Premier Guitar has a new Albert King style lesson called Bendin the Blues. It covers six different licks that showcase some of the different types of bends that Albert used. Below I’ve included the audio and tab for lick 4 from that lesson. If you want to learn more about Albert King’s bending licks and would like some video instruction, check out Guy Fenocchi’s In the Style of Albert King premium lesson.
Lick 4: audio
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Jody Worrell’s newest two lessons will teach you to play guitar solos for Crosscut Saw. This blues standard was brought to fame in 1964 by Albert King. It has a rumba beat that distinguishes itself from a lot of other blues classics. Below you will find a video featuring the audio from Albert’s studio version of the song. I’ve also included a video of Eric Clapton performing a pretty faithful cover of the song live.
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Check out this recent interview with guitarist Robin Trower. I’ve included a few of my favorite excerpts below. Also take a look at our Robin Trower style lessons.
“Albert King is my all-time favorite guitar player,” Trower said. “I listen to a lot his stuff in the car and Howlin’ Wolf is the other guy that I still (listen to) alot.
“Albert King’s playing and Howlin’ Wolf’s music and singing still have a great effect on me. As far as rock and roll goes, Pete Townshend is a giant to me. (Townshend) plays guitar to support the song, and I think he and I have that in common.”
Trower said he also listens to alot of popular music from the 1930s and 1940s.
“I quite like the music of Dinah Washington and Al Bowlly,” Trower said. “I really like early American and British popular music.”
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