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(@clayton)
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Excellent Bite Size Licks (is that an oxymoron?) to sink your teeth into. Those 15 Swing Licks are fun stuff and making me focus on timing and dexterity.   And they definitely keep me honest.

I have several of the G Licks down, and as the next step- play from different positions, and then even a little fingerstyle to get that slightly dirty Reconsider edge tone

Highly Recommended Practice.  Thanks!

 
Posted : September 14, 2018 08:54
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(@jncinn)
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So here's a great tip of the day utilizing Robert's latest course (and specifically Lick #4 over G7 which I'd argue is the coolest lick in this G7 grouping!):

Take this lick and play it over all 3 chords of a typical G-C-D blues progression!! Play C in basically the open position but exactly the same way then move two frets for the D and you've got yourself a phenomenally cool separate new jam or a sort of a separate stop/time variant but in any case this will also drill this fine lick into your regular G jamming blues vocabulary!! Give it a try!! This means you too, Chris!!!  Jim C.

 
Posted : September 15, 2018 08:17
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(@clayton)
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Hmmm, 3 weeks later and a few sit down sessions with these licks, I really like the way they opened up my sights on playing with a different phrase timing than is my default.  Love Jump and Swing Blues- always a good time to revisit the foundations of rock and then noodle with the licks to make them evolve into something different by altering the timing, accent and relative note positions (same note from a different sting and fret).  GOOD STUFF, ROBERT!

 
Posted : October 5, 2018 12:20
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Posted by: Clayton

Hmmm, 3 weeks later and a few sit down sessions with these licks, I really like the way they opened up my sights on playing with a different phrase timing than is my default.  Love Jump and Swing Blues- always a good time to revisit the foundations of rock and then noodle with the licks to make them evolve into something different by altering the timing, accent and relative note positions (same note from a different sting and fret).  GOOD STUFF, ROBERT!

Hey Thats what I do.  Chew it up a little and relocate some notes to different strings and Hey Presto your very own language.

 
Posted : October 5, 2018 15:55
(@clayton)
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Yessir, first I get my approach adjusted by playing Robert's style, then I try to put it through the fretboard wringer a different way.  Makes me think outside the box twice.

 
Posted : October 7, 2018 09:06
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