Play Like Duane Allman

In this course you’ll learn how to play Stormy Monday slow blues guitar in the style of Duane Allman. Running time 2 hours.

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In 1971 The Allman Brothers released Live at the Fillmore East which many claim to be the greatest Live Album ever released. I would have to agree with that as this album completely changed how I approached playing the guitar.

In fact, back in 1993 I started taking lessons from Michael Farrington in Mobile Al who told me this at my first lesson,

“Go out and buy Live at the Fillmore East by the Allman Brothers and learn as much as you can from it. If you do this you’ll be an awesome guitar player!”

Immediately after this lesson I drove to Peaches Music in Mobile Al and picked up a copy and that album completely changed the way I thought about playing guitar. It’s just an amazing live album and the slow blues that is on there blew me away from the first listen. It was unlike anything I have ever heard before and I wanted to learn it!

Fast forward nearly 23 years later and I want to show you what I’ve learned about this classic tune that is in my opinion one of the top 5 best slow blues tunes.

About the Course

For this course, I’ve written a solo that includes many of Duane’s classic phrasings, a lesson about playing rhythm guitar over this track, how I achieved the tone for this lesson, and 5 bending exercises that will help you sound more like Duane Allman. If you’re ready to step up your blues game then this lesson is a great way to do just that.

Lesson Index

Intro
Tuning
Lesson 1 – Guitar Tone ( Rhythm and Lead )
Lesson 2 – Stormy Monday Rhythm Guitar
Lesson 3 – 6 Bending Exercises
Lesson 4 – Stormy Monday Style Solo
Closing

This Course Includes

2 Hours of Video
2 mp3 backing tracks
11 Chord Diagrams
11 Pages of PDF Tabs

Gibson Recommended

In 2008 Gibson recognized me as an expert for teaching the Duane Allman slide guitar style. 10 years later I think I have learned quite a deal more about his playing since then and that’s the info I have put into this course.

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I’ve been playing in bands since 1974 when I was 17. They’ve been more or less successful over time, earning enough scratch to keep me interested. Blues has always been at the top of my list, and I got by on basic rhythm techniques and the occasional lead. “Good enough” to get by, but I was never satisfied.

I’ve tried dozens of instructors, all sorts of how-to books/DVDs/online programs…nothing seemed to click. When you hear a good blues guitar player, the distinction between good enough and great is huge. I’ve found a few online, but too many talk talk talk and play little. When I discovered Learning Guitar Now, I realized it was different on this site. First, John can PLAY. On videos where he turns it loose, you see and hear someone that gets it. But what makes his site different than the rest just regurgitating variations of the same theme is that he wants YOU to get it.

If you want to pick and choose your lessons…fine. If you want to start from scratch and build competency in technique…fine. If you want to talk to him on the forum and have a REAL exchange of ideas or ask for advice…he’s there. The lesson curriculum is huge, his freebies on YouTube vast, and his continued enthusiasm to help you become a better blues guitarist is non-wavering.

You’re not on his site to learn theory or the fretboard, although he does touch on these when necessary. You are there to play guitar. Play what you love in the style of your favorite artists or just improvising. Play, learn the phrases, the timing, the technique and you WILL get better. I’m 64 as I write this. Still playing. The difference now is I’m getting better. Good enough doesn’t cut it for me now.

When I hit a phrase just right, the audience actually pauses on that beat. The beauty of the blues just poured through my fingertips if only for a moment. Right now I’m focused on some of the Allman Brothers material. It takes me home. Sometimes, when I daydream, I see me on that stage with them, holding my own. Thanks JohnT, you’ve kept the blues alive for this old timer!

John White

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I’m a pretty good acoustic guitar player who has always wanted to play electric blues lead. I have used quite a few other online tutoring sites some more successful than others but still didn’t manage to get it. Until, that is, I found Learning Guitar Now. With John’s tutoring style and a great website full of great courses I am pleased to say that I can now play a reasonable lead solo and I’m improving all the time. I love the way John plays guitar. It’s exactly how I’d like to play but he is very clear that you need to practice to get there. John is a very straight talker to lays out what you need to do to play blues lead and that is practice. He is also very encouraging by saying that you can do it but don’t kid yourself that buying the course will make you a great player if you don’t follow John’s useful and straight forward advice. So thank you John for everything. I get so much enjoyment from playing and see myself improving each month.

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