Freddy King - The Classic Instrumentals - Volume I

Complete lessons for 11 Instrumentals!

What you'll learn

Students will be able to play 11 of Freddy Kings classic blues instrumentals from the early 1960s!

Students will learn a variety of licks and ideas that they can use in their own playing.

Requirements

You need to have intermediate to advanced guitar skills, but beginners can learn these tunes too!

You should be familiar with the 11 Freddy King instrumentals - listen to original recordings.

Description

West Side Chicago Blues Meets The 60s Surf Guitar Instrumental Craze!
In this course you will learn 11 of Freddy King's classic blues guitar instrumentals from the early sixties.   I will take you through each verse of every song and teach it - as best I can - note for note from the original recordings.   In the process, I will help you to mine a virtual "King's Treasure" of licks and ideas from Freddy's seemingly inexhaustible blues guitar vocabulary.   
   The introduction includes a brief overview of Freddy's style and includes short lessons on the chords he used, his thumb-finger right-hand technique, soloing positions, and the Freddy King sound/tone.  I also have a short video listing what I think are the best Freddy King CDs and vinyl albums for you purchase in order to hear the original recordings of the tunes I will teach  
   I then go through each of the 11 tunes, verse-by-verse,  teaching the introduction, main melody lick, solos, and end tags for each song.   I break down the solo verses in each song phrase-by-phrase to help you understand and learn each individual lick Freddy used.   In places where I do not know, or am not sure, about what Freddy played, I offer my best "educated-guess."    Complete, downloadable, TABS are available for EACH verse of EACH song along with a Freddy King Chord Chart and other resources to help you understand how to play what he played. 
This first volume of lessons focuses on Freddy's "more approachable" instrumental tunes - grouped by the key they are played in and generally progressing, in order, from easiest to more difficult.   Tunes taught in this volume are 
Key of G: "Heads Up," "Freddy's Midnight Dream," Sad Nite Owl,"  "Washout,"
Key of E: "Hideaway,"  "Just Pickin'," "Funnybone,"  "Out Front," 
Key of A: "Sen-Sa-Shun,"
Key of C: "San-Ho-Zay,"  and "Butterscotch,"      
These lessons will keep you busy learning new licks and ideas for hours!  You can also use most of what you learn in these lessons to figure out many of Freddy Kings' other licks and solos - on his vocal tunes and instrumentals!  
All students are encouraged to purchase or obtain copies of the original tunes by Freddy King (versions recorded on King Records!).   All are available in both digital and CD format - or, if you really want to go old school, vinyl!   The vinyl might cost you a bit more, but will be well worth it to hear Freddy's playing as it was originally intended to be heard!   


Overview

Section 1: Introduction & Learning Resources

Lecture 1 Welcome & Introduction

Lecture 2 The Right Hand

Lecture 3 Soloing Positions

Lecture 4 Freddy King "Signature Licks"

Lecture 5 Freddy King Signature Licks Part 2

Lecture 6 Chords

Lecture 7 The Freddy King Sound

Lecture 8 Listening & Viewing

Section 2: "Heads Up" - Key of G

Lecture 9 Overview

Lecture 10 "Heads Up" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 11 "Heads Up" - Verse 2

Lecture 12 "Heads Up" - Verse 3

Lecture 13 "Heads Up" - Verse 4

Lecture 14 "Heads Up" - Solo

Lecture 15 "Heads Up" - Last Verse

Lecture 16 "Heads Up" - End Tag

Section 3: "Freddy's Midnite Dream" - Key of G

Lecture 17 Overview

Lecture 18 "Freddy's Midnite Dream" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 19 "Freddy's Midnite Dream" - Verse 2

Lecture 20 "Freddy's Midnite Dream" - Bridge

Lecture 21 "Freddy's Midnite Dream" - Last Verse

Section 4: "Sad Nite Owl" - Key of G

Lecture 22 Overview

Lecture 23 "Sad Nite Owl" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 24 "Sad Nite Owl" - Solo Part 1

Lecture 25 "Sad Nite Owl" - Solo Part 2

Lecture 26 "Sad Nite Owl" - Last Verse

Section 5: 'Washout" - Key of G

Lecture 27 "Washout" - Overview

Lecture 28 "Washout" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 29 "Washout" - Verse 2

Lecture 30 "Washout" - Solo 1

Lecture 31 "Washout" - Solo 1 Part 2

Lecture 32 "Washout" - Solo 2

Lecture 33 "Washout" - Verse 3

Lecture 34 "Washout" - Last Verse

Lecture 35 "Washout" - End Tag

Section 6: "Hideaway" - Key of E

Lecture 36 "Hideaway" - Overview

Lecture 37 "Hideaway" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 38 "Hideaway" - Verse 2

Lecture 39 "Hideaway" - Verse 3

Lecture 40 "Hideaway" - Verse 4

Lecture 41 "Hideaway" - Stop & Verse 5

Lecture 42 "Hideaway" - Verse 6/Peter Gun Riff

Lecture 43 "Hideaway" - Last Verse

Lecture 44 "Hideaway" - End Tag

Section 7: "Just Pickin'" - Key of E

Lecture 45 Overview

Lecture 46 "Just Pickin'" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 47 "Just Pickin'" - Verse 2

Lecture 48 "Just Pickin'" - Verse 3

Lecture 49 "Just Pickin'" - Solo 1

Lecture 50 "Just Pickin'" - Solo 2

Lecture 51 "Just Pickin'" - Verse 4

Lecture 52 "Just Pickin'" - Verse 5

Lecture 53 "Just Pickin'" - Verse 6

Lecture 54 "Just Pickin'" - Verse 7

Lecture 55 "Just Pickin'" - Verse 8

Lecture 56 "Just Pickin'" - Last Verse

Lecture 57 "Just Pickin'" - End Tag

Section 8: "Funnybone" - Key of E

Lecture 58 "Funnybone" - Overview

Lecture 59 "Funnybone" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 60 "Funnybone" - Verse 2

Lecture 61 "Funnybone" - Verse 3

Lecture 62 "Funnybone" - Solo 1

Lecture 63 "Funnybone" - Solo 2

Lecture 64 "Funnybone" - Verse 4

Lecture 65 "Funnybone" - Last Verse

Lecture 66 "Funnybone" - Last Verse & Fade Out

Section 9: "Out Front" - Key of E

Lecture 67 "Out Front" - Overview

Lecture 68 "Out Front" - Intro & Verse I

Lecture 69 "Out Front" - Verse 2

Lecture 70 "Out Front" - Solo 1

Lecture 71 "Out Front" - Solo 2

Lecture 72 "Out Front" - Verse 3

Lecture 73 "Out Front" - Verse 4

Lecture 74 "Out Front" - Last Verse

Lecture 75 "Out Front" - End Tag

Section 10: "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Key of A

Lecture 76 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Overview

Lecture 77 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 78 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Verse 2

Lecture 79 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Solo 1

Lecture 80 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Verse 3 (Bass Riff A)

Lecture 81 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Verse 4/Solo 2

Lecture 82 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Verse 5

Lecture 83 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Verse 6

Lecture 84 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - Last Verse

Lecture 85 "Sen-Sa-Shun" - End Tag

Section 11: "San-Ho-Zay" - Key of C

Lecture 86 "San-Ho-Zay" - Overview

Lecture 87 "San-Ho-Zay" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 88 "San-Ho-Zay" - Verse 2

Lecture 89 "San-Ho-Zay" - Verse 3

Lecture 90 "San-Ho-Zay" - Solo 1

Lecture 91 "San-Ho-Zay" - Solo 2

Lecture 92 "San-Ho-Zay" - Verse 4 (Stop Time)

Lecture 93 "San-Ho-Zay" - Last Verse

Lecture 94 "San-Ho-Zay" - End Tag

Section 12: "Butterscotch" - Key of C

Lecture 95 "Butterscotch" - Overview

Lecture 96 "Butterscotch" - Intro & Verse 1

Lecture 97 "Butterscotch" - Verse 2

Lecture 98 "Butterscotch" - Bridge

Lecture 99 "Butterscotch" - Verse 3

Lecture 100 "Butterscotch" - Solo 1

Lecture 101 "Butterscotch" - Solo 2

Lecture 102 "Butterscotch" - Verse 4

Lecture 103 "Butterscotch" - Last Verse

Lecture 104 "Butterscotch" - End Tag

Section 13: Conclusions

Lecture 105 Final Words

Lecture 106 Old School Blues Guitar Promo

Any guitar player with an interest in learning the Freddy King instrumental style.