Product Details

• Actors: Chris Jones
• Directors: Dan Huckabee
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Musicians Workshop
• DVD Release Date: February 14, 2003
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• ASIN: B00008KIWX
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,865 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

How do you make up good solos??? In the early 1980's Chris Jones and Dan Huckabee collaborated on an historic project. They conceived, developed, and refined the "formula for how to make up your own solos for bluegrass songs". The concept proved a raging success with their private students, who found themselves equipped with a powerful and exciting new skill! The enthusiastic response led to a book/audio combination entitled: "Designing Guitar Solos for Bluegrass Songs." Now 15 years later we proudly present this concept in video, with all new songs, plus the magic of video animation to make it even easier to understand!

Product Description

What do you do when they say: "TAKE IT DOC," but you don't know a break to the song? You say, "NO THANKS, I'LL PASS". Pretty embarrassing & not much fun. You've seen guitar players who are so good that they can just "FAKE IT." In other words: they can make up a solo on the spot even if they've never heard the song before. Did you know there are two ways to approach this problem? The first is the approach of stringing together a bunch of licks that fit the chords. That's kind of a beginner approach to playing a solo. The advanced approach is to not only play really hot licks, but for the melody of the song to also be identifiable. Let Chris Jones take you beyond "lick soloing" to advanced melody soloing...

Chris takes you beyond "lick-oriented soloing by showing you how to mold a simple Bluegrass melody into a fancy, tasteful, driving guitar solo, a solo that is faithful to the true melody, while being "hot" at the same time. Watch Chris as he analyzes and teaches 5 example songs, breaking each down into its component parts, explaining why he chose what he played every step of the way. By learning this approach you will be able to invent your own intelligent, melodic solo for each song you encounter!

Songs taught & analyzed include: Shady Grove, Pig in a Pen, In the Pines, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Bridge to Portsmouth

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