Improvising some electric blues to a "Thrill is Gone" type of background. Broke a string partway through! Tabs available for this jam at sweetpotatosli...
Tabs are NOW AVAILABLE for this. You can download on my website. www.sweetpotatoslim.com/store I'll be doing some video lessons with the tabs in the very near future!
winston Churchill I've actually only had strings break while tuning or one time whilst I was just sleeping after having played the guitar that day, and in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, a string decided to snap and leave a nasty mark on my guitar all on it's own... Well - I guess that's one way to wake up faster than with any alarm clock... But other than that, never whilst playing... maybe it's because I'm a strat/semi-hollow player?
i think i have watched this video atleast 30 times.. i cant get enough of it. i used to play when i was younger, turned 21 and put it down.. im glad i stumbled into this video.. seeing your emotions and feeling the music has honestly reminded me how much i miss being taken to that place.. the place where the music and your fingers take over and everything else doesnt matter .. the chill down the spine and the cramp in the hand, but you still keep playing because it feels so damn good.
I hope you picked it back up. Newer 20 watt line 6 amps are cheap and filled with awesome tones and effects, including a funky auto wah, and a tubey old school sounding reverb. Plenty of clean, ambient, crunch, blues, and metal for anyone's liking to fuck around and find their soul in the guitar. Wishing you the best.
You are such a great player. This has to be your profession. I keep hitting the repeat button...sounds really melodic and refined. Wish I could play 1/100 as good as you!!!
Thanks! It’s crazy. When I did this video I was just messing around and fitting a little jam time into a busy parenting and work schedule. Sometimes the best things come not when you are trying to accomplish something but rather when you just take the time to “be”.
I heard this first over ten years ago and was gobsmacked. I recently thought of it and thought “it’s been a while, I’m sure it can’t be as amazing as I remember. I gotta be at least close to as good as that.” Boy was I wrong. As amazing as the first time I saw it. That tone is amazing. Unfortunately it can’t be bought because it comes straight from your fingers.
Wow. I'll put it this way: I would buy an album of nothing but music like this, just to play in the background while I'm hangin' around the house. I did just that actually, and found the whole place a lot more homey. Love it.
Thank you for writing this. I tought this is a C minor and I went to check on Chordify and it said F mayor and I got very very angry because I am just getting in to guitar transcribing and I was sure it was C mayor
I'm a fan of Mr. Sweetpotatoslim.. Dude shreds the guitar like his life depends on it.. then drops what he's doing to make sure his little dude is properly tended to..He doesn't loose his cool or his focus... As a musician and a dad, I can totally respect that...
wow man, I saw this for the first time when I was 14, it was one of the inspiring guitar videos I've ever seen. I learned more from this video than any online TH-cam lesson, 16 years later it's still just as inspiring. Thank you Sweetpotatoslim for this video ill never forget it!
@RandomJammer their is no lesson in the world that can teach ANYONE how to play like this. this is years of experience and a lifetime of emotion and passion this is like a work of art!
Imagine how many absolute blues guitar legends like this are out there, completely unknown to the world. I bet most are too insecure (like me 😅) to show the world our talent. But we don't play for fam, we play for the therapeutic benefits that guitar gives us. Bravo to this man!!
id take it so personally if you deleted this video!I've listened to it for years.I wish you posted more..I love your skill.Youve taught me a lot.Or I stole a lot of licks which ever makes you feel better.Please post more slim!
I heard this improvisation about 9 years ago and from time to time without no reason I come back to hear it again and see your emotions. Thanks from Russia bro!
I showed your Video a friend of me, He is a very passionated guitarist. Currently he and his Band recording an Album. After watching this Video he took the influence of your impro-style and wrote an amazing song with an amazing riff ! Now it will be also part of the Album ! We're going to present this song on TH-cam, you will like it !
Jesus this dude is just oozing soul for four straight minutes!...and then his kid completely ignores the genius of that solo and says he's going to pretend playing guitar as well....lol
I’ve listened to/watched this like 50 times over the years and it never gets old!! So funky! So bluesy! Videos like this make me REALLY wish I could play!!
I remember watching your improv about a year back and thought it was one of the best I had seen In a long time. A year later and my opinion hasent changed. well done mate. awesome job
what a solo , those licks of yours made me realize that the blues is the most powerful kind of music , it overthrew your heart and mind in a few seconds , thank you for sharing this wonderful video
The 111 thumbs down are the poeple who can't play guitar. I think TH-cam should have the user names who do thumbs up or down. Or do like Facebook and no thumbs down option it's negative anyways.
Max Haufe are you serious? This is the exact opposite of someone who voted for trump. This is something that a blood sucking America hating liberal would say. Bunch of crybabies like yourself. Silence anyone who disagrees with me blah blah. O i want to identify as a woman even tho im a man. Get the hell out of here. Trump won and you cant handle it...
Breath for God sakes. This is an example of a good player who needs to learn phrasing. Just an endless stream of notes which looses its interest for lack of silence. Nice licks. No periods, commas, exclamation points, or question marks.
@@SweetpotatoSlim Bro, I'm probably responsible for about 10,000 of those views lol. Seriously, can't tell you how many time I have had this playing in the vehicle when someone would say "man, who the hell is that playing?" and I wanted to say "ah that's just me messing around" but I couldn't do it, so I send them here...to the greatest Blues Improv EVER!!! Keep bending them, brother.
Tabs are NOW AVAILABLE for this. You can download on my website. www.sweetpotatoslim.com/store I'll be doing some video lessons with the tabs in the very near future!
when will you a video for this ? it’s amazing
😍😜
Carl guitar do you have a free tutorial?
MrMoezone100 I got a little sidetracked during this COVID crap - kind of put a ding in what I was doing. Working out some stuff now on it.
SweetpotatoSlim no problem at all take ur time man, stay safe !
Every guitarist know the mini heart attack when breaking a string.
Especially when it's late night and every music store is closed and you just wanted to play a little bit before sleep...
Damn those breaking strings!
***** LOL Ecactly Its a sad feeling lmao
That is a good idea.
winston Churchill I've actually only had strings break while tuning or one time whilst I was just sleeping after having played the guitar that day, and in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, a string decided to snap and leave a nasty mark on my guitar all on it's own... Well - I guess that's one way to wake up faster than with any alarm clock...
But other than that, never whilst playing... maybe it's because I'm a strat/semi-hollow player?
That snapping incident must have something to do with the weather conditions since it broke in the middle of the night , it could be no other reason.
This is easily the best solo on TH-cam, it's been 4years since I first heared it and it is still as glorious
Thanks my friend!
Ich höre es seit 15 Jahren es ist unbeschreiblich
I've now been listening to this for years. Still 100% and Totally the Absolute Best Solo on TH-cam.
Same here, I come back to it every few weeks. Nothing like it.
Agreed man. what a shit hot guitar solo :)
Me too,come back often to just be amazed!
Check out Lucky Lopez Evans "Welcome to the Club". That was one underrated bluesman.
Same here!! I come back and listen to it a couple times a year for the last 6 years.
Uploaded back in 2007, still one of the best blues solos on TH-cam. Thank you man!
Love the arabic licks!
i think i have watched this video atleast 30 times.. i cant get enough of it. i used to play when i was younger, turned 21 and put it down.. im glad i stumbled into this video.. seeing your emotions and feeling the music has honestly reminded me how much i miss being taken to that place.. the place where the music and your fingers take over and everything else doesnt matter .. the chill down the spine and the cramp in the hand, but you still keep playing because it feels so damn good.
I hope you picked it back up. Newer 20 watt line 6 amps are cheap and filled with awesome tones and effects, including a funky auto wah, and a tubey old school sounding reverb. Plenty of clean, ambient, crunch, blues, and metal for anyone's liking to fuck around and find their soul in the guitar. Wishing you the best.
I often come back to this video. I'm no musician, but to me, it sounds SO GOOD!! And it never gets old!
holy fuck what a run on the wah
His playing style and sound reminds me of B.B King.
+Knuckle_Bump More like Eric Clapton I would say, Listen to Eric's I shot the Sherrif! Striking resemblence
+Aadityakiran S. Well I don't know about that, but I can say he is damn good.
+Knuckle_Bump Yeah he adds alot of Albert King and Eric Clapton too :D Most of it is BB King the king R.I.P
Hard not to sound lie B.B King. He is an inspiration to all generations younger than him and his style can be recognised in also other's people jams.
Sounds a lot BB and Peter Green true.
You are such a great player. This has to be your profession. I keep hitting the repeat button...sounds really melodic and refined. Wish I could play 1/100 as good as you!!!
1:12 jumps into that harmonic minor scale!! i love it!!
İt aint harmonic minor
@@poke-champ4256 yes it is..
I've been listening to/watching this video for over a decade now. I LOVE your playing style!!
Thanks! It’s crazy. When I did this video I was just messing around and fitting a little jam time into a busy parenting and work schedule. Sometimes the best things come not when you are trying to accomplish something but rather when you just take the time to “be”.
Hes got those clapton hammeron pulloffs down, MAN...
Sounds like bb at times the thrill is gone.
I heard this first over ten years ago and was gobsmacked. I recently thought of it and thought “it’s been a while, I’m sure it can’t be as amazing as I remember. I gotta be at least close to as good as that.” Boy was I wrong. As amazing as the first time I saw it. That tone is amazing. Unfortunately it can’t be bought because it comes straight from your fingers.
gave me chills a couple times, whats amazing is how he is fingerpicking the fast licks so clear & clean.
Wow.
I'll put it this way: I would buy an album of nothing but music like this, just to play in the background while I'm hangin' around the house. I did just that actually, and found the whole place a lot more homey.
Love it.
What album?
nwalkernc it’s been years we may never know
C minor blues.. classic bb style. May he rest in peace. Nice phyrigian dominant touch.
Thank you for writing this. I tought this is a C minor and I went to check on Chordify and it said F mayor and I got very very angry because I am just getting in to guitar transcribing and I was sure it was C mayor
Amazing solo. Came across this year's ago and still can't get enough
40 min is what it took me to listen to this. I had to rewind over and over. Hands down man
always love listening to this improv! good job once again!
Best Solo on youtube for sure he just keep playing like nothing happend while his string broke nicee
I'm a fan of Mr. Sweetpotatoslim.. Dude shreds the guitar like his life depends on it.. then drops what he's doing to make sure his little dude is properly tended to..He doesn't loose his cool or his focus... As a musician and a dad, I can totally respect that...
I can’t stop listening this. Over and over..
amazing tone.
anyone notice he peaks with his fingers? just awesome
wow man, I saw this for the first time when I was 14, it was one of the inspiring guitar videos I've ever seen. I learned more from this video than any online TH-cam lesson, 16 years later it's still just as inspiring. Thank you Sweetpotatoslim for this video ill never forget it!
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing that! Keep jamming!
nice use of notes at 1:12. great timing and tone, you got the feel for the blues. love it!
Really cool, I'd love to hear a solo on that shark though.
pentatonic with spicy phrygian dominant / harmonic minor...yummiest (:
@RandomJammer their is no lesson in the world that can teach ANYONE how to play like this. this is years of experience and a lifetime of emotion and passion this is like a work of art!
Imagine how many absolute blues guitar legends like this are out there, completely unknown to the world. I bet most are too insecure (like me 😅) to show the world our talent. But we don't play for fam, we play for the therapeutic benefits that guitar gives us. Bravo to this man!!
Men please make a tutorial about improvisation, you make it so fucking good and natural
You definitely should be touring the world
Enjoying music at his simply best and simple.
I got that tune for 4 or 5 years in my playlist. I feel so lucky to have found it accidentally. Thanks !
id take it so personally if you deleted this video!I've listened to it for years.I wish you posted more..I love your skill.Youve taught me a lot.Or I stole a lot of licks which ever makes you feel better.Please post more slim!
Loved it! I got myself blues jams too. And by the way I got that too 4:03 LOL
Blues musical genre is the best there is! It's beautiful and easy to play
I don't know why you only get 1.5 million views for this video? I've seen him 300,000 times myself.
God damn listen to that Les Paul cry.
His name is not Les Paul.
+tramwayz lol we know his name is not les paul, what is his guitar name?
is it important? A guitar name?
+tramwayz equipment important for getting this tone is worth to mention
So Les Paul guitar is 1000 times better than any other guitar?
Brother don't use no pick,hence the good double stops..
He's using fingerpicks
I heard this improvisation about 9 years ago and from time to time without no reason I come back to hear it again and see your emotions. Thanks from Russia bro!
Thanks my friend!
if i could do that to a guitar i would never ever ever stop doing it, you sir are a master of the art of blues
Like a BOSS !!!
legit :)
Fancy seeing you here xD
One of the most amazing pages in music history. Shivers all the time.
I showed your Video a friend of me, He is a very passionated guitarist. Currently he and his Band recording an Album. After watching this Video he took the influence of your impro-style and wrote an amazing song with an amazing riff ! Now it will be also part of the Album ! We're going to present this song on TH-cam, you will like it !
Sounds like your a Robben Ford Fan? I'm lovin' it!
I kept hearing that, too, but I think it's more the case that Robben is a big BB King fan. :-)
Jesus this dude is just oozing soul for four straight minutes!...and then his kid completely ignores the genius of that solo and says he's going to pretend playing guitar as well....lol
"Dad, I can pretend this is a guitar..."
Best part of the whole thing.
Dont use the Lords name in vain
I’ve listened to/watched this like 50 times over the years and it never gets old!! So funky! So bluesy! Videos like this make me REALLY wish I could play!!
I remember watching your improv about a year back and thought it was one of the best I had seen In a long time. A year later and my opinion hasent changed. well done mate. awesome job
I heard a proud son 🤣👌
You Rulez !!
I come back every now and then since 2009 to listen to this guitar piece, love from Saudi Arabia 💚
what a solo , those licks of yours made me realize that the blues is the most powerful kind of music , it overthrew your heart and mind in a few seconds , thank you for sharing this wonderful video
Between 1:10 - 1:30 is very nice style!
middle east melodies
siiiiick
I'm from Brazil and I like blues. His style is rare, Fantastic ...
This here, is possibly the best blues improv I have ever seen on film. Your guitar phrasing is spot on. I dig your sound.
The 111 thumbs down are the poeple who can't play guitar. I think TH-cam should have the user names who do thumbs up or down. Or do like Facebook and no thumbs down option it's negative anyways.
Why... You have the knowledge of a fucking trump voter
Max Haufe are you serious? This is the exact opposite of someone who voted for trump. This is something that a blood sucking America hating liberal would say. Bunch of crybabies like yourself. Silence anyone who disagrees with me blah blah. O i want to identify as a woman even tho im a man. Get the hell out of here. Trump won and you cant handle it...
"I'm gonna make love to ya woman. I'm gonna lay ya down by the fiyaaa!"
+Display Name chef CHEF!
Ayoub Minen Oh, I'm sorry children.
it's always awesome seeing people performing their music and really getting into it, showing they TRULY love what they do
i could listen to this all day
Breath for God sakes. This is an example of a good player who needs to learn phrasing. Just an endless stream of notes which looses its interest for lack of silence. Nice licks. No periods, commas, exclamation points, or question marks.
That's the whole learning experience of improvising.
I was just thinking the same thing.
i love how he snaps a string but continues to be frikin awesome!
Wow man, still four years after diszcovering this video, you still gave me some pleasure to heard those vibes !!!! just amazing !!!
Applause from across the Atlantic ! Smooth melodic blues work ...love it
Loved hearing this all those years ago and i still love hearing it now. Fantastic playing sir, hopefully im half as good as this one day
That guitar string couldn't handle the awesomeness. Blues overload!
the beginning legit gave me chills
I KEEP coming back to this video. This is SO GOOD. That guitar is a part of you. It's incredible to watch.
You can't teach this. Only the basic stuff can be taught. The rest is up to you. This man has put a lot of work into his style. I Fn love it! Go dad.
The first guy rocking best blues without a pick!!! faith in humanity has been restored !)))
Great!!!
i relate mate ..great feel
Love this style
Still the most unbelievable playing you will find...just beyond words man.
Awesome to hear from you my friend! It’s been a long time. Glad you still dig it!
@@SweetpotatoSlim Bro, I'm probably responsible for about 10,000 of those views lol. Seriously, can't tell you how many time I have had this playing in the vehicle when someone would say "man, who the hell is that playing?" and I wanted to say "ah that's just me messing around" but I couldn't do it, so I send them here...to the greatest Blues Improv EVER!!! Keep bending them, brother.
@@Methadone4Lifehahahahah
I like your style, combining different things and making them work!
Wow That little lick from 1.10-1.23 is sick. Great Video!
I must say, this is profoundly electrifying. I'm getting goosebumps just listening to it. It's like I'm eating through my ears and it tastes so good.
Probably commented this before but every now and again I come back to this video and it just sets up my day right. Keep doing your thing brother 🤙
Thanks for coming back and letting me know. Helped set my day up right on my end!
@@SweetpotatoSlim another year later, and I’m back again 😂 as always, love the video my guy 👏
The soul on you performance is nothing but inspiring....
Great feeling, flow and also vibrato
my god you can see the passion in his face, this dude loves playing that spicy blues, GREAT MY FRIEND!
I got my first guitar a couple of weeks ago and this vid had everything to do with it!
Truly inspiring, man! Thanks!!
A person of this caliber is a good guitar player.
You become a great guitar player when you don't panic after your break a string. Bravo!
Your playing makes me smile........ its not easy to make me smile....... :)
He breaks a string and just keeps going like a badass, now that is hardcore
you are amazing my teacher is teaching me all these Blues things at the moment and i find the lead most enjoyable.
I've loved this video for YEARS!! You're amazing!! 😍😍😍
amazing solo.... wow 👍👍👍👍
I had to re watch this, it was just so nice
Really nice and I loved the injection of family reality at the end.
A true guitar virtuoso!!! Beautiful and Cool - that's a good combination!
now thats some blues! great phrasing. awesome playing a nd great tone.
awesome sound.....awesome playing.......VERY GOOD!!!!!
Beutiful playing and feel my friend it sounds abit like the thrill is gone by BB love it.
I loved the little Phrygian dominant stuff you did here. The whole thing sounded great!
Great job for one guitar player to another kevlarmac10 Detroit 313 respect your playing..... great job
I just love blues guitar!! Thank You!!