The One Concept That Unlocks Blues Playing | Corey Congilio
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Corey Congilio joins Playback Sessions for a masterclass in the one concept that unlocks more interesting blues playing. Plus the real story of how Corey went from getting fired in Nashville to building a career entirely on his own terms. 🚀 Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment 👇 Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/ 📍 Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 02:13 – Getting Into Music at Age 13 05:19 – Surviving Cancer & Choosing Guitar 08:33 – Nashville Baptism by Fire & Getting Fired 10:26 – The Fishman Demo Breakthrough 21:54 – Forced Into Being an Artist 24:50 – The Blues EP & Recording at Blackbird 28:06 – Advice for Musicians in 2026 33:51 – Arpeggios: The Pass Key to Everything 36:00 – Mixing Arpeggios With Pentatonic 37:26 – Arpeggio Substitutions Over Dominant Chords 40:07 – D Minor 7 Over G7 Explained 49:47 – Applying It to Funk & One-Chord Grooves 53:16 – Barry Harris Pivot Technique & Robben Ford 54:11 – Working Class Guitar & What's Coming Next 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast 📍 Filmed live at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee. 🎥 Host: Spencer Handley 🔥Guest: Corey Congilio Editor: Carl Reeverts Executive Producer: Spencer Handley Camera/Sound: Mitch Goudy #CoreyConglio #BluesGuitar #PlaybackSessions #SpencerHandley #CarterVintageGuitar #SonoraGuitarIntensive #GuitarLesson #BluesImprovisation #GuitarTechnique #WorkingGuitarist #MusicCareer #GuitarPodcast #Arpeggios