>>Acoustic Snapshots Episode 172 - Blues Land by Jerry Reed - Solo Guitar by Neil Hogan

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TGNeil
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Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:15 pm


I have been messing with Jerry Reed's Blues Land for quite a while now and it is finally starting to take shape. One of the obstacles was that the original was done with a back up band, and maybe even multiple guitars so I had to come up with some ideas as far a creating a solo arrangement. There are some pretty unusual techniques as well, including a lot of grace notes and what I might call a thumb drag, a quick backwards brush with the thumb across just a few strings. Maybe a lesson on this someday but I don't really have any of it written out yet.


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Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:31 pm

That is absolutely Fantastic!
Woohooo B)
Wow! I love the blues(-uede shoes) ;)

Really a great piece and so nice to listen to, thanks Neil :kiss:


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Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:38 pm

Just great! Love it!

Nice new shirt too :-)

Edit: Is that a 7 fret stretch at 1:54? !! :blush:


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Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:28 pm

Neil

Brilliant as ever.
Awesome.
Dermot

:cheer:


Chris Wrote:
Is that a 7 fret stretch at 1:54?
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Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:32 pm

I love this song. Really nice Neil. I saw that big stretch too Chris. :)

Sandy.

Ps. That’s funny Dermot. :kiss:


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Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:48 pm

neverfoundthetime wrote:
Just great! Love it!

Nice new shirt too :-)

Edit: Is that a 7 fret stretch at 1:54? !! :blush:
Hey Chris,

Good time to use your ears to figure out what 2 notes you hear. The bass line has been doing the same thing in this solo as during the A section, and the high note should be easy to hear. So, find the notes and do the math. A hint is that in my younger days I could hit one fret further and needed that in my recording of And I Love Her.

We Can Work It Out...

Neil


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Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:55 pm

WOW! That’s very cool. I love all of the slides and well as the prominent bassline.

Michele


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