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That's basically how I learn everything, blues, Celtic, folk etc. If you get confident enough to play for others, no one in the back of the room is going to whisper "He didn't learn that by ear" or "He had to use a looper to learn that" No one cares, or has a clue about song learning except for geeks like us, It has nothing to do with the final product to the listener.
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As you study licks, tunes, etc. LISTEN to this album a few times. Seriously.
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I think the tarantellas sung (and danced) in the south of Italy and certain parts Greece can be compared to the blues.
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How about if you are crazy 'bout a Mercury???
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Oh yeah... the AGF's wiiliejohnson doing the Mercury Blues in the S&T section...
https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...89#post3362889 |
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Toby Walker, who is a member of this forum and posts here often, has a website specifically targeted at teaching people to play the blues. He has lesson sets targeted at beginners all the way up to advanced. You can purchase individual lesson sets or if you prefer he has added a membership platform which gives you access to all the available lessons. He's a great teacher, going beyond simply teaching you how to play a tune but how to embellish them to make them your own as you advance. I've learned a lot from his lessons.
www.tobywalkerslessons.com |
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Great answers in here, with a few hilarious ones...
Addressing the whole "learning the Blues academically" topic, there's a great thread that illustrates exactly this. A member is confused because a song he's trying to learn is a 12 bar blues form instead of an 8 bar blues form... he actually had no idea that the Blues can be played over a 12 bar repeating phrase! Lesson is: Don't get attached to what you "study and learn", ESPECIALLY when it comes to the Blues! As an aside; personally, I LOVE the Blues and happen to be of the opinion that, without the Blues (and all that's come from it), we'd all be dancing to polkas and minuets!!! However, I'm a white, middle class, reasonably healthy guy... and the truth is, when I woke up this mornin'? Things didn't look bad at all! I can't "fake" my way through blues songs that I can't relate to or grab a hold of... seems more than disingenuous to my sensibilities... so I only do a few Blues songs, but the Blues has flavored every bit of music I play, in some way or the other...
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1) Learn a variety of shuffles in E and A as well as several turnarounds.
2) Learn how to use the D7 shaped triad up and down the neck 3) Learn the Robert Johnson Blues "walk" (It's used in ZZ Top's "La Grange") 4) Learn 8 and 12 bar forms (12 is most common) 5) Learn at least one "fast change" blues form like "Key to the Highway" 6) Consider open G or D tunings and using a slide The Blues are simple to learn in theory, but hard to perfect the soul behind the music. Listen to A LOT of the old masters like: The 3 KIngs (BB, Freddy & Albert), Muddy Waters, RL Burnside, T-Bone Walker, Buddy Guy. Learning the feel will help you as much as learning the technical things.
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See : and signed, Deaf Banana DeGaulle. (You did say a physical infirmity, a fruit, and a president's name didn't you?)
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Absolutely, you cannot sing the blues well unless you've been rock bottom.
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I had a good laugh at these. But this exactly the sort of thing you find funny after you have had a lot of exposure to blues and have listened to a lot of lyrics.
Best way to learn the blues. Listen to songs, learn songs. The more songs you learn and perfect, the more you will feel how to play it. I have learnt most of my songs via the lessons on Stefan Grossman's website.
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Hi sloar,
I posted about this in another thread a while back. I've been concentrating on learning how to fingerpick blues for about 2.5 years now. I started with Mark Hanson's Introduction to Travis picking book and a couple of introductory videos from Toby Walker. About 7 months in I kind of stalled, my technique just wasn't letting me play tunes I liked. So I found a good teacher, and take a half hour lesson every week. I was surprised by how affordable he is (20 bucks, and this is not a cheap place to live). Here is my post from the other thread: My teacher had me buy these 2 books. I've just finished the Steve James' book and just started Rick Rubin's. https://www.amazon.com/Fingerstyle-B...YE6V95AFA9FA78 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/14...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The tunes are short, mostly 12 or 16 bar blues, but you can make up your own turn arounds to repeat. They will get you playing up the neck and using a lot off different techniques--droning and alternating bass, hammers on and off, slides, bends, palm muting, open tunings, slide on the fretting hand, etc. The come with downloadable sound files. Don't try to play them at the same speed as the author There are some familiar tunes, but most are the author's own compositions "in the style of_______________." I found them challenging, but not impossible, and could play them almost mistake free after a week or 2. For reference, I'm a long time strummer who started finger picking about 2 and half years ago. Mark Hanson also has some good books, which include 2 different arrangements of Freight Train and lots of other good stuff, not limited to blues tunes. Many here got started with his resources. __________________
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You're right, Tonyo... those links didn't work for me either. Here are Steve James' books and DVDs. The one that reeve21 is referencing is entitled, "Fingerstyle Blues Songbook," and is purplish in color.
Steve's material is excellent. He's a student of the blues and loves teaching it. I really like his books and tabs. I think they are easier to use than most. The book mentioned above comes with a CD with the tunes played both slowly and up to speed. His website also includes some free lessons and tabs. |
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True, never sing a word you don't believe, or about something you have no experience with.
Or maybe just don't sing and concentrate on your playing Meanwhile, here's a few other things to avoid
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