TrueFire - Trading Solos: Americana

Jason Loughlin's Trading Solos: Americana Interactive Video Jam Session with a Top TrueFire Artist In Jason Loughlin’s Americana edition of Trading Solos you’ll jam with Jason over five popular Americana progressions, in a variety of keys and feels. Jason kicks off the course sharing some of his tone tips to help you get a great sound. And then for each of the five tracks, Jason shows you a handful of licks, soloing ideas, and comping approaches. You’ll then trade solos and comp for each other over each of the tracks.

”Trading solos with other players is a great way to step up your playing. You get to road test your ideas, get exposed to new ones and support another soloist with your rhythm playing. In this Americana edition of Trading Solos, we'll jam together over five frequently encountered Americana grooves, in a variety of keys and feels including gospel, Americana songwriter, Americana blues, Americana folk, and Americana rock. Along the way, I'll share an essential variety of go-to Americana soloing approaches, comping techniques, and other key concepts to help you develop a versatile Americana vocabulary.”

For each of the five grooves, Jason will show you a handful of licks and comping approaches that you can use. Then, you'll take turns applying those ideas by trading solos and comping for each other

Jason will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. All of the backing tracks are included and you’ll get standard notation and tabs for each of the performances.

Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tool to sync the tab and notation to the video. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace.

Grab your guitar and let’s trade solos with Jason Loughlin!

Introduction
Hi, I'm Jason Loughlin. Welcome to Trading Solos: Americana. Trading solos with other players is a great way to step up your playing. You get to road test your ideas, get exposed to new ones and support another soloist with your rhythm playing. In this Americana edition of Trading Solos, we'll jam together over five frequently encountered americana grooves, in a variety of keys and feels including Gospel, Americana Songwriter, Americana Blues, Americana Folk, and Americana Rock. Along the way, I'll share an essential variety of go-to americana soloing approaches, comping techniques, and other key concepts to help you develop a versatile americana vocabulary. For each of the five grooves, I'll show you a handful of licks and comping approaches that you can use. Then, we'll take turns applying those ideas, trading solos, and comping. All of the backing tracks, notation and tabs are included.


Table of Contents

Americana Sonic Approaches - Tone & Gear Tips
Track 1: Gospel Vibe - Track Overview
Track 1: Gospel Vibe - Comping Approaches: Demo
Track 1: Gospel Vibe - Three Solo Ideas: Demo
Track 1: Gospel Vibe - Playalong Preview
Let's Trade Solos - Track 1: Playalong
Track 2: Songwriter - Track Overview
Track 2: Songwriter - Comping Approaches: Demo
Track 2: Songwriter - Three Solo Ideas: Demo
Track 2: Songwriter - Playalong Preview
Let's Trade Solos - Track 2: Playalong
Track 3: Americana Blues - Track Overview
Track 3: Americana Blues - Comping Approaches: Demo
Track 3: Americana Blues - Three Solo Ideas: Demo
Track 3: Americana Blues - Playalong Preview
Let's Trade Solos - Track 3: Playalong
Track 4: Americana Folk - Track Overview
Track 4: Americana Folk - Comping Approaches: Demo
Track 4: Americana Folk - Three Solo Ideas: Demo
Track 4: Americana Folk - Playalong Preview
Let's Trade Solos - Track 4: Playalong
Track 5: Rockin' Americana - Track Overview
Track 5: Rockin' Americana - Comping Approaches: Demo
Track 5: Rockin' Americana - Three Solo Ideas: Demo
Track 5: Rockin' Americana - Playalong Preview
Let's Trade Solos - Track 5: Playalong
Trading Solos: Americana - Conclusion

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