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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
Any fans of upbeat blues here? I like all sorts of blues, including the slow "woke up this morning" sort, but I'm a particular fan of upbeat blues. Here's an example, courtesy of Tommy Castro:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rRKUgcy2Ow4
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts |
I like playing blues in major versus minor. It has a very fun sound and the feel of playing the scales is quite different because of the different target notes. I dig it. I'm wit chew. Major blues are fun!
That said, yes, I also like playing minor blues. Funny thing is- A Major blues scale is also F# minor, just played differently with a different root note. Little Richard has some upbeat blues jams.
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
Yep, I like playing in major too, with a little bit of minor and flat 5 to give it some grit. Thing about playing in major is you really have to follow the chords or you'll hit some clams. Ever listen to Jimmy Thackery? He's a great one for making the blues bop and swing, but he also knows how to play a dirty minor blues like a champ.
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harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8812 Posts |
I've been playing dem blues since 1972.
My tool are harmonicas. Originally I liked major, and now added relative minors and 7ths. My teacher can get about 63 notes on a diatonic (10 hole harp)
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
Nice - nothing like a good blues harp. Such an expressive instrument - almost like singing. Saw Charlie Musselwhite play a festival in San Diego in 1996. Man, he made that harp sing. Told the crowd that he did much of his woodshedding while serving time in prison. Whatever, it worked.
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lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts |
Funny thing about the blues: the blues notes are between major and minor intervals (eg the guitar string being stretched) in an attempt to play the West African pentatonic scale on a European instrument. And the result has marvelled the world for over a hundred years. As one old blues guy (can't remember his name) said "it's laughin' to keep from cryin'." Lynn
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
I love upbeat blues.
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
Here's one of the true originals, Tiny Grimes, adding his upbeat blues touch to Frankie and Johnny, pre-Elvis:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DryJ15ij-Ds
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
Ever heard Bob Brozman's "Backwards Blues"?
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
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On Mar 19, 2016, lynnef wrote: Yes, that little bit of friction, where the blues notes don't quite fit into western diatonic composition, still adds spice even though we've all grown up hearing it in all sorts of popular music. Properly used, it can be a key part of the tension and release that makes music interesting.
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
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On Mar 20, 2016, foolsnobody wrote: Brozman is an acoustic beast, a master of many styles. That one sounds a little like a Robert Johnson tune played faster and with a bit of a manic edge.
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
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Ronnie Earl does Clarence Gatemouth Brown's Okie Dokie Stomp:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EZcHYZGtPKs
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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On Mar 18, 2016, MaxfieldsMagic wrote: like this one? : |
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
Ha! Something like that.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
Here's a whole playlist of jump and West Coast blues:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL84330C718BD9F76F
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
This is a repost, but I'm going to try embedding the video:
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
OREGON IS A HOTGED OF BLUES ... Curtis Salgado was an inspiration for the Blues Brothers movie ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_i_kwqmFm4
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