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Play blues guitar like Stevie Ray Vaughan
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The MusicRadar Team, Thu 27 Mar 2008, 4:38 pm UTC
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Stevie Ray Vaughan was born in Texas in 1954, and although he originally wanted to be a drummer, he was given a guitar at eight years old.
Watching his older brother Jimmie play guitar inspired Stevie to take up the instrument seriously himself, and with influences like Albert King and Lonnie Mack, Stevie developed a masterful touch at re-working Hendrix classics like Little Wing and Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). He had a passionate and ferocious blues style and was championed by everyone from Eric Clapton to Stevie Wonder and John Lee Hooker.
Stevie Ray Vaughan was tragically killed in a helicopter crash in 1990, but thanks to his recorded legacy and footage of flamboyant live shows, his aggressive, emotion-soaked playing continues to inspire many guitarists today.
In this video tutorial, we show you how to add some Texas passion to your blues playing with some sizzling SRV-style licks. Stevie used to tune his guitar down a semitone for a darker sound, but for simplicity's sake, all the examples here are in standard tuning. Click here for full-sized tab.
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User comments (10)
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im sick of the links not working on this fucking site and i just joined. i dont need any more aggrivation than life already deals
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oooh very nice
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looking forward to trying these! look straight forward enough.
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Nice licks, looking forward to trying them out; would have like to see some stuff on his riff/rhythm playing too though to be honest. One for the future?
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Cant get the video to work...:0(
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could not get the video.any help frm somebody.thks
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Cant wait to have a crack at this at the weekend.
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yep some great licks there, now if only you could post the backing track?
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It is a great sound, what amp is being used?
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That sounds great!
I love that tone you get from a strat and the versatility of them, but when this dude plays it, the guitar sounds extra special. A great guitarist SRV is.
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dickydawg
Mon 7 Jul 2008, 10:04 pm UTC