50 Country Fried Blues Licks You MUST Know
Crucial country fried blues phrases, concepts and techniques you MUST know
Get this course and 1,000+ more with All Access
Try 14 days free. Cancel any time.
About this course
We dare you to stroll down the main drag of any country fair and resist the temptation of a corn dog, or a fried Twinkie, or fried green tomatoes, deep-fried Snickers, deep-fried chocolate-covered cheesecake and the list goes on -- everything tastes better country fried! And that goes for your blues bag too as Gil Parris' 50 Country Fried Blues Licks You MUST Know will testify to.
It's not easy for a guitar player to stand out on the contemporary blues scene. With so many great players to choose from, bandleaders look for that extra-something-special to bring to their bandstand or studio session. Dr John, Joe Cocker, Diane Schuur, Bobby Caldwell, Blood, Sweat and Tears all recognized that extra-something-special in Gil Parris.
Gil's signature Country Fried style is an innovative blend of blues, country, funk and jazz. “This is much more than a collection of my favorite go-to licks and moves. I'm thrilled to also be able to pass along many of the valuable phrasing concepts and pro tips that I've been fortunate enough to learn from my own mentors along the way. As you learn the underlying principles of these 50 licks, you'll then be able to extract those concepts and craft your own signature sound to move your playing to the next level.”
You'll learn lines that move inner voices ala Jack Wilkins and the late Ted Greene, ascending chromatic ideas inspired by the Adderley Brothers, how to emulate Herbie Hancock's pulsating funky sound, hip tritone double-stops, effective ways to fingerstyle and blues-up the minor cliché utilizing the root, major 7, Flat 7 and 6th, pick up on a great shape to bend into the 4 chord, pianistic 10ths for freshening up any blues lick, sax emulation, funky Benson double stops, unusual but highly usable chord voicings, how to create harmonica and slide guitar sounds simultaneously, Miles Davis-ish diminished pattern based on the major 7th interval, Cornell Dupree's funkified chromatic move, and all kinds of bends, pull-offs, slides, pedal-steel moves and other assorted tricks of the Country Fried Blues trade.
All of the licks are presented over a rhythm track for context and then followed by a detailed breakdown of the line along with the techniques being employed to perform it. Everything is tabbed and notated, plus you get all of the rhythm tracks to practice the lines over by yourself.
Put those corn dogs down and fry up some of these goodies for your blues bag. Your doctor will love ya for it!
It's not easy for a guitar player to stand out on the contemporary blues scene. With so many great players to choose from, bandleaders look for that extra-something-special to bring to their bandstand or studio session. Dr John, Joe Cocker, Diane Schuur, Bobby Caldwell, Blood, Sweat and Tears all recognized that extra-something-special in Gil Parris.
Gil's signature Country Fried style is an innovative blend of blues, country, funk and jazz. “This is much more than a collection of my favorite go-to licks and moves. I'm thrilled to also be able to pass along many of the valuable phrasing concepts and pro tips that I've been fortunate enough to learn from my own mentors along the way. As you learn the underlying principles of these 50 licks, you'll then be able to extract those concepts and craft your own signature sound to move your playing to the next level.”
You'll learn lines that move inner voices ala Jack Wilkins and the late Ted Greene, ascending chromatic ideas inspired by the Adderley Brothers, how to emulate Herbie Hancock's pulsating funky sound, hip tritone double-stops, effective ways to fingerstyle and blues-up the minor cliché utilizing the root, major 7, Flat 7 and 6th, pick up on a great shape to bend into the 4 chord, pianistic 10ths for freshening up any blues lick, sax emulation, funky Benson double stops, unusual but highly usable chord voicings, how to create harmonica and slide guitar sounds simultaneously, Miles Davis-ish diminished pattern based on the major 7th interval, Cornell Dupree's funkified chromatic move, and all kinds of bends, pull-offs, slides, pedal-steel moves and other assorted tricks of the Country Fried Blues trade.
All of the licks are presented over a rhythm track for context and then followed by a detailed breakdown of the line along with the techniques being employed to perform it. Everything is tabbed and notated, plus you get all of the rhythm tracks to practice the lines over by yourself.
Put those corn dogs down and fry up some of these goodies for your blues bag. Your doctor will love ya for it!
What you'll learn
- Play a jazz blues organ-inspired guitar lick
- Play a minor cliché lick with fingerstyle technique
- Fingerstyle technique for creating rhythmic funk-inspired guitar lines
- Learn to move inner voices between chords
- Understand how to transfer licks between instruments
Release date: 05/11/2013 • 1h 45m runtime
Sample lessons
A Minor Cliché
Lick 6
Legato ala Matt King
Lick 20
Count to 10
Lick 23
Triple Stop Slide
Lick 34
What's included
52 lessons • 50 charts • 49 Jam Tracks
50 Country Fried Blues Licks
Welcome to "50 Country Fried Blues Licks You Must Know". Blues players, this is the course you've been waiting for! I'm going to show you rootsy, fresh sounding ideas guaranteed to make your own playing come alive. You'll get many of my personal rut-busting moves that I've used in the studio and on the bandstand with Dr. John, Joe Cocker, Diane Schuur, Bobby Caldwell, Blood, Sweat and Tears as well as on my own solo releases.
I'll be covering unique bends, unusual chord voicings, pedal steel sounds, uncommon double and triple stops, quick pentatonic ideas, fast legato moves, wide interval string skipping, sax emulation, slide emulation, advanced chromaticism , usable diminished shapes... and so much more! Not just a licks course, I'll be giving you many valuable phrasing concepts and pro-tips along the way. You be able to extract concepts and move your playing to the next level immediately!
I'll be covering unique bends, unusual chord voicings, pedal steel sounds, uncommon double and triple stops, quick pentatonic ideas, fast legato moves, wide interval string skipping, sax emulation, slide emulation, advanced chromaticism , usable diminished shapes... and so much more! Not just a licks course, I'll be giving you many valuable phrasing concepts and pro-tips along the way. You be able to extract concepts and move your playing to the next level immediately!
Inner 6ths
Moving inner voices is something I learned from jazz guitarists Jack Wilkins and the late Ted Greene. Check out this inner moving 6th with a root on top and 5th on the bottom.
Octa-Sax
This is a very cool sax oriented move that I've utilized on many recordings. Check out my composition "Jazz night out" to hear it in action.
Elongated 'Bone Slide
This idea takes bending to another level, think of the way a trombone player catches different notes. Lots of slides make this lick an ear catcher.
GP's Chromatic
This is a personalized phrasing idea that utilizes one of my favorite techniques, chromatics. If you want to find hip notes in the blues this is one solution.
Malach 3
I've been fortunate enough to get to record and play with Bobby Malach many times in different situations, If you don't know him you can check him out on recordings with Robben Ford and Mike Stern as well as my own. I got this idea from a live recording on YouTube with Ben Sidran.
A Minor Cliché
This is a great way to fingerstyle and blues up the minor cliché utilizing root, major 7, Flat 7,6.
+ 45 more lessons
Reviews
No reviews yet
Complete this course and be the first to share your experience.
Stop searching. Start improving with All Access.
Try 14 days free. Cancel any time.
