The Jazz vs Blues Party Trick

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[@IgorScrotus]

...play long enough and you'll play the thing you just made a mistake on right the next time... golden, dude

[@barruzza]

GOLD!! This lesson should have thousands of views and likes.

[@lazeerivers8581]

David, thanks I very much like your playing and you are a great teacher, I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. Thanks for sharing your time and wisdom, very much appreciated.

[@ccrider853]

Great stuff!

[@hubbrennan5434]

You are an exceptional guitar player and teacher. Improving my playing for sure. Thanks so much!

[@boomerdell]

Great lesson, David.

[@stevesatterwhite5141]

nice. lesson

[@BobIrving2]

Thanks! I really enjoy your ability to make it simple and keep it simple! But still sounds great!

[@FretboardConfidential]

Thanks Bob! Simple & great is indeed the aim, when possible :-)

[@hammondmonster]

Yep.... another interesting and informative commentary on combining the two styles. I really look forward to these weekly videos.

[@FretboardConfidential]

Thanks Randy - glad to hear it!

[@billregan1981]

This is so cool, thanks for elaborating

[@jackarnold9461]

The lick where you bring the second string into unison with the open first string was referred to by Frank Zappa as "the icepick to the forehead" lick. I use it far too much when I'm on lap steel; but it's so damn good!

[@FretboardConfidential]

Isn't it? And I love that expression of Frank Zappa's! He also referred to Johnny Guitar Watson as having "that icepick to the forehead tone."

[@brucebyrnes125]

David, thanks for your videos. You have a wonderful way of explaining and breaking complex things down into bite size chunks that I can put in a tool box and then mix and match them. Great job.

[@FretboardConfidential]

I'm so glad to hear that! Mostly, I'm just recreating the process I go through myself to get these dang things under my own fingers...

[@dbzamora]

Nice one. I’m learning a lot from your videos. Thanks so much!

[@FretboardConfidential]

Thank *you*! Glad you're enjoying the lessons!

[@jimc6687]

Oh wow, David!! I was actually bummed out when you ceased noodling around the 7:00 minute mark!! I was just getting into the groove you had going. Thank god for replay, right!!?? My kingdom for a horse.......well, I don't have a kingdom to give but I'd certainly give a lot to pick up cool new tricks jamming on an E acoustic shuffle and this fits the bill.........the whole package; Playing the open 1st string, the small A chord and the chromatic jazz licks........which are cool as well to add in varying octaves!! Great advice..........and you are now a Texan.....just with a wee bit of a New England twang but....check out your license (or mortgage payment book as well......unfortunately, right??!!!).........proof you (and now I as well) are Texan through and through!! Jim C.

[@FretboardConfidential]

Thanks for the vote of residency, Jim...I try to keep the noodling down to a dull roar, but maybe an all-noodling lesson is in order? or not...

[@pfkroger1]

I'll vote for all (or maybe mostly) noodling. Or anything else you want. Many thanks for the fun, informative lessons.

[@paulhoward49]

Great vid!! Always fun to hear you!

[@raydrone]

That was very cool will have to work on it

[@FretboardConfidential]

Thanks Ray! Glad you dig it.

[@sideman7117]

I’m trying to figure out how you learned all this stuff. Thx

[@MrDotneck]

Good one - thanks!

[@FretboardConfidential]

Thanks! Excellent screen name, too :-)

[@MrDotneck]

Thanks! :-)

[@dannyjonze]

awesome

[@restlessmusemusic]

Absolutely love this,thanks.

[@FretboardConfidential]

Thank you! Glad to hear it.

[@sduke39]

Love your videos. They always get me to try new things. BTW, have you ever discussed your guitar? It looks like it has a lot of stories it could tell and it has a killer tone.

[@FretboardConfidential]

Thanks! It's a 1950s 00-18. And I'll put that idea in the pipline :-).

[@mikehoehn5057]

David, I always enjoy your playing. I can't get the tabs in my email. Why??

[@michaelcraig9449]

Are you in some odd tuning for this? Do you say when you go to odd tunings in the videos, or are we just supposed to be insiders and know it? I dont know how to use the odd tunings yet.

[@FretboardConfidential]

Hi Michael - I'm always in standard tuning for these videos, except for the Ry Cooder lesson, where I explain about using open G tuning to play in D, and the lesson on playing in dropped D tuning. I hope that helps clarify things!

[@ChrisArmourMusic]

Is that an 00-18?

[@FretboardConfidential]

Good eye! it is - 1950s. And it already looked that that when I found it 20 years ago, too :-).