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In THIs sErIEs of video lessons we are exploring the guitar style of session ace Carl Verheyen, one of the most respected and accomplished guitarists on the scene today. Carl has played on countless sessions with artists from Allan Holdsworth to Dolly Parton, and for this series he laid down a series of solos in one session, demonstrating his melodic sense, improvisational flair, fast thinking and stylistic diversity.
In this article, I’ve transcribed Carl’s improvisation over two-and-a-half minute up-tempo country blues track that Jason put together, called Univibe Blues. The track is based on a very familiar and simple 12-bar form (repeated five times) in the key of Bb: