NUGGETS: NAME THAT TUNE
Fig. 1
Fig. 1
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The blues “train whistle” in Fig. 1 may not be
the first time it appeared on record, but it was
on a landmark blues extolling the virtues of a
sweet “promised land” implying an escape from
the Delta. Devil deals optional. Bend the G note
with the middle finger while being careful not to
push it to a half-step, which will create a whole
different effect.
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7
8
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The city referenced in Fig. 1 produced an
inordinate number of string-choking masters
including this firebrand. He had the temerity,
curiosity, and determination to go as an
“interloper” into the “home of the blues” where
he was warmly – if curiously – welcomed, and
learned at the feet of the legends.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
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Fig. 2 is “Blues Guitar 101” and has been played countless times by numerous
artists. The young buck in question paid “super” tribute to perhaps the postwar
electric blues guitar string bender. Bend the G with the ring finger and the C
with the pinky backed up by the remaining three fingers for maximum
control and strength.
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