thecaliforniaguitarslinger@gmail.com
or Call Paul: (442) 282-8060 10am to 8pm mon-sun PT
Why is blues cathartic? Because the bed upon which the solo lies is a 7th chord, which is the causal chord of potentiality and includes the never resolving tri-tone, or "Devil's interval". Over the 7th chords, guitarists play the sad b3 and start bending and playing the "mini notes" or "notes in between the notes" from the b3 up toward the 3, so you get all the shades of going from sad to happy...... Minor blues is taking a minor sub key and applying the structure of blues....... but in regular blues, it is the 5 mini-tones between the b3 and the 3 and the 4 and the b5 when the "shades of blues" or the blend between happiness and sadness are explored.
Paul T. Harrison is one of the leading authorities on Rock and Blues guitar. He has worked with countless legendary greats, taught over 5000 students at a Guitar Institute that he founded and directed for more than 20 years, and he is one of the pioneers of interactive online guitar games. His system of theory transcends any memorization system through the use of computerized ear training and other original technologies that induce spontaneous exponential improvement.
Paul was born into a classical music family and by age 12 he had already become a soloist and honor student in a choir that sang with the New York Philharmonic numerous times when he was mentored by Leonard Bernstein while performing on major label records, touring, and on national TV. At 15, Paul was living in Greenwich Village, where he played his 1st electric guitar gig at the Cafe Wha? where he met Jimi Hendrix, along with scores of upcoming legends that were working their way up the ladder through the amazing musical hotspot neighborhood of the era that created rock and blues electric guitar.......
Paul was born into a classical music family and by age 12 he had already become a soloist and honor student in a choir that sang with the New York Philharmonic numerous times when he was mentored by Leonard Bernstein while performing on major label records, touring, and on national TV. At 15, Paul was living in Greenwich Village, where he played his 1st electric guitar gig at the Cafe Wha? where he met Jimi Hendrix, along with scores of upcoming legends that were working their way up the ladder through the amazing musical hotspot neighborhood of the era that created rock and blues electric guitar.......
