Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson
“Sweet Home Chicago” is a popular blues standard in the twelve-bar form. It was first recorded and is credited to have been written by Robert… Read More »Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson
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Mr. Conductor Man by Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 – August 14 or 15, 1958) was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in… Read More »Mr. Conductor Man by Big Bill Broonzy
Bad Feelin Blues by Blind Blake
Blind Blake (1895-1937) is a figure of enormous importance in American music. Not only was he one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time,… Read More »Bad Feelin Blues by Blind Blake
Baby, Please Don’t Go by Big Joe Williams
Intro Verse 1 Here’s what the 1st verse sounds like: Part 1 Video fingerpicking hand… Fretting hand… Part 2 Picking hand… Fretting hand… Verse 2… Read More »Baby, Please Don’t Go by Big Joe Williams
Glory Of Love by Big Bill Broonzy
Section 1 A good thing to keep in mind here is that you will have those 3’s and 1’s as bass notes. Remember to use… Read More »Glory Of Love by Big Bill Broonzy
Traditional Techniques
I’ll show you all the standard techniques that give your fingerstyle playing that much-needed flavor. We’ll start out with the basics such as hammer-ons and… Read More »Traditional Techniques
Fluency In Forms
This lesson shows you how to “look ahead” during an overall progression to determine what form of a given fingerstyle arrangement suits you best. When… Read More »Fluency In Forms
Marrying Style And Shape
It’s all about guitar real estate using 3 basic styles. These 3 basic styles are the foundation for any and every chord style or shape… Read More »Marrying Style And Shape
Chord Changes With A 4 Step Pattern
Naturally, you will need to be able to change from one chord to another as you play fingerstyle, so the best way to do this… Read More »Chord Changes With A 4 Step Pattern
4. The Crab Bird Pinch Method
In this lesson you’ll learn how to add your middle finger (you know…the bird) into the arrangement, enabling you to start adding higher notes to… Read More »4. The Crab Bird Pinch Method