The Jimmy Reed Guitar Style

Part I - Key of E

What you'll learn

They will be able to play the different guitar parts heard on Jimmy Reed's recordings in the Key of E.

Requirements

You need beginning to intermediate guitar skills + a guitar and amp.

Description

      Jimmy Reed was the king of the electric blues shuffle!  His recordings for the Vee Jay Label in Gary, Indiana (later Chicago) featured 2-3 different guitar players working together to produce a sound and style that is one of the most commercially successful and influential blues styles of the post-war era.   This stuff is NOT hard to play, but it is more challenging to play it "correctly,"  that is, how it was played on the original recordings.  That's what this lesson series is all about!       In this first part of a two-part lesson series,  I will teach you how to play the Jimmy Reed guitar style in the Key of E.  I will breakdown and teach all of the important elements that made-up  Jimmy Reed's tunes - bass rhythms and variations, fill licks, turnarounds, song intros, chords and chord rhythm patterns, and even a couple of solos!         The guitar sounds heard on recordings like "Baby, What You Want Me To Do,"  "Big Boss Man," and "Take Out Some Insurance"  are deceptively complex and feature a number of subtleties that often go unnoticed by listeners and guitar players alike.  At the conclusion of the course, I will demonstrate how you can "build" a Jimmy Reed-style song in the Key of E.             As far as I know, this is the first lesson series to tackle the complete Jimmy Reed guitar sound.   When you have completed my course, you should be able to learn ANY of his songs in the key of E and/or apply what you learn to your own style of playing blues guitar.       There are TABS and charts for each of the different lectures.  My TABS are printed using Guitar Pro 7 and show the finger positions only!  They are not written in standard notation -I am not musically trained - nor should one be to play this kind of music!  Trust me.  The TABS have been carefully researched and, to me knowledge, are extremely accurate if not 100% on the money.  .  *The second part of the course will teach the Jimmy Reed tunes in the Key of A! 

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 The Jimmy Reed Guitar Style

Lecture 3 Guitar Basics/Frets & Strings

Lecture 4 Chord Vocabulary: E Shapes

Lecture 5 Chord Vocabulary: A Shapes

Lecture 6 Chord Vocabulary: B Shapes

Lecture 7 Chord Practice Exercises

Lecture 8 Recommended Listening - Jimmy Reed Tunes in E

Section 2: Rhythm Patterns

Lecture 9 Basic Shuffle in E

Lecture 10 Pattern Variations

Lecture 11 Tempo Variations

Lecture 12 Alternating Picking Shuffle

Lecture 13 Single String Boogie Shuffle

Lecture 14 "Rock & Roll" Style Shuffle

Lecture 15 More Shuffle Variations

Lecture 16 End of Verse Variations - Over V & IV

Lecture 17 More End of Verse Variations - Over V & IV

Lecture 18 Putting It All Together

Section 3: Turnarounds

Lecture 19 Double Stop Turnarounds - 1st & 3rd Strings

Lecture 20 Various Double Stop Turnarounds

Lecture 21 Bass Note Turnarounds Part I

Lecture 22 Bass Note Turnarounds Part II

Lecture 23 Bass Note Turnarounds Part III

Section 4: Fill Licks

Lecture 24 DS Fills - 2nd & 3rd String Part 1

Lecture 25 DS Fills - 2nd & 3rd String Part 2

Lecture 26 DS Fills - 1st & 3rd Strings

Lecture 27 Single String Fills

Lecture 28 Fill Licks in G - Capo III

Section 5: Chords & Rhythm Guitar

Lecture 29 Swing Chords over Shuffle

Lecture 30 Strumming Chords Over Shuffle + A7 shape B7

Lecture 31 Chords as Fills

Lecture 32 Chord Pattern Variations

Section 6: Song Intros in E

Lecture 33 Baby What You Want Me To Do Intro

Lecture 34 Close Together Intro

Lecture 35 I'm Gonna Ruin You

Lecture 36 I Ain't Got You Intro

Lecture 37 Ends and Odds

Lecture 38 Jimmy's Rock Intro

Lecture 39 I Know It's A Sin Intro

Lecture 40 Shame, Shame, Shame Intro

Lecture 41 Down In Mississippi Intro

Lecture 42 Tell Me That You Love Me Intro

Lecture 43 Wee Wee Baby Blues Intro

Lecture 44 Big Boss Man Intro

Lecture 45 Mary, Mary

Lecture 46 I Wanna Be Loved Intro

Lecture 47 There'll Be A Day Intro

Lecture 48 Good Lover (Natural Born Lover) Intro

Lecture 49 Help Yourself Intro

Lecture 50 I Was So Wrong Intro

Lecture 51 Aw Shucks Intro

Lecture 52 Mr. Luck Intro Part 1

Lecture 53 Mr. Luck Intro Part 2

Section 7: Solos In E

Lecture 54 Jimmy's Rock Solo

Lecture 55 Aw Shucks Solo

Lecture 56 Mr. Luck Solo

Section 8: Conclusions - Parting Words of Wisdom

Lecture 57 Putting It All Together - Building A Song In The Jimmy Reed Style

Lecture 58 Final Words

Anyone who plays blues guitar and/or enjoys Jimmy Reed's music.