Albert's Influence

2 Solos, 73 Licks, 108 Bars, 100% Albert King Style

You can fool around for the next few months, or years, on your own, half-heartedly trying to learn Albert King's style, and getting half-hearted results.

Or, with this lesson series, you can learn his signature licks, note-for-note, accurate to a fraction of a bend. There are enough "kind-of-sounds-like-Albert" players in this world. My goal with this series was to teach you to play it right.

You will learn these two solos, note-for-note.

  • MP3 Lesson 1: 60-Bar Slow Blues Solo
  • MP3 Lesson 2: 48-Bar Rockin' Blues Solo

Available as downloads or a 2 DVD set.

Free Lesson

Watch The Free Lesson

Here's a free sample from the course, teaching you 4 of the 70+ licks in the full series. You'll be able to see all the tools I use throughout the course. If you like this brief lesson, you'll love the Albert's Influence.

Series Details

  • 2 Lessons in the style of Albert King
  • Over 3 hours long
  • Eb tuning
  • Downloads or 2 DVD Set

Learn Licks

Watch Example Licks With Slow Motion

The licks in these lessons are 100% Albert King, collected from my favorite recordings, and combined into 2 solos that capture his style as closely as I could replicate it.

  • Lots of Licks in Box 2 and Box 1
  • Very Precise Partial Bends
  • Matching Licks To Chords
  • Simple, But Challenging Licks

Learn Timing

Watch The Progression Counter In Action

The demonstrations in these videos include a progression counter. This amazing tool allows you to visually see:

  • When To Start/End Each Lick
  • Timing Of Accented Notes
  • Location In The 12-Bar Progression
  • Chord Changes  During Licks

Learn Phrasing 

Watch Phrasing Tips Example

Albert's phrasing was very distinct. His timing, pairing of licks, and accenting is all very easy to recognize. But what I love about his playing is how he could connect a lick to the progression with a single note.

Throughout these lessons, when there's a specific note that anchors the lick you're learning to the chord in the song, I'll point it out and explain why it works.

Tablature

Watch a DVD Video Tablature Example

GuitarPro 6 tablature is included, along with printable PDF tablature. Each solo video includes a video of the tablature playing along with the demonstration. This allows you to see the tablature even when you're not at your computer to view the PDFs or GuitarPro files.

Tuning

As with all my lessons, these lessons are presented in E-Flat tuning.

Backing Tracks

It wouldn’t be a complete lesson series without backing tracks. Every customer will get high quality MP3 backing tracks for each solo.

In addition, you can watch the backing track in video form, synchronized to the progression counter.