UD#20 Never Jam Alone ep. 2 – FUNKY MINOR BLUES

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UD#20 Never Jam Alone Episode #2 – Funky Minor Blues
from Ukulele in the Dark
w/ Guido Heistek
Here is a funky little song to jam along with. It’s called “The Thrill is Gone” by B.B. King. It’s a minor blues which means that it uses mostly minor chords as opposed to major chords and 7th chords like most blues songs. Here is the progression.

| Cm           | Cm           |Cm           |Cm           |
| Fm           | Fm           |Cm           |Cm           |
| G#7         | G7            | Cm          | Cm          |

1. Simple Version of Chords:

The G#7 chord can be quite challenging. It’s a good opportunity to work on a moveable shape though so give it a try. Do you notice that the G#7 is just a G7 chord that has been moved up one fret? More on this later.

2. Up the Neck Version of the Chords

These shapes are played up the neck. The little number next to the chord diagram shows you on which fret the shape is placed. Please see the tab to verify if you have them in the right place.

Here’s a recording of me playing through the song on guitar also some instruction on how to find a strumming feel that will work:
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And here is Mr. King playing the song. Have fun jamming along!

See you next week!

Guido

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Guido Heistek holds a B.F.A. Music from Concordia University in Montreal and is a CANSTAT certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. He makes his home in Vancouver, BC.  Guido has performed in the US, Japan, Canada and Europe, and has worked as both an arranger and consultant for stage and film. Guido teaches private and small group lessons at his downtown studio: Yaletown Music . In 2011, Guido released Hear the Strum,  an instructional DVD which teaches ukulele students how to strum by ear and from the heart. In 2013 he released a CD, Guido Heistek – Solo Ukulele. In 2016, Guido released The Chord Melody Book for Ukulele.

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