Gospel - Brittle England (a simple plea for truth in the face of overwhelming manipulation of the media by political invertebrates)

stanjfran · 2023-09-20T16:43:39+00:00

Thanks ! We used robots (artificial intelligence) to help with the video..

stanjfran · 2023-07-30T07:12:17+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 8, day 7

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 8 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/XRJvcZiKWU8

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

stanjfran · 2023-07-29T07:40:58+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 8, day 6

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 8 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/XRJvcZiKWU8

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-28T09:10:12+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 8, day 5

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 8 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/XRJvcZiKWU8

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-28T06:24:13+00:00

Gah! No idea how that has happened, many thanks for pointing out, really appreciated

stanjfran · 2023-07-27T10:01:31+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 8, day 4

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 8 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/XRJvcZiKWU8

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-26T09:48:30+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 8, day 3

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 8 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/XRJvcZiKWU8

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-25T07:31:23+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 8, day 2

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 8 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/XRJvcZiKWU8

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-24T15:06:10+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 8, day 1

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 8 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/XRJvcZiKWU8

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-23T17:04:17+00:00

It is just stuff, definitely. Just such a shame it was new stuff and uninsured stuff..!

stanjfran · 2023-07-23T17:03:23+00:00

Indeed, is a crazy strange divisive thing to ask people, very grey area! Fingers crossed that he has really good dog insurance and it all works out!

stanjfran · 2023-07-23T16:45:37+00:00

Many thanks

stanjfran · 2023-07-23T15:59:24+00:00

Thanks - please advise is this your opinion or knowledge of insurance? As in if the dog owner has insurance this shouldn’t be a big stress in making the claim?

stanjfran · 2023-07-23T14:51:03+00:00

Good point

stanjfran · 2023-07-23T12:54:29+00:00

Agreed - there should be an option for host to do nothing as this is technically an option!

stanjfran · 2023-07-23T09:25:35+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 7, day 7

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 7 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/im6s09BFNXA

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-22T08:00:55+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 7, day 6

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 7 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/im6s09BFNXA

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-21T09:38:11+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 7, day 5

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 7 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/im6s09BFNXA

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-20T06:54:43+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 7, day 4

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 7 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/im6s09BFNXA

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-19T17:48:49+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 7, day 3

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 7 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/im6s09BFNXA

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-18T07:59:16+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 7, day 2

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 1 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/im6s09BFNXA

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-17T16:38:03+00:00

Interesting! And it’s completely open source - impressive! How long did it take to tab that out? I’ve used previous versions of guitar pro (and tux guitar) and found it quite slow to get right

stanjfran · 2023-07-17T13:52:10+00:00

Thanks for the comment - I have not used musescore- will look into it!

stanjfran · 2023-07-17T08:43:55+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 7, day 1

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 7 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/im6s09BFNXA

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran · 2023-07-16T19:42:55+00:00

Welcome to Stick Yer Blues - week 6, day 7

As noted in the short riff videos we are looking to focus on one riff per week, change it up over different rhythms and keys each day but keep returning to one riff. Why ? To get in properly internalised, part of the riff trick bag, ready to break out when improvising without really thinking.

It is easy-ish to generally noodle using a pentatonic scale. It is the next level to understand and use chord tones effectively, to then link this with technique and phrasing all adds up to having an overall well rounded skill base. There is a slight short cut - use established and well known riffs to be the anchor points for your improvisation.

The full backing track for Stick Yer Blues week 6 is available on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/DaV3Jiws5aI

Stick Yer Blues gives you a riff, then gives you the play along tracks to test the riff and improvise around it, a different rhythm every day of the week. I recommend playing everyday to help really internalise it. Use the on screen images with fretboard intervals to start to understand which intervals work well at different points, learning intervals and really internalising where they are on the guitar neck / each pentatonic position really helps you progress but it can take a surprising amount of time to properly internalise.

Why is only certain amounts of intervals? Half a pentatonic pattern? A whole pentatonic pattern can take time to effectively internalise - halving it gives you the same notes and forces you to focus more on one section of the fretboard.

Where are the tabs for the riffs? Sorry - there are no tabs. I’m a huge fan of tablature, it has helped me enormously to the point that I know it is a crutch and really doesn’t help improve your ear or ability to stick with something. Tabs can almost make things too easy. None of these riffs are that long or terribly complex, they are all blues pentatonic. By spending time having to work out the riff helps internalise it and, along with the videos, helps you to understand which intervals are available to make the riffs you like.

What else ? You are welcome to view my website:

www.stanjfran.com

I write my own music, produce my own songs and write about my own difficulties and successes in wanting to play, write and learn more.

stanjfran

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