Hi Tomo - I'm trying to learn your Chicken Shack, but I'm finding the fast tremolo picking on the double stop difficult. My pick tends to dig into the strings and get stuck. I'm guessing that holding the pick very lightly is part of the answer.
Do you have any other tips to help improve this. It feels a bit like one of those things where playing slowly won't help ... but maybe I'm wrong!
Thanks for your wisdom!
Paul.
Thank you for working on that song!
Fast part, you need to hold your pick so soft!
Use less top part of pick and hold it so soft almost you lose it!
If I have time, I can post double stop advice video on my YouTube Channel.
Thank you.
Tomo
Thank you for the reply Tomo. If you get the chance to post a video, then that would be great. In the meantime, I'll keep working on a super soft grip!
You're very welcome!
i just made this video for you.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks so much Tomo - that's really helpful!! I'm going to be spending a lot of time in the Chicken Shack these coming weeks :)
Paul.
You're very welcome! This could help others too. Thank you for asking this.
So happy to be helpful. Great! Good job!
Thank you.
Tomo
Hope others see this video. I just stumbled on this lesson while looking for the Chicken Shack. These lessons are like hidden bonus tracks!
Anyway, I learned some dance moves at GW today and was looking to try 'em out at the Chicken Shack tonight.
Kurt
"Don't come to our party if you don't know how to party."- Nick Gravenites and Michael Bloomfield
Thank you Kurt!
I was cleaning up my videos on my iPhone & my computer and I saw this video.
I just wanted to make sure that whether I posted it or not. I did.
Chicken Shack melody is so great to know just in case for blues jam.
Thank you! Love Micheal Bloomfield!
Tomo
I've been deep listening to Kenny Burrell on Jimmy Smith's version. Just started slowly working on the opening riff in F and the tremolo picking move. So awesome to learn! Thanks you so much for those lessons you shared.
Bloomfield!- Super Session album was the first blues album I owned at 14. I originally wanted to hear Stephen Stills, but after hearing side 1 and Michael Bloomfield, I rarely flipped it to the other side because Michael isn't on it. I love the acoustic stuff he does later too.
Funny how Kooper and Bloomfield always referred to each other as "Michael" and "Alan" instead of Mike and Al.
Al Kooper - real name Alan Peter Kuperschmidt and still alive :')
Kurt
Great! Organ Grinder is another best Burrell/Smith album!
You're very welcome! My pleasure! Super Session at age 14! Great start!