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Originally Posted by sirwhale
I'd really like to learn his style but I'm finding it very hard to get the information. Does anyone know where I could find some direction?
Does anyone know what scale he uses? I'm pretty sure he plays in standard tuning.
Thanks a lot.
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He plays in standard tuning, and uses the same scales we all use, as far as I've heard. (Major scale or minor pent mainly.)
Even his fingerpicking style is not too different from American styles like Mississippi John Hurt or John Lee Hooker.
It's only the way he puts the notes together - the timings, rhythmic placements - that's African!
You get a good view of his technique - on one of his tunes at least - here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMhWV1YjeMk
Key Db major, ie C shapes (C, F/A, G) with capo on fret 1.
On this one, he's jamming a Malian blues with Ali Farke Toure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4-uq8cTF7o
Scale? A minor pent
To "get the information", you only need to listen and copy. (A slowdowner might help, although I didn't need one to get the above.)
Admittedly, the Mali vibe is what's tricky, but enough listening and copying should do it!