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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on October 15, 2012 at 1:50pm

I'm enjoying the lessons so far.  I need to sit down and learn some things I'd like to have ingrained in my brain and playing.   I suggest keep continuing to keep it simple.  

That EeB tuning and your pretty song?   That tuning works pretty well for plain boogie blues too with the boogie notes on the small string.

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Permalink Reply by Cigar Box Nation on October 16, 2012 at 6:16am

Five more posted today

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Permalink Reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music on October 16, 2012 at 7:04am

ever thought of posting tabs?

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Permalink Reply by Cigar Box Nation on October 16, 2012 at 7:14am

No. I'm sort of an "anti-music theory guy."  I'd rather teach in the old oral tradition method.  "Sit down and watch me play this, son... Follow my fingers and you'll be ok."

Tabs are cold and heartless to me.  They only show you where the notes go.  They don't tell you why.  I'd rather show my little tricks and cheats so that the viewer can be inspired to make their own music from these sample ideas.

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Permalink Reply by Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars) on September 14, 2013 at 8:12pm

tab might as well be Chinese to me . thank you for the way you teach . i usualy pick it up first few times watching .

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Borczon on October 16, 2012 at 9:29am

Shane I would love to see some of your ideas on how you record your songs. I Think your cd Shane Speal has my favorite sound of all your recordings including 12 stones. How do you get that to happen? I also would love to see Billiepringle. I can not wait for the diddly bow stuff to get out there as well

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Permalink Reply by Cigar Box Nation on October 16, 2012 at 2:57pm

That's a tough one, Matt.  When I write a song, I can hear the secondary parts in my head...the rhythm, harmonies, polyrhythms, etc.  It's a tough thing to teach in a video.  Lemme think about this.

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Permalink Reply by Cigar Box Nation on October 17, 2012 at 9:43am

Three more lessons added today

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Permalink Reply by Gdawg on October 17, 2012 at 12:49pm

Shane ... This is just what I need. I have really enjoyed practicing the blues licks and improvising. Please keep them coming with a mix of simple lessons and thank you for your time. You the man!

Jim "GDAWG" Hancock

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on October 17, 2012 at 5:24pm

Shane, thanks for the inspiration. I'm watching and learning every day. Lots of good tips. :)>

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Permalink Reply by Cigar Box Nation on October 18, 2012 at 8:23am

The more videos I make, the more I realize how little I know about playing.  I have a small mojo bag full of tricks that are twisted and turned slightly between songs. 

...Gonna need to spend some time learning and inventing new stuff this winter.

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Permalink Reply by Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars) on September 14, 2013 at 2:29pm

i would like to request more 4 string lessons . i built one and it just seems like the 4th string is in the way .

Thank you for posting your lessons . ive learned alot from them .

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