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04/27/25
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Any course from Andy is top-notch, and so is this.
Rock & Blues Guitar Heroes
Learn Signature Techniques of Blues & Rock Guitar Legends B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Duane Allman
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About this course
Every musician has a long list of other musicians, past and present, that have inspired, influenced and helped shape their own sound and musicality. It's the natural evolution of music. We asked Andy Aledort to pass on to you some of the key learnings that were passed on to him from his own Guitar Heroes.
”BB King, Freddie King, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Duane Allman are just a few of the players that greatly influenced my sound and I’m certain they’ve also influenced many others.”
As you work through the course, Andy will show you a few of the techniques and approaches that he picked up from each one of the artists and then you’ll apply those techniques and stylings, over backing tracks, in a series of soloing performance studies.
”BB King is to my mind the single most influential electric blues player of all time. I’ll show you some of the ways he influenced my own blues playing and I suspect, many others.
Next up, a force of nature as a singer and a guitar player unlike any other, Freddie King. We’ll examine some of his signature influences. Of all the blues guitar greats, Albert King has the most singularly unique style and sound of any of them. We’ll play in his style as well.
Jimi Hendrix is my favorite musician that ever lived. He completely changed the nature of the electric guitar in EVERY way imaginable. Another giant influence, Eric Clapton spearheaded the British blues movement that ultimately changed the direction of popular music in the late 60’s.
We’ll wrap up the course with Duane Allman — one of the greatest blues rock players ever but he crafted a style and technique of slide guitar that is unparalleled and significantly informed the way I learned to play slide guitar myself.”
In this course, Andy will first introduce her heroes to you and describe why he found them so influential. After each discussion, Andy will then present a performance study illustrating those influences in a musical context, over a backing track. A breakdown follows every performance and Andy will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches in play.
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Andy Aledort!
”BB King, Freddie King, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Duane Allman are just a few of the players that greatly influenced my sound and I’m certain they’ve also influenced many others.”
As you work through the course, Andy will show you a few of the techniques and approaches that he picked up from each one of the artists and then you’ll apply those techniques and stylings, over backing tracks, in a series of soloing performance studies.
”BB King is to my mind the single most influential electric blues player of all time. I’ll show you some of the ways he influenced my own blues playing and I suspect, many others.
Next up, a force of nature as a singer and a guitar player unlike any other, Freddie King. We’ll examine some of his signature influences. Of all the blues guitar greats, Albert King has the most singularly unique style and sound of any of them. We’ll play in his style as well.
Jimi Hendrix is my favorite musician that ever lived. He completely changed the nature of the electric guitar in EVERY way imaginable. Another giant influence, Eric Clapton spearheaded the British blues movement that ultimately changed the direction of popular music in the late 60’s.
We’ll wrap up the course with Duane Allman — one of the greatest blues rock players ever but he crafted a style and technique of slide guitar that is unparalleled and significantly informed the way I learned to play slide guitar myself.”
In this course, Andy will first introduce her heroes to you and describe why he found them so influential. After each discussion, Andy will then present a performance study illustrating those influences in a musical context, over a backing track. A breakdown follows every performance and Andy will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches in play.
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Andy Aledort!
What you'll learn
- Apply legendary players' techniques through performance studies
- Learn the connection between blues standards and Hendrix's innovations
- Recognize the blues foundations in Hendrix's playing
- Appreciate how Hendrix used the guitar as a sound production device
- Develop understanding of blues and rock guitar evolution
Release date: 11/02/2021 • 2h 22m runtime
Sample lessons
Albert King
My Guitar Heroes: 3
Keepin'em Honest
Overview
Keepin'em Honest
Performance
Keepin'em Honest
Breakdown
What's included
26 lessons • 10 charts • 6 Jam Tracks
My Guitar Heroes: Andy Aledort
Hi I’m Andy Aledort, and welcome to My Guitar Heroes.
BB King, Freddie King, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Duane Allman are just a few of the players that greatly influenced my sound.
In this course, I’ll first show you a few of the techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them and then we’ll play through a series of performance studies for musical context, complete with all of TrueFire’s learning tools to help you work through the content.
BB King is to my mind the single most influential electric blues player of all time.
A force of nature as a singer and a guitar player unlike any other, Freddie King.
Of all the blues guitar greats, Albert King has the most singularly unique style and sound of any of them.
Jimi Hendrix is my favorite musician that ever lived. He completely changed the nature of the electric guitar in EVERY way imaginable.
Eric Clapton spearheaded the british blues movement that ultimately changed the direction of popular music in the late 60’s.
Duane Allman was not only one of the greatest blues rock players ever but he developed a style and technique of slide guitar unparalleled and that informed the way I learned to play slide guitar.
Grab your guitar and let me take you on a tour of some of my favorite guitar players of all time!
BB King, Freddie King, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Duane Allman are just a few of the players that greatly influenced my sound.
In this course, I’ll first show you a few of the techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them and then we’ll play through a series of performance studies for musical context, complete with all of TrueFire’s learning tools to help you work through the content.
BB King is to my mind the single most influential electric blues player of all time.
A force of nature as a singer and a guitar player unlike any other, Freddie King.
Of all the blues guitar greats, Albert King has the most singularly unique style and sound of any of them.
Jimi Hendrix is my favorite musician that ever lived. He completely changed the nature of the electric guitar in EVERY way imaginable.
Eric Clapton spearheaded the british blues movement that ultimately changed the direction of popular music in the late 60’s.
Duane Allman was not only one of the greatest blues rock players ever but he developed a style and technique of slide guitar unparalleled and that informed the way I learned to play slide guitar.
Grab your guitar and let me take you on a tour of some of my favorite guitar players of all time!
BB King
One of the biggest influences on me as a guitar player is the incredible BB King who was one of the most influential Blues guitar players of all time. He was known as the ambassador and laid the foundation for some of greatest guitarist from Jimmy Hendrix to Eric Clapton and many more!
Sweet Little Solo
In this series of videos I'm going to play along to a Slow Blues in the key of C to demonstrate how BB King influenced me. First I will perform it, then I will break it all down in detail, let's get started!
Sweet Little Solo
In this series of videos I'm going to play along to a Slow Blues in the key of C to demonstrate how BB King influenced me. First I will perform it, then I will break it all down in detail, let's get started!
Sweet Little Solo
In this series of videos I'm going to play along to a Slow Blues in the key of C to demonstrate how BB King influenced me. First I will perform it, then I will break it all down in detail, let's get started!
Freddie King
Another of my biggest influences is the great Freddie King. As you all know he is part of the Three Kings which also includes BB King and Albert King. I first heard Freddie King in the early 70’s on the album Burglar and he’s had a massive impact on me ever since.
No Place to Hide Jam
In this next series of videos I’ll be covering a track inspired by Freddie King’s tune “Hideaway”. First I will perform it then I will break it all down in detail.
+ 19 more lessons
Reviews
6 results
Sebastian
12/30/23
False
I typically love Andy’s teaching. But if you say are going to break a piece down in detail I expect you to. That really upsets me.
raytcampbell
Verified buyer
06/29/23
The Man Is A Scholar!
I really enjoy Andy Aledort's presentation. He tells his story and shows what he took from each heroe while giving historical background and details that make this a class on the history of blues guitar. If you want to learn some B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, Hendrix, Clapton, or Duane Allman licks, Andy breaks it down! If you want to know where it all came from, Andy tells the stories. I've watched this with my guitar in hand and I've watched it just to learn the wisdom of a master. You can't miss with this edition - one of my favorite TrueFire programs.
morningfield
Verified buyer
01/16/23
Thanks!!
Skip N.
12/31/21
Long Time Teacher of All Of Us
This is great to see Andy Aledort here on Truefire with a new course. Andy's career as an editor and writer for all my favorite magazines and the countless instruction books makes him a trusted source for playing techniques of the greatest blues and rock artists of our time. What I like about his approach to teaching is his ability to just play like he would on stage; it's real playing. He and I are about the same age, so when he says "Jimi Hendrix is my favorite musician that ever lived. He completely changed the nature of the electric guitar in EVERY way imaginable" it was the same for me. The fact that Andy chooses Jimi's Band of Gypsies recording of Who Knows is fantastic.. the backing track is a joy to play over! Learn Jimi playing behind the beat over the pocket and groove which is so different then the Purple Haze era recordings that so many guitar players know Hendrix for. Andy's playing is loose, wild, and on the edge-- that's what you can learn from him.
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