Sweet Home Chicago/Blues Basics (tutorial) - by Tonedr

[MrMontonman]

Great lesson as usual Dale, quick question do you play the signature lick you demonstrate at 1:45 over the A chord only ?

[tonedr]

i'd play it over the 1 and 4 chord (E/A) thanks for the kind post and i hope all is good!!!

your friend,

dale

[jjulch]

Learned more blues rhythm in past 10 minutes watching this then I have in the past 3 years....

[tonedr]

thanks for giving your time to check this out and i certainly appreciate the kind post....all the best with your music!

dale

[sam86rulez]

Hi great video and great sound!!! but i can't understand wich chords are you playing at minute 1:06, the end of the background riff. can you post it please.

Thanks from Italy!!!!

[tonedr]

@ 1:06 it's A7 - bar DGBE string on second fret and use ring finger to play the 3rd fret of the high E string. Really appreciate you checking this out and all the best with your music!

dale

[loscabales2]

Muchas gracias amigo.  Gracias por compartir.

[tonedr]

thanks for watching!!

[thessandman]

thanks for another great lesson.These sort of "how to lessons" are really helpful.

[tonedr]

sure appreciate you checking it out and thanks for the kind post.....all the best with your music!!

dale

[Munakranu68]

Man awesome sound ! What amp are you using? Sorry my bad english i am from finland :D

[tonedr]

it's a Fender Princeton...thanks for giving this listen!!

dale

[Crash1167]

As always another great video Dale...very informative. Thanks! 

[tonedr]

hello friend....sure appreciate you checking this out!!

[Gimme2breaks]

I take it that green is not your favorite color since you disabled the like/unlike option. Thanks anyway!

[tonedr]

don't understand...but thanks for watching!

[Gimme2breaks]

@tonedr Sorry, that wasn't clear. What I meant to say is that if you had not disabled the like/dislike button, all you would see would be a green bar... (Hm, this might not be any clearer though...). Anywayz, great video.

[tonedr]

got it now....thanks - all the best with your music!

dale

[lachmier]

Thanks for the video, great job!

Good guitar sound and nice progressions! 

[tonedr]

sure appreciate you watching & thanks for the kind post.....al the best with your music!

[ibek1200]

Thank you so much for such a lesson. I have a lot of respect for people like you who want to do lot of work just to share their knowledge with others. Greetings !

[tonedr]

thank you for watching and i appreciate your kind post.....all the best with your music!

dale

[KyleCarrington]

Sounds a bit like Warren Haynes or Jeff Beck might approach it. But with a meaty Tele sound. Nice stuff :)

[tonedr]

thanks for the kind post and i really appreciate you giving this a look.....all the best with your music!

dale

[gibsonbear]

hi would you be able to point me in the right direction for tabs? i love what your doing and am practicing but always easier for me to reference it on paper. only paying alittle over 2 years so all help is appreciated...thank you for such great videos

[tonedr]

great to hear about your music and i appreciate you watching the video! I'm sorry but i don't have tab....this is just sort of my arrangement and random licks - wish i could help more.

keep rockin,

dale

[jimmybcool2]

Dale,

I just want to thank you for making some really cool riffs easy to learn. And this is a good one.

Thanks and don't stop.

[tonedr]

Thanks for your kind post.....very appreciated! I wish you all the best with your music- your friend,

dale

[edschrank]

ok. that is like 3 months of guitar lessons in 10 minutes. wow. great lesson.

[tonedr]

Thanks for watching - I appreciate your kind feedback. all the best with your music!

[rossman265]

Great playing,do you have tabs available for this,or know where I can find them?

[tonedr]

thanks for watching and your kind feedback.....I'm sorry but i'm not set up to provide tab.

all the best,

dale

[cnuman]

dude man i recently got a new electric guitar in addition to my existing one. I got a hollowbody. looking to get some blues going. this definitely helps. I've been playing guitar for about 6 years but never really ventured into the blues. but this helps a lot

[tonedr]

congrats on the new guitar! I hope you really enjoy it - thanks for giving this video a look - all the best with your playing sir!!

dale

[rickjes]

what kind of guitar is that Dale ?????,,once again you are awesome !!!!!

[tonedr]

it is made by RS Guitarworks - they are about an hour away from me and some good friends. I really like what they do and you can have them build what you want. Hope you are doing great my friend!

best,

dale

[CFMD28]

That Humbucker wails ! Hey Dale, can you post "Further On Up The Road?"

God Bless!  Hope The Home Crew are all well ! Dan

[tonedr]

hey Dan, how are things! I'll give that a listen that's a new one for me.....thanks for the request. Hope you and you gang are all good sir,

dale

[marleyorange]

u rock dude!!!!

[tonedr]

appreciate you checking out the video! All the best with your music,

dale

[tonedr]

thanks! All the best,

dale

[tonedr]

thanks for taking your time to check out the video and i greatly appreciate your kind posts!

best,

dale

[bill020459]

Totally knockout! One of these days (maybe in the late 23rd century) I'll play this as effortlessly and with as much soul as your good self but it's bloody hard to teach 50 year old fingers new tricks. Many thanks for helping us rank beginners.

Greetings from Scotland.

[tonedr]

Hello sir......your kindness is greatly appreciated! Your post has made my day....hope this finds you very well - keep pickin!

dale

[2010ukfan]

nice video and a rockin solo.

cory

[tonedr]

hey pro! You'll be showing me how it's done before long! Thanks for watching, talk soon,

dale

[mike5058]

Definitively the most informative video yet. So many great little licks and tricks . Great Video

[tonedr]

appreciate that kind feedback......thanks for taking time to check it out!!

dale

[AV62ThinSkin]

Great lesson and playing!!!! Really nailed the Chicago sound.

[tonedr]

really appreciate you watching......hope you are enjoying your music these days, best, dale.

[AV62ThinSkin]

@tonedr Thanks, I just spent a few hours with this video, man nailing the feel is hard. This lesson would be a good one for the TGP.

[tonedr]

i'll post it - i'm glad you could use the video - i hope you enjoy it - keep pickin!!!

dale

[elevn7]

thanks Dale, great lesson.

The blues are cool and lot of fun to play. I definitely need more work in this area.

I suddenly have a craving for some Jake & Elwood. ;)

[tonedr]

lol - we're on a mission from God!  Hope all is good,

dale

[tonedr]

Hello friend - thanks for giving this a loiok! Hope you are good!!

dale

[hutz13]

great licks, real good lesson once again!

[tonedr]

Hope all is good - thanks for watching!

dale

[CruznVette]

Nice bro !!!!!

[tonedr]

Sure appreciate you watching!

All the best,

dale

[photodork]

once again, another great lick filled lesson.

thanks for sharing this great stuff!

[tonedr]

thanks for giving this a look - hope all is good!

your friend,

dale

[VLombardi01]

Nice Riff!

[tonedr]

thanks for watching my friend!

peace,

dale

[bkpenta]

Brilliant lesson Dale, thanks I learned a lot which I am going to put into practice at our next band rehearsal. Got a couple of private shows coming up in two weeks time so will use that stuff and incorporate Sweet Home Chicago into our set!

Cheers

Bruce!!

[tonedr]

hello Bruce, really appreciate you watching and thanks for the kind feedback! Hope you are having a great time with your band, i'd love to hear you guys!! Keep pickin,

dale

[MrClose2u]

Hi Dale, this is simply first rate ... 10 mins of sharing ideas and licks = 10 weeks of taking down, shaking up and re-making ... lol

I'm just in the early stages of learning some new acoustic fingerstyle blues study pieces all in E and hoping that they will feed in to my development of electric lead playing too ... some of the playing you demonstrate here show the sort of cross-over styles I was thinking of and how it can be done ...

many thanks

:-)

[tonedr]

thanks for your kind comments and i hope there is something here you can steal and maybe use - that's what we guitar players are all about isn't it?!? Hope all is good and thanks for watching, your friend, dale.

[idahodad1]

Sounds great.

[tonedr]

thanks so much for watching......all the best,

dale

[Joey5thumbs]

Thanks Dale, your vids are always top notch!

~Jester

[tonedr]

hello Jester, thanks for being willing to take your time to watch - hope all is great these days!

peace,

dale

[mrfredguitar]

Great lesson Dale i have been waiting for somebody to put this up, thank you.. fjt

[tonedr]

thank you for watching! Hope your summer ahead is a good one, your friend,

dale

[kidderminsterbro]

hey dale

your ready for the maxwell street blues jam.

being a fifty year resident of chi town you have my

humble seal of approval.

blues on my brother.

peace,

rich

[tonedr]

hello Rich, my daughter just got back from a trip to your city with her school and had a great time - hope to get thre someday soon myself! Thanks for your kind post - your friend,

dale