Lesson 42 - Fast Lick from Box 1 with Advanced Techniques

June 3rd, 2008



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This is a lesson that provides learning for intermediate and advanced guitar players. Beginners will have some trouble following because of the speed at which the lick is supposed to be played. Intermediate players will have to step up their speed to get the correct timing, while advanced players will have to think about some of the meta-level things beyond pure speed. Things like timing, acceleration, creating contrast through accents, lazy bends, and knowing when to hammer on or to pick certain notes.

Gear

Guitar

Guitar

  • Brand: Don Grosh
  • Model: Retro Classic
  • Pickups: Lindy Fralin Blues Specials
  • Body: Swamp Ash
  • Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood

Amp

  • Brand: Fender
  • Model: Blues Junior Tweed NOS Edition
  • Mods: None
  • Tubes: Stock Groove Tubes
  • Speaker: Stock Jensen

The amp used in this demo is a Fender Blues Junior. Mine is a Tweed NOS Edition. I do not have any mods yet. The amp was set with all tone knobs on 10, volume was around 4 or 5, with master volume around 9. For this lesson I’m plugged straight in to the amp, with no pedals used.

I had the amp set this way to achieve a cleaner, but still muscular tone. This is probably cleaner than I’d play at a show, but for teaching purposes, a cleaner tone allows you to hear more of the dynamics of the lick.

Tablature


Here is the free PDF tablature for the lick taught in this lesson. When you buy the full version, you will also get the GuitarPro tablature, which is identical in form, but can be played back in GuitarPro.

PDF Tablature

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24 Comments

  1. Esben Madsen Says:
    August 12th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    Hi Anthony

    Your teaching approach is true genius! You can teach me so much - look forward to start on the building blocks lessons! Thanks!

    Best regards Esben Madsen, Denmark

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on August 14th, 2008:

    Thanks Esben.

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  2. Jerry Says:
    August 12th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    I know that blues comes from the heat but like SRV he has some rock song. And you have a band that rocks, and I have a question… How do you creat your songs and licks. You know of rock.

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on August 14th, 2008:

    I think all music comes from the heart. Rock is just more chords.

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  3. sam Says:
    July 26th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    dude, you brought a tear to my eye. it was like hearing srv all over again, and that’s the ultimate compliment. thanks for the hard work, dedication to the craft, and awesome lesson videos. mahalo–

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 26th, 2008:

    Thanks Sam. As much as people enjoy these lessons, I still feel like I’m the lucky one to get to teach them :)

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  4. Tim Says:
    June 11th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    Back to the theory or lack thereof once you know blues sclales, modes and the like you will find most great blues based players are not doing any thing super technical at all. But they impart musicality through touch and phrasing.

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  5. Steve Gill Says:
    June 7th, 2008 at 11:48 am

    Dave Mathews,

    Check this out! Can’t beat that tone. Of course its Haynes.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCiLCo-LoUg

    Best regards,
    Steve (Corn Husk Bag)

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 8th, 2008:

    Great video.

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  6. Chris Freeman Says:
    June 6th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    BTW, the Dave Matthews joke was not lame at all. I’d say it was rather spot on!!! However, it may have been funnier if you said Nickelback!

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 8th, 2008:

    Just showing my age :)

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  7. Joe M Says:
    June 5th, 2008 at 1:53 am

    I own a deluxe reverb and a NOS blues jr. Both are fantastic amps. You’ll have to crank the deluxe somewhat more to get the breakup but, if that’s a problem for you, put a good overdrive in front of it and it’ll get the sound you’re looking for!! :-)

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    Randy reply on June 5th, 2008:

    Thanks Joe! I think with my late-night recording habits, I’ll end up getting a z-brake or similar attenuator, no matter what amp I get, so that would serve as my master volume. Do you think the DR has a fuller, richer clean tone than the BJ, overall?

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 5th, 2008:

    Hi Randy,

    The DR is a fine amp no doubt! I suspect that the biggest difference you feel between these amps is that at any given volume level, the DR will be cleaner and therefore sound more powerful. Having said that, a Blues Junior is capable of some serious volume even at 15 watts, and Bill M also has mods that give you additional clean headroom if that’s what you’re after.

    Of the two amps, I suspect that Blues Junior is a better recording amp, although I’ve got no experience with the DR to base that on.

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    Joe M reply on June 5th, 2008:

    You know, I think the Deluxe has a somewhat smoother clean probably due to having more clean headroom but, I wouldn’t say that it’s fuller or richer really. They both have stellar clean sounds. The thing I really like about the blues jr. is the master volume and the fat switch. The fat switch really rounds out the clean tones and makes them nice and thick. I love that about the amp. I’d have to say that the deluxe takes pedals a little better, which is important for me because I play with a lot of Eric Johnson/ Joe Bonamassa type sounds but, I love the BJr for straight clean, round blues and jazz sounds. If all else fails, do what I did, buy them both and get an A/B box hahah!

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  8. Randy Says:
    June 4th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    I just discovered this site (from doing research on the blues jr, and ran across your Lenny video, which is fantastic, btw), and I’m really happy to have found a site with so many great lessons on SRV — I’m a huge fan, and will be digging into some of those lessons (Texas Flood!) Your tone and technique are inspiring.

    I have an amp question… I’m in the market for another amp, and I’ve been considering the blues jr nos, but I was wondering what you think of the 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue. It sounds pretty sweet, but i’m not sure if it can give the bluesy overdrive sound as well as the Jr.

    Thanks

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    Joe M reply on June 5th, 2008:

    I own a deluxe reverb and a NOS blues jr. Both are fantastic amps. You’ll have to crank the deluxe somewhat more to get the breakup but, if that’s a problem for you, put a good overdrive in front of it and it’ll get the sound you’re looking for!!

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  9. Rodrigo Says:
    June 4th, 2008 at 8:57 am

    Hi Anthony, how do you tune your guitar half step down? Do you use an automatic tunner?
    Thanks and keep on rockin

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 5th, 2008:

    Hi Rodrigo,

    I bought a Korg DT-10 tuner pedal a while back and I love it. I can very easily set the tuner to be 1/2 step down and then tune easily. Before that I used a Korg GA-10 which was a hand held tuner which could also easily tune 1/2 step down, however it wasn’t nearly as accurate.

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    Rodrigo reply on June 6th, 2008:

    Thanks! helpfull

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  10. C Freemanhris Says:
    June 3rd, 2008 at 10:10 pm

    The “auxiliary” note that you played is actually a tri-tone note that occurs between the 4th and 5th tones of the scale. This note is what makes the scale a “Blues” scale as opposed to just a Pentatonic scale. The original Pentatonic scale is Root, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and Root again. The “Blues” scale is Root, 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, 5th, 7th, and Root. It makes for a nice chromatic addition to the Pentatonic scale that can create some really cool tension in the music.

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 3rd, 2008:

    I’m chuckling to myself because I just got an email thanking me for not talking over people’s heads with a bunch of music theory…

    This is why I’m glad I’ve got viewers who DO know this stuff as well as people who don’t. I see it as an opportunity for people to participate in the learning process with what they know and the people who want to know more than what I put in the videos can always mine the comments for the extra info :)

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    Chris Freeman reply on June 4th, 2008:

    That is funny! I do have quite a bit of the theory under my belt, so maybe I will chime in from time to time to help satisfy the cravings of some of the data miners out there. This is a great lesson, BTW, and a really smoking hot lick!

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    Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 5th, 2008:

    Nice to see someone willing to graciously share what they know rather than simply trying to beat people over the head with it :)

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