Guitar Lesson Blog

I just created a webpage featuring my electric guitar which was hand made in 1972 by Alembic guitars. The Luthier was the legendary Rick Turner who now makes Renassance electric and acoustic Basses.

Here is the Webpage for My 1972 Alembic guitar:

Vintage Guitar

The RENAISSANCE line of guitars and basses has never been “for everybody”. Rick Turner has designed and built each model to fill a specific need. You won’t see these guitars in every club, at every studio and on every stage…instead you’ll find them in the hands of a few discriminating performers who have discovered that they can solve real-world problems with intelligent, superbly musical solutions.

Here is a link to Renaissance Guitars.

http://renaissanceguitars.com/renopener.html

In our continuing series on Carlos Santana
and Black Magic Woman we are seeing a different
way to approach a solo.

What makes Carlos sound different is his use
of both the Dorian and Phrygian Modes.

Where most guitar solos tend to go
to the blues or pentatonic scales Carlos
works his magic by using the minor third
but also often the flat 2nd of the scale.

So a little trick Carlos developed is
he actually plays the blues scale that is a
4th above what would normally be played.

An example would be the A blues progression
but using the D blues scale.

Here is the part #4 of Black Magic Woman:

http://www.guitar-leads.com/Koblick4.html

If you did not receive Part #1 or #2 and #3
Here are the links:

Part #1:
http://www.guitar-leads.com/Koblick1.html

Part #2
http://www.guitar-leads.com/Koblick2.html

Part #3
http://www.guitar-leads.com/Koblick3.html

Also here is a biography of Carlos Santana:

Skillfully blending elements of 12-bar blues, fiery
rock riffs and sensuous Afro-Cuban rhythms, and
featuring his passionate, instantly recognizable
guitar style, Carlos Santana created a unique,
magical sound. It is a sound that remains, -
like the long, sustained notes that mark his
distinctive guitar solos - as powerful, as
moving and as meaningful as ever, nearly
30 years after Carlos first shared with the world.

Carlos Santana was born on July 20, 1947 in
Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico, and
introduced to traditional music by his
father, Jose, an accomplished mariachi
violinist, who taught Carlos the basics
of music theory and gave him an understanding
of the value of a note.

In 1955 the Santanas moved to Tijuana,
where an eight-year old Carlos inspired by
the sounds he heard on the radio started
on the guitar. He was influenced by such
classic guitarists as Chuck Berry, B.B. King,
John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker and played
in several local bands.

In 1961, Carlo’s family moved to San Francisco
where he continued to develop his unique
style of music, and formed the Santana Blues
Band in 1966 which went to play in San
Francisco’s Fillmore West and in their
historic appearance at the Woodstock
Festival in 1969.
More at this link:

http://www.geocities.com/miguelzv/SantanaPaTiEng.html

Enjoy!

Keep on pickin,

Andrew

One of the all time epic guitar solos is from

Carlos Santana. the song is Black Magic Woman.

Here is a lesson on the first part of black Magic Woman:
http://www.guitar-leads.com/Koblick1.html

Check it out. Enjoy.
Best,

Andrew

I just posted this lead guitar riff on YouTube:

Very simple but takes a bit of stretching
This has been used by everyone from Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, Slash, AC/CD, blink 182, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix

Here is the Link for the YouTube Video:

Guitar Riff Video on YouTube

Here is the link to cut and paste into an email to your friend:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_3CC8OiNvT0

Enjoy