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Stealing Solos - You've Earned It!

One of the purposes of my study songs is to give you "been there, done that
moments" so that when you play to a particular groove, you have material to
play. For example... you're about to do a solo in a slow blues, you could use any
chorus from "Blues Creapin' Over Me, Version 1" (Accompaniment Study 3)
"Blues Creapin' Over Me, Version 2" (Accompaniment Study 5), "My
Blues" (Bending Study 3), "Blues for Paul deLay (Tongue Blocking Study 5),
"Blues for Big Nate" (Jerry Portnoy Artist Study) or "Lonesome Bedroom
Blues" (William Clarke Artist Study).

If you've studied these songs thoroughly (to the point you can play with a jam
track and you're making sure to apply your favorite licks into the Chorus Form
Process), then these licks and choruses will come out intuitively (it will feel
natural... you won't have to "think" about it... the licks just come out).
If they're not coming out, then say to yourself, "this is a slow blues... what songs
have I studied that are slow blues?... ah!... "My Blues,"... but I can't remember
any of the choruses!... but wait, I can remember the first one!" and away you go.

P.S., it's okay to do this. ALL blues artists take solos and licks from the
masters... it's part of the process and is a desirable trait to be able to play pieces
of great solos.

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