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Dann Huff Angels We Have Heard On High Guitar Lesson - Part 2 of 3 - Guitar Instruction and Breakdown
Dann Huff is guitar royalty. He was one of the most sought after session guitar players in Los Angeles in the 80's. Then he moved to Nashville and did session work into the 90's on tons of country and pop albums. He has played and recorded with almost every top artist. He can be heard on recordings from Michael Jackson, Whitesnake, Whitney Houston, Michael Bolton, Michael W. Smith, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Country greats such as Faith Hill, Amy Grant, Reba McvEntire and many many more. He also had his own band White Heart and the most amazing band Giant.
Dann Huff is know for his amazing guitar tone ... his impeccable phrasing and his one of a kind feel. He adds unique subtleties to everything he plays. I would choose to listen to Dann Huff play the same three notes over and over again ... as opposed to the greatest fusion guy playing the coolest chromatic lines any day. That's not to say I don't love listening to the latter ... but that is just how much I love hearing Dann Huff play.
Unfortunately for all of us Dann Huff fans ... he doesn't do much recording anymore. He has been a big time producer for a long time now.
Enough praising the man (although he deserves much more then two paragraphs of praise).
In this lesson I will attempt to breakdown this awesome solo to the song called "Angels We Have Heard on HIgh." It is from a CD called "Light Jazz Christmas". He plays several solo's on this CD (we will be uploading a lesson on his solo for "We Three Kings" after this lesson ... next week).
This guitar solo is filled with great ideas. It's super melodic and has a bunch of great subtle moments which Dann is known for. It's pretty straight forward as far as scales and notes are concerned. There's a little chromatic line and a bunch of really cool bending things going on. He also uses the whammy bar in a melodic way (the way the bar should be used).
Ok ... enough talking ...
To hear Dann Huff play this amazing solo (without my less then perfect guitar playing over his) just go to the following link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8sXXZWM2s4
The solo in this lesson begins at about 1:28.
Also you can purchase the CD from ...
http://amzn.to/RmqSJu
I highly recommend it ... I believe in supporting the artists that create all this amazing music we learn so much from.
I hope you enjoy this lesson ...
Taught by David Clayton
Alright ... Lets get to it.
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