Jack Ruch

Backing Track for Gospel Examples

Here's the track to practice along with. MP3 attached below. Enjoy!

Tabs and Notation for Gospel Examples

Sorry for the delay on these. There's a lot of stuff here to get notated. PDF and GP files attached below.

Gospel Examples

Tabs and notation in the next post!

Crash Course For Soloing Over Gospel Changes!

Backing Track for 'Varitone' Solo

This is a sneak peak at some new full band backing tracks I'll be putting up soon. This is a minor blues in B minor. MP3 attached below.

Tabs and Notation for 'Varitone' Solo

Here's the tabs for the video in the previous post. GP and PDF files attached.

Minor Blues Solo Featuring Some Cool Guitars!

A friend of mine brought over a couple of cool guitars both equipped with a Gibson Varitone circuit. Here's a little performance I recorded to showcase some of the sounds you can get from these guitars. I have not posted this to youtube yet because, for some reason, it got a copyright claim. I'm disputing it, so hopefully I can post it there soo...

Backing Track for Freddie King Solo

Based on the tune 'San-Ho-Zay,' this is a 12 bar blues in the key of C. MP3 attached below.

Tabs and Notation for Freddie King Solo

GP and PDF files attached below.

Freddie King Solo

Here's the isolated solo from the Freddie King lesson. This goes along with the tabs.

Freddie King Blues Lesson

Here's my look into one of the all-time greats. After Hendrix, Freddie was my next big guitar hero as a kid. Dig it!

Altered Dominant Chord Lesson

Here's my altered dominant chord lesson from a couple weeks ago. There's no backing track or tabs to go along with this one but I do plan on making an addition lesson here discussing more of these altered sounds. Leave a comment if you have any questions!

Happy Halloween!

Here's a cool live concert video my dear friend Brett Papa filmed and uploaded to his channel. This was from the recent 'Guitar Party' show with myself, Guthrie Trapp, Tom Bukovac, Rob McNelley and Jedd Hughes. I'm playing a few tunes here with Adam Wakefield on piano and vocals, Wes Little on drums, and Tim Marks on bass. Hope you enjoy!

Backing Track For 'Motown Rhythm' Lesson

MP3 attached below.

Tabs and Notation for 'Motown Rhythm' Lesson

PDF and GP files attached below.

Motown Rhythm Examples

Motown Rhythm Guitar Lesson

Backing Track For 'Chromatic Passing Chords'

MP3 attached below.

Tabs for Chromatic Passing Chords Examples

Chromatic Passing Chords - Examples

Chromatic Passing Chords

Tabs for 'ES-335 Examples'

ES-335 Examples

The ES-335 Sound

A look at my favorite type of guitar!

Backing Track for Solo No.3 - Slow Blues

Solo No.3 - Slow Blues

In the key of G. Further demonstrating how to use themes and motifs when improvising.

Backing Track for Solo No.2 - Shuffle Blues

Solo No.2 - Shuffle Blues

Shuffle in the key of A. Using 'call and response' motifs throughout.

Backing Track for Solo No.1 - Minor Blues

Solo No.1 - Minor Blues

12 bar blues in B minor. Starts out fairly simple and gets more complex as it builds. Some major 7 arpeggios over the minor chords and diminished arpeggios over the dominant 5 chord. Enjoy!