in the
Blues Mandolin Lesson: Johnny Young’s No. 12 is at the Station.
This is the intro to No 12 is at the Station on Johnny Young’s early 70’s Bluesway album I Can’t Keep My
Motif Development for Instrumental Writing
This short lesson demonstrates how to approach instrumental construction through keeping a static melodic line, but creating a descending harmonic structure. This
Double Stop Shuffles: Blues Mandolin Lesson
Shuffles are the rhythmic background of the blues. There are a variety of ways they can be played in about as many
El Gallo Supremo: Jim Richter tune from album “In-Tuition: Mandopoly”
This is the Dawg-inspired tune I wrote for my album “In-Tuition: Mandopoly.” This album is still available through my jimrichter.com webstore, Amazon,
Jackson Stomp: Charlie McCoy blues mandolin transcription
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