Sam Bell's "Cooley" Lesson
Hey, I’m Sam Bell - a 19 year-old from a small town in England called Chichester. I have been studying guitar for over two years now, ever since a magazine article featuring Yngwie Malmsteen inspired me to take technique and theory dead seriously! My other main influences are Gilbert, Cooley, Hendrix, Zappa, Becker, and Friedman.
Recently I was featured in Guitar Player Magazine (when they did a spotlight on 8 top Myspace guitarists), and I'm currently writing and recording an instrumental demo album.
Anyway, here are three licks by / inspired by Rusty Cooley. He's a huge inspiration of mine. Many thanks to Rusty!
Ex. 1 is an alternate picking run in E minor, Ex. 2 is a legato run in C major, and Ex. 3 is a C diminished economy-picked run. Have a look at the tab and the video, and if you have any questions feel free to contact me!
I believe there is no such thing as natural talent; only a natural motivation to persevere in what we do.
Kind regards,
Sam Bell
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-- Dave B.