This is the fourth quick video breaking down how to play Baby Please Don't Go . In the first video, I covered the melody. The second video focused on the bass and melody. The third video explained the chords. Now, in this video, I’ll show you the bass and melody together. This version is the basic but complete song. Video Breakdown In this video, I’ll guide you through the essential parts of the song. You'll learn how to combine the bass and melody effectively. This combinati

This is the 3rd video showing how to play baby please don't go. Here Jeff just shows the chords so anyone can play and sing the song. It's good to just strum the song so the timing becomes easy and natural....which will make playing the more difficult version easier and in the groove. You can get the 5 page tablature book at Patreon (click here): https://www.patreon.com/posts/purple-haze-146246266?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&u

Here is the second step to playing Baby Please Don't Go. Now that you have the melody memorized and under your finger we are going to add the simple Bass notes between the phrases. You will start to develop the "Dead Thumb" technique after 2 more simple videos. This is video #2 in a series of 4 videos to get you playing Baby Please Don't Go. 4 short easy practices for the beginner to intermediate or even for advanced players if they want to learn a new blues song quickly.

This is a quick start on playing the classic blues song "Baby, Please Don't Go". I use this song and others to develop the "Dead Thumb" technique. This is video #1 in a series of 4 videos to get you playing Baby Please Don't Go 4 short easy practices for the beginner to intermediate or even for advanced players if they want to learn a new blues song quickly. You can get the tab at my patreon page right here just click on the link : https://www.patreon.com/posts/baby-please-do

Circle of fifths, circle of fifths, circle of fifths, we keep hearing about the circle of fifths. So what is it? It seems to be used more for circling to the fourth, which would be going counterclockwise. Many composers, like Bach, used it for changing to different keys and using it as a tool to go through the development section of a piece. It's a handy tool to quickly see all the keys. You can use it to modulate to other keys and also see all the chords of the key you're in

The Fixed Pitch scale book is for classical guitarists and solo guitarists. It's an interesting and essential addition to the Segovia Scales which are indispensable. The most helpful part of the scale book are the open position scales and the two octave speed scales. The open position covers all pitch centers with 28 scales types using 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12 note scales which give the fingers and ear a real workout. They do not follow the circle fifths but go through the t

I love to play blues and great covers and this is one that I've often put in my set. B.B. King frequently performed Willie Nelson's 1960 song "Night Life," making it a staple in his career and recording it on albums like Blues is King (1967) and Love Me Tender (1982). King also performed it live with Willie Nelson and recorded a studio version as a duet with Nelson for King's 1997 album, Deuces Wild . The song, written by Nelson after moving to Pasadena, Texas, describes

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