Blues Guitar Lesson: How To Play Like Reverend Gary Davis

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

Комментарии • 38

  • @bleakcandour
    @bleakcandour Год назад +3

    I would love to have a beer with Ernie and listen to his stories and beautiful playing for hours on end! The man's a national treasure goddamn. True bluesman.
    His lessons are invaluable to anyone dabbling in country blues music and him being a student of Davis' really has you learn all the intricacies and tricky little embellishments.

  • @lukekwiatkowski1315
    @lukekwiatkowski1315 3 года назад +14

    0:32 Candyman, 7:36 I Belong to the Band, 12:35 Samson and Delilah, 24:51 Devil's Dream, 29:20 Talking Blues in open G6 (w/ slide), 34:42 Fast Fox Trot, 38:52 Maple Leaf Rag, 46:47 Slow Drag (Cincinatti Flow Rag)

  • @jtoddbrown
    @jtoddbrown 4 года назад +16

    An excellent lesson, and it’s so nice to see and hear the great Ernie Hawkins again.

  • @matthewstrong3668
    @matthewstrong3668 Год назад +1

    Thank you Ernie for the time you spend creating all your material. Definitely find you very easier to learn off. I have enjoyed The Gospel Guitar of Rev. Davis 4 dvd set with tab book. Very useful because you don't slack in your tabs. You show the song not parts with counting the hard parts out. And that's is when it starts coming to you.

  • @malcocreative
    @malcocreative 3 года назад +2

    Just discovered Gary Davis today. Rummaging around in an old book store for any ragtime stuff. Found the Stefan Grossman book and the notation was so weird. 70's TAB!!! Everything written out in 12/8. Then I started listening to him. Wow, what a trench that man is digging! The next thing I stumbled on was this lesson. Just want to say thanks. It would have taken 50 years to figure this out. [Still trying to figure out Mr. Tom Hughe's Town.] =}

  • @Wificationish
    @Wificationish 4 года назад +2

    Love Ernie! I own most of his lessens. He is definitely the best teacher for the Reverends music

  • @stonepaintertim
    @stonepaintertim Год назад

    excellent -thanks for posting this great lesson from one of the greats

  • @LloydVilliger
    @LloydVilliger 9 месяцев назад +1

    Everybody always talks about Reverend Gary's guitar playing which is phenomenal no question but I love his shouting out singing style as well. Check out the Guitar Evangelists albums from the early 20th century black church.You'll find Reverend Gary and other guitarists banging out some great gospel tunes. Priceless.

  • @user-mm3en5gn9f
    @user-mm3en5gn9f 4 года назад +1

    I like the music of Reverend Gary Davis. Thank you very much for this educational video and all the effort you have put into it. Very clear and impressive also for the relationship with the chords and the positions on the guitar

  • @surakura3819
    @surakura3819 4 года назад +3

    Epic stuff! Thank you for this in times of isolation.

  • @DorothyOzmaLover
    @DorothyOzmaLover 4 года назад +1

    Nice demonstration of moving from open position and getting a clear sound with bass strings to aid in singing on those low notes. Also examples of moving up the neck with smaller chords that give a bit of melodic sound and can help with soloing or doing guitar fills. As a composer of original music themes for book trailers about comics that are performed on the guitar, I loved this lesson since there's so many ideas to view and hear which one can add to one's own or adapt to make unique music. Good player his music is heartfelt!

  • @37Gibson
    @37Gibson 4 года назад

    Excellent! Thank you. Always hungry for Ernie lessons.!

  • @marteinfocato
    @marteinfocato 4 года назад +1

    Tanx, Man. Great lesson!! Marcelus/Rio de Janeiro

  • @petercookjones858
    @petercookjones858 2 года назад

    Thanks for some great insight and playing.

  • @OIP_1
    @OIP_1 4 года назад +1

    oh wow! what a nice surprise, thanks ernie, i have spent many (many) hours with your lesson on cincinnati flow rag

  • @markdocherty6768
    @markdocherty6768 4 года назад +2

    One thing ive never been able to master is the D shape G chord, as a substitute I usually omit the B string from the chord so the fingering would look like XX057X7 as opposed to XX05787, doesnt take too much away from the harmony and makes playing his repetoire a bit more feasable

    • @FightXScience-wh6kx
      @FightXScience-wh6kx Год назад

      Yep, some of his other chords are knuckle-busters, but that's the hardest in my opinion.
      I think the key is getting to be able to very comfortably play a D shaped chord with the last three fingers and, once that is mastered it will be easier to start to move the index finger back 2 frets.

    • @FightXScience-wh6kx
      @FightXScience-wh6kx Год назад

      Yep, some of his other chords are knuckle-busters, but that's the hardest in my opinion.
      I think the key is getting to be able to very comfortably play a D shaped chord with the last three fingers and, once that is mastered it will be easier to start to move the index finger back 2 frets.

  • @daniellamport8723
    @daniellamport8723 3 года назад +2

    Hi! I would really like to learn Gary Davis's rendition of Sampson And Delilah. Can you help me out?

  • @James523001
    @James523001 4 года назад

    Excellent!

  • @gilbertgotfree3300
    @gilbertgotfree3300 2 года назад

    Any chance on getting a tutorial on how to play children of Zion can’t seem to figure it out

  • @bumpyjohnson_3rd973
    @bumpyjohnson_3rd973 Год назад

    What do you happen to have a transcription of Reverend Gary Davis a song I Saw the light that the camera can't see

  • @klausjohannkarlharder9100
    @klausjohannkarlharder9100 Год назад

    Can not see the Cords...in this Positions

  • @5barkerstreet
    @5barkerstreet Год назад +1

    Killer

  • @andrewclack4881
    @andrewclack4881 3 года назад

    where do we find the tabs?

    • @AcousticGuitarMag
      @AcousticGuitarMag  3 года назад

      Hi Andrew, the tab/notation is available here: acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-play-like-reverend-gary-davis/ or in the May/June 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine: store.acousticguitar.com/products/no-322-may-june-2020

  • @MrMassivefavour
    @MrMassivefavour 11 месяцев назад

    Check out the 16 year old kid Muireann Bradley doing Candy Man on UKs biggest live music show. On new years eve 23. Jools Holland Hootenanny

  • @MisterNiles
    @MisterNiles 8 месяцев назад +2

    How to play like Rev. Gary Davis
    Step one: You'll never play like Rev. Gary Davis.

  • @reverendmississippi
    @reverendmississippi 4 года назад

    that's a great gibson

  • @thescaredcrows
    @thescaredcrows 4 года назад +1

    shred

  • @yvesmusemakweli3055
    @yvesmusemakweli3055 3 года назад

    So much good but the position of your guitare is not good we want to see what you play i start in the blues

    • @petercookjones858
      @petercookjones858 2 года назад +1

      Can you explain a bit more what you mean please? Are you saying that Ernie doesn't know how to hold a guitar?

    • @stepno
      @stepno Год назад

      Guitar position is whatever you like if it puts your fingers in the right place... but the Camera position could be better to show which strings his left hand is playing... from this angle sometimes all you see are knuckles. But that's why you ordered the tabulature!

    • @FightXScience-wh6kx
      @FightXScience-wh6kx Год назад

      This is quite literally how Gary Davis holds the guitar as it suits his particular fretting style.
      You thought you knew what you were talking about. You didn't know. Now you know.

  • @stuartgerger7828
    @stuartgerger7828 2 года назад

    way too much talking....accolades of the Rev not necessary during the lesson....

    • @petercookjones858
      @petercookjones858 2 года назад +4

      So someone offers a FREE lesson and insight and the best you can do is criticise, well done. I look forward to your lessons on you tube.

    • @l.a.covers8400
      @l.a.covers8400 11 месяцев назад

      Then stop watching you Regard.