Boris - BLIM course before and after

Community Recordings Blues Immersion (BLIM) Before & After
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[Repeated text from June]
So this is my “before” video, this was a second take. I wanted to simulate just taking a guitar and jamming, but the first take was just awful. :smile: This one is not that much better, but I hope my “after” video in 6 months will be much better. :smiley:

Anyway, I don’t know any Blues licks. I did go through 5 essential ones before, but started practicing solos and never memorized those. This “improvisation” is a bit of “Let it be” solo, some slide transitions and bends, and one bluesy melody I learned online some time ago. I play few odd notes in between to connect those…

My “after” video is recorded this morning within the only 20 minutes of sun we had today. :slight_smile:
This is take two as well. The first 12 bars are kind of pre-arranged, I had in mind what to play and tried it before. The second and third 12 bars are completely improvised. I had no idea what I will play, this is what came out.

I am happy with the progress.
I look forward to consolidating and expanding my knowledge.

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Both sounded good to me. As I said to someone else recently I’d be happy to be able to play your ‘before’.

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Thank you Stuart! If you are just starting with improvisation, just stay committed. It will come in time, at least that basic level that most of us play.

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Nice work Boris, definite big improvements there! If you don’t mind me saying, I think I preferred the improvised stuff to the first pre-arranged chorus.

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Thank you Paul, I don’t mind at all! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Great stuff Boris. I love the detail you put into some of those licks

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Well done Boris sounds cool :+1:

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Huh, I see and hear things twice … Oooo, this is what @Richard_close2u meant by posting in both :upside_down_face: :joy:… because the Blim people can see here, I thought that the people who post in the large community would not post in the closed Blim… … it takes a while but then the penny finally drops for the Dutch :see_no_evil:

Hey Boris …the same as I just typed :sunglasses: :clap:

:grin:

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That actually make sense. I think double posts are for those who still didn’t discover wider community, they can still see posts in BLIM space.
Thank you Rogier! :grinning:

@GraemeCaUK, @DeltaTyne
Graeme, Hec, thank you very much! :grinning:

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Great progress Boris!

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Sounds very nice. Great job on the progress, I hear an obvious improvement. :slight_smile: Like @mathsjunky, I also prefer the improvised part.

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Boris, your hard work is really paying off! Your licks sound much smoother all around. I especially like the improvised bars over the second track.

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@TheCluelessLuthier , @kamkor , @DonnatheDead

Thank you guys, I appreciate it. :slight_smile:

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