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Blues Breakers Early Era Clapton Style

 
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Eric Clapton was in the Blues Breakers early in his career. He used a Les Paul & Marshall combo with aggressive pentatonic blues licks & riffs inspired by & based on early blues artists, but with more attitude, energy & volume. This example is typical of that era with a twelve-bar blues shuffle in G.

I will play the melody/solo once and then play in once more with some variation to give you an idea of how to take these ideas and morph them into your own playing.

Instructor Tom Finch
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Eric Clapton Artist Study
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Blues Breakers Early Era Clapton Style By Tom Finch

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3 months ago
How can I hear you play it without the talking?
Mike Olekshy 3 months ago

Hey there - thanks so much for your question! Skip ahead to 9:20 of the video to see and hear the full performance. Hope this helps!!