Applying A Jimi Hendrix Approach To Improvising On 'Rollin Stone' With Andy Aledort

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In Deep by Andy Aledort.  DEEP WATERS Over the course of the last few columns, we’ve been exploring different ways to improvise around the main themes and melodies played by Muddy Waters on his classic track, “Rollin’ Stone.” Jimi Hendrix recorded a few incredible versions of this song, under the title “Catfish Blues.” Three great versions can be heard on The BBC Sessions, Blues and the Jimi Hendrix Experience box set. Andy Aledort looks at some ways to add Jimi-like ideas to interpreting and improvising on this song.

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00:00Hey, I'm Andy Oludar in this edition of Indeed.

00:18We're going to continue looking at ways to improvise on the Muddy Waters Blues Classic

00:22Rolling Stone.

00:23Last time we were looking at different ways to use thirds, combinations of two notes.

00:28This time we're going to expand that to the use of sixths.

00:33Another thing you do on that, I'd have all you pretty young women.

00:36So let's say we're going to play the melody.

00:39That's nice.

00:55But then instead of this, you could go.

01:00Kind of like Voodoo Child.

01:01I'd have all you pretty young women.

01:10So that's nice too.

01:11I'd have all you pretty young women.

01:27So these double stops.

01:36Very useful.

01:37Hendrix did that stuff all the time.

01:39If you wanted to play that whole sequence, you'd have, it's all on the A and the G string.

01:44fret 1st, 4th, 2nd, 5th, 4th, 7th, 6th, 9th, 7th, 11th, 9th, 12th, 11th, 14th, 13th, 16th,

01:5714th, 17th, 16th, 19th, 18th, 21st, 19th.

02:10And I like doing those where you go like.

02:19So what I did there was if I play this one, I'll do a hammer pull on the G string.

02:31And when I get to that one, it's fun to make it minor.

02:46So it's like A minor.

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