Andy Aledort On Incorporating Open-String Drones Into An Improvised Solo
Andy Aledort looked at the basic elements that make up Muddy Waters’ rhythm guitar playing and approach to single-note lines and solos on his blues classic, “Rollin’ Stone.” This video, we’ll add another essential element to the mix, which is the inclusion of open-string drones.
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00:00Hey, I'm Andy Allidore.
00:17In this edition of In Deep, we're going to continue our look at different ways to improvise
00:21on the Muddy Waters Blues classic, Rolling Stone.
00:24We're going to get into how to incorporate open string drones into your improvisational
00:30licks.
00:32Another thing is to add the high E drone as you play.
00:45So whatever I'm playing, let's say I wanted to play the melody.
01:05So that was...
01:19And like, hand it to my coat.
01:31So use this double stop, the B and the D. Do it like that.
01:37You could...
01:43Or get the high E in there, too.
01:49So that's when you say...