Woke Up this Morning BB King Guitar Lesson by Johnny Burgin

Hi guys, here’s another tune that flips back and forth between a rhumba and a shuffle. This is probably the one that started them all! Audiences still love this song and with good reason– between BB’s guitar hook at the beginning and his soaring vocals, it’s quite a thrill ride. I spend the first part of the lesson breaking down the guitar on the first 12 bars, then discuss his stabbing chord comping during the sax solo (try an overdriven tone), then talked about how to approach this song within a guitar-bass-drums trio– that’ll give you a workout!
Thanks to the Galveston Guitar Lounge and Fowlcon Guitars for ‘hosting’ this video, and thanks for watching!

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