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Vintage Guitar
Magazine
Presents:
FRETPRINTS
by Wolf Marshall
Subject: Allman's Blues |
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Fig.1.
Our first
Allman lick is a blues
line in E played over a
moderate shuffle groove.
This one exploits slide
technique and is in Open
E tuning (high to low:
E-B-G#-E-B-E). To
achieve this setup from
standard tuning, raise
both your A and D
strings a whole step and
your G a half step. Set
your amp controls for
sweet tube overdrive and
use both neck and middle
humbucking pickups.
Strive for a healthy
amount of sustain. This
lick is played over the
I chord of a blues in E
and has a
question-and-answer
phrase structure typical
of blues melody. |
It
exploits Duane's
favorite box for playing
in root barre-chord
position. Note the
typical Allman extension
into the next higher
position in the second
and third bars, and the
prominent use of blue
notes G and D in the
melody. Be sure to pluck
all notes with your
fingers and use
fret-hand muting to keep
things clean.
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