Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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Why Most Guitarists FAIL at Blues Jams (And How to Succeed!)


So you’ve always fancied a blues jam but you’ve never taken the plunge. Here I give you a bunch of super helpful tips to give you a massive headstart.

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38 thoughts on “Why Most Guitarists FAIL at Blues Jams (And How to Succeed!)

  • you also need to pretend music was invented by black people and we owe it all to them. if you play any combo of notes, you have to say which black guy you just copied or they will kick you out

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  • It matters not what you play in the middle, but a good opening phrase and a definitive turnaround to hand it off is all you need to make people remember.

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  • Ive played with the local blues jam and it's great to play all three songs the whole session.
    That always makes it friendly, social And extremely boring.
    That's why there's not enough free food and drinks to get me doing it again.
    One day there's going to come an artist that writes a fourth tune to noodle around.

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  • Also, for soloing – a slow blues take 1 chorus, anything faster take 2 choruses (that's a good rule of thumb). If you don't overplay and they like you then you could get a better situation in the future and may be encouraged to play more once they know you.

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  • There's normally some t**t who insists in playing in his dropped Eb tuning because 'that's what Stevie-Ray did' ????

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  • Open Jams are great fun

    Just don’t have your backup Strats stolen from the bar while you’re up on stage playing with one of your favorite players , Andy Aledort.

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    True Story

    Was still great to jam with Andy.

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  • Thank you for the tips, very helpful. I am going to my first jam next week to a local blues club, still pretty nervous. Greetings from Chicago!

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  • Many years of playing live with small clubs with bands I recommend the same tuner is to be used by every instrument so there’s no deviation in pitch…

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  • I was with you all the way until your song suggestions. No, don't do ANY of those. In fact, don't suggest any songs, just tell them you'll hang back and go with whatever the set leader wants to play. And he better not suggest Crossroads, Cocaine or Sunshine of You Love, because if he does call them out I'm likely to use the hook and pull him off stage. It's a BLUES jam, play BLUES, not rock songs. The best advice is to listen to as much blues as you can. Be familiar with traditional blues artists and their songs. You may never have played a particular song before, but if you're heard it and are familiar with it you can usually play along with it.

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  • All these pop ups are way to distracting. If you need them to "spice" up your video, maybe make a more interesting video. 2 minutes in, I can't do this anymore.

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  • Hey Tim, a very serious question… I like to go with the feel of what I’m feeling when I’m listening to the other players, and therefore when I do a lick, I like to of course, mesh with the other guys that are throwing in some licks, but at the same time, just kind of create on the spot. To me that puts less pressure on me than trying to nail a Hendrix lick or a Clapton lick. Would love your thoughts.?

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  • Great stuff, Tim…
    I just subscribed!
    By the way , Jimi got mad at you because he was getting tired of you playing Clapton! ????????. So if you understand the cage system, you understand blues 145 and relative Miner sixth… And of course the Dominant 7th and the blues note, the flattened 5th… can’t you pretty much get there and jump into whatever they’re playing? Doug from Denver.

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  • I've been frequenting the same two open-mic blues jams for about twenty years and I can safely say that 99% of our guitarists don't "fail", whatever that means. Advanced guitarists or just-beginners all have a place at our jams. So you're not so good on guitar? At our jams nobody cares! All are welcome! In fact, most open mics I've been to are like that!

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  • LOL I’ve played bass perfectly on blues songs in live shows, and these were songs that I’ve never heard in my entire life.

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  • I wish we had blues jams around town… too small. But, I am lucky enough to have a good friend we jam to tracks every week. And sip on Cogac.

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