EXAMPLE10 KIRK FLETCHER (BLUES)

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Kirk Fletcher has a great rhythm feel and has managed to fuse together strong blues, gospel and jump elements into an exciting rhythmic package. For this example we have chosen a nicely familiar blues in C to navigate. 3

[Bars 1-end] Slash chords are often used in gospel music and are effective in the blues for adding excitement and movement. As is typical in this style, bass notes on the sixth string are often fretted with the thumb. The fast ascending chromatic bass lines are a Fletcher trademark and are played by sliding the first finger up each fret as the note is picked.