Audio Files (tab examples are in the subway.txt file):
Lesson One: The Shuffle
Tuning up, the basic picking pattern, making an E chord and adding the hammer-on and vamp that creates the shuffle rhythm
Lesson Two: Chord Changes
Rolling into an A chord while keeping the shuffle beat.
Lesson Three: Back To Basics
With all of the beginners we have tuning in it seems like a goiod idea to go over some basic rhythm concepts.
Lesson Four: The Killer B
Three variations on the B chord.
Lesson Five: Boogie Shuffle
Chord variations and a boogie bass line.
Lesson Six: Bass Runs & Scales
In the sixth workshop we'll take a look at the E scale, learn a bass run and then tie it into the subway shuffle.
Lesson Seven: Bass Runs & Scales in A
In the seventh workshop we'll take a look at the A scale, learn a bass run, tie it into the subway shuffle and end up with a simple pattern we can use to create turnaround licks.
Lesson Eight: Chord Progressions
In the eighth workshop we'll take a look at chord progressions.
Lesson Nine: The Key of C
In the ninth workshop we begin exploring the key of C.
Lesson Ten: The Bloody Agonizing Chord Of Death
Fun with the F chord.
Lesson Eleven: Playing & Singing
Dear Old Dad joins us to sing Hesitation Blues
Lesson Twelve: How The Pinch Stole Christmas
A bad pun, but you get the idea. Pinching, playing scales against an alternating bass and Railroad Bil
video Files:
guitar.rm: A short video on the picking pattern in RealPlayer format
subway-shuffle.mp4: Another short video