Bas de Beer

Bas de Beer

Blues lessons

A Texas blues style guitar take on Fool For Your Stockings guitar cover based on the classic by ZZ Top.

I wanted to capture that slow, greasy blues feel — warm tone, laid-back groove, and expressive phrasing with a bit of attitude. This version is not meant to copy the original note-for-note, but to play with the vibe and make it my own. I start out clean and move on to an overdriven tone to build dynamics. After the main solo I also reduce on the throttle to get a nice fade out. Dynamics!

Original by Now You Shred: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPrlYETzw_Q

Improve Your Blues Guitar Phrasing

 

If you want to develop your phrasing and play more musically:

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