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Six String Strummin' · Intermediate · Unit 4 · Lesson 4

Lesson 4: Song: Latitude Blues

Your capstone — shuffle, form, and a lick to end it ·

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • I can perform a full 12-bar blues with the band.
  • I can play the closing turnaround lick.
  • I've completed the Six String Strummin' Intermediate course.

🕸Swing the Eighths3 min

  1. Play open-string eighths straight, then again with a swing: long-short, long-short.
  2. Think 'doo-dah doo-dah' instead of 'one-and two-and'.
  3. Swing lives in the blues — get it in your arm before the lesson.

✋Owning a Performance5 min

  1. Warm up the lick alone; it's the flourish everyone remembers.
  2. With the band: count in, swing hard, and finish with intent.
  3. Record the take. Then compare it to your Week 1 recording. That's the whole story.

🥁Count It3 min

  1. Count the rhythm out loud before you play.
  2. Turn on Counts or the metronome and lock in with it.
  3. Loop it slowly first; speed comes on its own.
1 Big Finish Shuffle bar into stabs — ending with authority.
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Tempo 75 bpm Count‑in Metronome 🎸 Band (drums + bass) Loop

📖Play It7 min

  1. Read it slowly and cleanly the first time through.
  2. Drag-select any tricky spot and loop it.
  3. Use the tempo slider — move up only when it's clean.
2 The Ending Lick A classic descending turnaround — slow, then swing it.
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Tempo 75 bpm Count‑in Metronome 🎸 Band (drums + bass) Loop
3 Form Refresher One bar each: E, A, E, B — the form in miniature.
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Tempo 75 bpm Count‑in Metronome 🎸 Band (drums + bass) Loop

🎵Latitude Blues7 min

  1. Play 'Latitude Blues' start to finish with the band.
  2. Congratulations — from open strings to a 12-bar blues with a turnaround. That's a guitarist.
4 Latitude Blues Twelve bars, a real turnaround lick, and a band behind you. Take a bow.
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Tempo 75 bpm Count‑in Metronome 🎸 Band (drums + bass) Loop

👂Train Your Ear2 min

  1. Press play on any line above, look away, and listen once through.
  2. Hum the first bar back, then find it on the guitar by ear.

✨Make It Yours3 min

  1. Take one idea from this lesson and bend it — change a rhythm, reorder the chords.
  2. Play your version twice so it sticks.

MY ENDING (write or describe it):

🏠This Week at Home

⭐Practice Tracker

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5
Latitude Bluesfull take, recorded
Turnaround licksmooth & swung
12-bar formcount it from memory
Play for someonethis week

★ Check off each day you play — ten focused minutes counts. Consistency beats marathon sessions.

🍎Teacher Guide

PREP

  • Song: Latitude Blues: Your capstone — shuffle, form, and a lick to end it

COMMON MISTAKES & FIXES

  • Rushing ahead of the beat. → Fix: Turn the metronome on and drop the tempo until it feels easy.
  • Buzzing or muted notes. → Fix: Press just behind the fret with the fingertip, thumb relaxed behind the neck.

IF STRUGGLING

  • Drop the tempo well below comfortable and loop one bar.
  • Play just the chord changes (or just the rhythm) before combining.

IF ADVANCED

  • Bring it to full tempo with the metronome.
  • Add your own variation — a different rhythm, an extra chord.

EXTENSIONS

  • Apply tonight's skill to a song you already love.

TALKING POINTS

  • This course took you from first sounds to real repertoire. From here: the Practice Studio for any song you import, and the Chord and Scale Libraries whenever you're curious.

✅Assessment

Tap one level per skill — saved on this device.

Accuracy
Plays the right notes and chords.
Timing
Keeps a steady beat.
Tone
Notes and strums ring clean and clear.

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