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derper2nd March 2012What a cool lesson! For a second, I thought it was Albert Lee, but Alvin has a great style all of his own!!
Bogdan Radovic24th January 2012Why has this lesson never been transcribed on tablature. Even broken down and played slow it's impossible to get it right!!
Hi there, have you seen the tabs bellow each slow video part, as well as full tab for the whole lesson in the upper right corner bellow "Tools"? Do you have specific parts that give you troubles? I would suggest posting about it in the Practice Room - instructors would be glad to help you out.
Cheers,
Bogdan
Brew24th January 2012Why has this lesson never been transcribed on tablature. Even broken down and played slow it's impossible to get it right!!
playaxeman5th December 2008Do some mor eof this stuff it rock :-))
- playaxeman5th December 2008
He Captain Speedfingers !!
Great lesson must lear once.
TYA/Alvin influenced me to pick up the guitar.
Listend hours to there popular "Recorded live" record with "I am going home" "Slow Blues in "C" , "I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes"and "Help me"
What a great album. 
Roadside27th September 2008missed that one the beginning ist just tooo funny:D
Carlos Carrillo10th September 2008A very particular style ... excellent lesson friend!! Always the blues licks are very interesting.
David Wallimann10th September 2008Great one Henry, awesome fast and furious frantic little licks there! :-)
Henry Dietzel10th September 2008Thank you everyone!! : ^)
So glad you all enjoyed this & had a laugh.
This style of upbeat blues always makes me
smile & I'm glad I made so many of you do
the same
dance dance dance!!!!
Sorry if I have been distant in the forum I am having arm issues.
I go for surgery in 2 weeks. I may be a ghost until recovery
Guitarist16:
guitar is a '75 Gibson Marauder- Nage10th September 2008
Awesome ! U have no choice ! Your head goes up and down automatically :-) great Grove !
Pablo Vazquez9th September 2008Very cool lesson mate!!!!!
Jad Diab9th September 2008Cool lesson man, Alvin Lee is really great,for those who don't know him, I'd recommend to listen to ten years after I'm going home
Nice Job man, you nailed his style
- Alex879th September 2008
Really cool and funny Henry
gotta check this guy out, if he is as funny as you 
Danilo Capezzuto9th September 2008Damned you! I'm dancing on my chair! Awesome lesson!
blindwillie9th September 2008Oh, oh, oh!
He's a hero of mine and I can hear the Goin' Home influense.
Very good. Thanks!
Gerardo Siere9th September 2008Amazing lesson Henrry, didn´t know about that player, will know more for sure, thanks.
Juan M. Valero8th September 2008awesome work mate !!! keep rocking
Nick3258th September 2008niceee
BIGD28th September 2008"Going home" I remember well....cool lesson. At the festival from what I remember he was the fastest guitarist there even blowing Jimi away for shear speed. Of course we were all grooving to Jimi's grooves............
Hisham Al-Sanea8th September 2008nice one Henry .welldone
Guitarist168th September 2008Great lesson, and if you don't mind me asking, what kind of guitar is that?
Ivan Milenkovic8th September 2008Groooveyy
Toni Suominen8th September 2008Great job Henry!
- Nihil Kei8th September 2008
Until today, GMC was missing this lesson...cool
- SRV8th September 2008
I go home !!!!
- Bogdan Radovic8th September 2008
Very fun lesson ! Great job Henry!
chmilew8th September 2008Great lesson Henry
So much nice licks to learn !
Thanks man
Capt.Z8th September 2008This is COOL!!! C-O-O-L!!
DeepRoots8th September 2008This is soooo awesome
This is a totally fun and up beat style of blues that i just haven't come across yet, thanks a bunch Henry 
Muris Varajic8th September 2008Alvin has been one of my fav players,
well done Henry!
Kristofer Dahl8th September 2008Just awesome! I really shouldn't be dancing where I am now...BUT I HAVE TO!!
Kuba Szafran8th September 2008Great licks and lesson!
- Col Roberts8th September 2008
Thank you for this lesson Henry. Love Alvin Lee's playing. I'm "Going Home" to practice this!!
Emir Hot8th September 2008Very nice. I saw Alvin live years ago.
Tuubsu8th September 2008Never heard of Alvin Lee, but this sure sounds... how would I put it... NICE!
Nazgul8th September 2008Awesome lesson! The beginning is so funny!
- Lesson
- My notes
Hey GMCer's! Today we are focusing on English rock guitarist and singer Alvin Lee. He is known mostly as a core member of the band Ten Years After. Alvin took an early interest in music after hearing his parent's collection of jazz and blues records. Guitarists like Chuck Berry and Scotty Moore provided inspiration for him. In my opinion his lead playing is full of energetic blues riffs that combine nicely with the backbone of the band, the bass and drums. I got my inspiration from the song 'Goin Home' a track performed by Ten Years After at the original Woodstock.
This lesson is played at 230bpm in 4/4.
There are backing tracks at 230, 210, 190, 170, 150, & 130 to help you practice. I've also included a loop at normal tempo(230). The majority of this is played using the A pentatonic blues scale, but we are adding chromatic notes in a few areas. Below is a diagram of the A pentatonic blues scale. Below each individual video I have explained the tab and also added more diagrams for the video's that need them. It is noted in text when we are adding chromatic notes.
I hope that you enjoy this lesson,
Good luck & have fun!
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
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