+Ilkka Luukkonen no, but it felt right so I left it in there. Definitely an error though. I will say that in a lot of old blues the changes are a little less predictable than we're used to now. I'd like to say that was the reason but it was just a good!
@@ilkkaluukkonen4341 I felt it was weird. But I really love all the lesson, all the parts. So much things to learn. +Blues Guitar Institute great lesson, man.
I come from a piano background and been searching for years for lessons in this style for a guitar. You are a great teacher, what i particulary like is that you play in normal tempo, then slower but still in tempo and when moving from bar to bar you are reminding the context from the previous one. Thank you for playing in tune, in tempo and not hiding the theory behind. Finally a real musician to teach guitar on the web! Need to subscribe.
Totally agree. It's still difficult for a beginner like me, but I am making progress -- you have a great way of breaking the lesson down in pieces I can digest. Almost ready for the A part!
Same here, I have a piano background too. But since 2 years playing guitar. The great thing about the guitar is, you can take it everywhere with you. Now the guitar is my main instrument...well...piano and guitar have strings both.
OH BABY THIS IS GOLD! It's 430 AM and I've been practicing guitar all night so it's about time I go to bed but I'm gonna learn this tomorrow. I'M GONNA BE THE NEXT STEVIE RAY VAUGHN!!
I like this...super easy and it sounds great... A great line to make up lyrics...which is what they did back in the day... "My baby lef' me, fo another man, I'm gonna sell all my stuff, and take a slow boat to Japan... Oh, yeah, my-uh baby lef me..." ...you get the idea...
Hi Jon I just wanted to say thank you so much for your wanderful a very professional weekly tutorial! your are a fantastic teacher as everything you explain and demonstrate are cleear and easy to follow even for the less experienced players whom cannot efford to buy the lessons like me. I am sure that a great number of your followers appreciate how good that is of you. Great work jon! 😍
WTF were the 286 people thinking that gave this a thumbs down??!! This has been the most interesting instruction I've had in years, and I've been playing since 1980. Thanks Blues Guitar Institute!!
I love blues and have been listening to it all my life, and I have to say, you are one of the few people who can RELLY corner the sound like few others can. I love your lessons and your music. Thank you so very much for bringing this to us.
Superb, some of the others show you tons of electric Guitar Pyrotechnics - but this is what every Guitarist should know before anything else. It does sound awesome and is a Must for anyone interested in Roots Music. Many 'Van Halens' might charge around the Fretboard, others just show off, but this is where Clapton, Page, Hendrix and Alvin Lee started. The Lessons are instructive, clear and open to that essential Element of Blues playing - improvisation. You can adapt what is shown here to your own Style.
David Lambert, what you say is true but make no mistake, those guys "show off" also and I will mention that one should know how to or at least learn how to show off and don't make more of it than it is to show off., time and time again I've been in bands where it comes naturally to some, and seen people that would almost have a heart attack at the very idea... "different strokes for different folks, said the man who kissed the cow".
John, I really appreciate your tues blues sessions, they are excellent practice learning songs without the aid of tabs. I'm not used to this approach and I can tell I need to do more of it. I can tell I will eventually have to join your "premium" membership when I have more time to commit to this. Thanks again, TW
Again, thank you John for the Delta Blues lesson #131. I mastered all the sections of the song, and now I have to practice those sections at least every other day so that I can become proficient in playing this blues song. I highly appreciate your excellent teaching of the song.
Great tune and great teaching! To paraphrase Dave Van Ronk, I understand what to do. Now I just have to get my damn hands to do it. Seriously, though, your teaching is so clear that anyone who puts in the work can do this. Thanks. I will be checking your site out more next year.
Blinding lesson,excellent teaching method. Like a typical magpie guitarist I've managed to pick up a couple of lovely riffs out of this wonderful tune. Just different techniques and licks,that's why playing the guitar never gets boring. Thanks man!!!!
thank you very much! the way you teach is very easy to understand, i've always wanted to sound blues and thanks to you i can! big thanks from Barcelona
Sounds terrific. It is worth noting that if you’re confused by the counting, it’s because bar 6 has 5 beats. There’s one extra beat as bar 6 arrives back at the E chord. then we start the bar 3 and 4 pattern again for bars 7 and 8. A lot of old school blues artists would have unusual counting like this, so it’s authentic to the Delta Blues/Robert Johnson sound but potentially confusing to students.
Hey! I went back and watched the Grossman vid after some others have commented the same and yep, it's certainly very close. Not intentional. I was listening to alot of lightning Hopkins when I filmed this one...glad you liked it and thanks for the comment
Thanks ! Very clear ! you dont skip the exact finger postions.. I got ALOT out of that, was close to alot of those moves, but this was stuff i should have known years ago ! , Can't afford any lessons now but when I can. you got a customer
Dude I gotta say. I'm only up to the A section but, I moved to this cause I was getting frustrated beyond belief with the strait up finger picking lessons and was about to give up. Doing this is actually alot easier then some of those lessons and after playing this for a while my thumb bass and melody coordination has improved drastically. You might wanna think about putting this in the finger style lesson section. I think rag time is very intimidating cause you're not only trying to figure out your fingers but also if you're not making it sound like the ragtime is just sounds like a mess. That was my experience Any way. Either way thanks. Love your channel. I'm gonna sign up for the website when I have more of a steady income coming in.👍
Hello and thanks for your comment. We have several picking hand lessons on the channel. A few exercises that target exactly what you mention. Agreed. It's really important. Thanks again!
The other side to this lesson is that if you want to play old blues well you also have to put in thousands of hrs of listening to this music, making it familiar
super great lesson... this stuff is so basic BUT sounds fantastic when played properly... foundational... l really like this lesson and it's well within my ability to learn quickly.. well explained.. thx... will subscribe..
I'm just a regular guy..but I dont Like and or comment unless needed to Or the video being really good. And I just Needed to tell you that this video is really Good. Very good job. This Is exactly the Licks I was looking for. And broke it down perfect.Again just a regular dude. But You helped me out a lot with this one video. Keep it up guys
Pretty awesome lesson. I've considered signing up but I don't see any pricing on your web site. Only a free "Mini Course". You might want to consider having your pricing a little easier to find.
Tomorrow im going to post a video response to this and shown my progress. Please keep in mind though I’ve only been playing for about 5 to 6 months now and I’m completely learning on my own off RUclips videos such as yours. I will post in the comments section here once my video is uploaded. Maybe you can let me know tomorrow if you see it if I’m on the right track. Thank you kindly for all you do
Sir John please help me how to develop the thumb independence and get into the fingerstyle and I am just a newbie to fingerstyle blues , so if you please suggest how to just get into the fingerstyle stuff and then I can carry on because I am learning the electric blues , please help me out sir. I seriously believe you provide thr best fingerstyle blues lessons and I am a blues enthusiast.Hoping for your help sir
If you are like me, you can't ever find a pick laying around. I just started by getting used to riding my thumb and then slowly started putting licks with it. After awhile it'll be second nature. Start slow and build up speed. You got this.
The thumb is coming along now. I suddenly figured it out. It's not only in the thumb, is it? It's more in the whole arm, thumping with the beat. Think I'll be able to do it by tomorrow night. Your lessons are a God sent.
Dude, not only are you outstanding for sharing this information with us here on RUclips but You are DAMN amazing on that guitar. I JUST TODAY FINALLY AFTER WHAT FEELS LIKE A BILLION veiws on this video can do that little lick you do with the hammer on ( real bluesy move ) the first time I herd you play that I nearly through my phone at the wall it blew me away and I kept watching and watching and I just couldn’t understand it. ( only been playing 5 months now ) BUT I kept on keeping on and watched you in slow motion with the playback speed as slow as u can go and I finally learned it, now that I know it... it feels so easy lol. You’re voice is awesome in slow mo by the way haha. Anyways thank you kindly for this video you have made my year by far best thing ever man. Thank you thank you thank you
Hey Richard! Thanks so much for the comment. I'm happy to hear that this helped so much but more importantly to me is that you put in the hard work to get this thing down. That's where real learning comes from my friend. PLAY ON!
Blues Guitar Institute Thanks for the positive feedback. It wouldn’t be possible without you’re kindness and ability to explain to you’re viewers how it’s done. You’re a great person and anytime I have the chance to I’m pointing any of my friends and family in you’re direction!! Keep up the amazing work!!
Blues Guitar Institute once I completely learn the song in its entirety I will post it to RUclips with some of my other progress videos I have and let you know to have a look at it. :)
For you kiddies who are too young to know, the song Mind Bender by Stillwater is a great example of Delta Blues being implemented into modern rock. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Warrant is another one too.
Great playing! 8th bar seems to be in 5/4 tempo. Is that on purpose?
+Ilkka Luukkonen no, but it felt right so I left it in there. Definitely an error though. I will say that in a lot of old blues the changes are a little less predictable than we're used to now. I'd like to say that was the reason but it was just a good!
I think you made the right choice. It sounds interesting, because there's something "wrong".
Are you still publishing lessons Mr Blues Guitar?
@@ilkkaluukkonen4341 I felt it was weird. But I really love all the lesson, all the parts. So much things to learn. +Blues Guitar Institute great lesson, man.
@@BluesGuitarInstitute hey man, that IS blues. It shouldn't be refined or played to a click track or anything like that.
I've just learned my first turnaround last night and I feel bad ass
Nice! You should!
あなたは悪いお尻です
Maybe you mean you did your first reach around last night 😂😂😂
Thank you for volunteering your time, talent, and skill to help us become better guitar players.
I come from a piano background and been searching for years for lessons in this style for a guitar. You are a great teacher, what i particulary like is that you play in normal tempo, then slower but still in tempo and when moving from bar to bar you are reminding the context from the previous one. Thank you for playing in tune, in tempo and not hiding the theory behind. Finally a real musician to teach guitar on the web! Need to subscribe.
Totally agree. It's still difficult for a beginner like me, but I am making progress -- you have a great way of breaking the lesson down in pieces I can digest. Almost ready for the A part!
Same here, I have a piano background too. But since 2 years playing guitar. The great thing about the guitar is, you can take it everywhere with you. Now the guitar is my main instrument...well...piano and guitar have strings both.
OH BABY THIS IS GOLD! It's 430 AM and I've been practicing guitar all night so it's about time I go to bed but I'm gonna learn this tomorrow. I'M GONNA BE THE NEXT STEVIE RAY VAUGHN!!
Go, Paul, Go!
I'm back! Mark my words I will become a master!!
I believe you!!!!! When this music grabs you, it doesn't let go.
little buddy even if you were better than srv nobody would care today
Too true :,,(((
12 years playing still can't quit my day time job
You quit yet?
^
Try night shifts.
you'll never be ready to quit. You just gotta quit and then you'll find a way.
you quit yet?
Please do more delta blues lessons!!! This is my new favourite music to play!!!
I like this...super easy and it sounds great...
A great line to make up lyrics...which is what they did back in the day...
"My baby lef' me, fo another man,
I'm gonna sell all my stuff,
and take a slow boat to Japan...
Oh, yeah, my-uh baby lef me..."
...you get the idea...
If you do the blues words backwards it's great. Guys dog comes back to life and his wife brings his stuff back
You've explained how the band, The Cream operated, how the three instruments work together. Thanks, it's all there on this acoustic guitar. Damn.
You have a great talent for playing the blues and giving well structured and easy to follow lessons
This is badass, and surprisingly easy to learn especially if you're already comfortable with independent thumb bass. Thanks so much!
l am Brazilian and l happy to be learning this wonderful art . thanks !
Hi Jon
I just wanted to say thank you so much for your wanderful a very professional weekly tutorial!
your are a fantastic teacher as everything you explain and demonstrate are cleear and easy to follow even for the less experienced players whom cannot efford to buy the lessons like me. I am sure that a great number of your followers appreciate how good that is of you. Great work jon! 😍
You’re a fantastic teacher my friend!
WTF were the 286 people thinking that gave this a thumbs down??!! This has been the most interesting instruction I've had in years, and I've been playing since 1980. Thanks Blues Guitar Institute!!
I love blues and have been listening to it all my life, and I have to say, you are one of the few people who can RELLY corner the sound like few others can. I love your lessons and your music. Thank you so very much for bringing this to us.
Superb, some of the others show you tons of electric Guitar Pyrotechnics - but this is what every Guitarist should know before anything else. It does sound awesome and is a Must for anyone interested in Roots Music. Many 'Van Halens' might charge around the Fretboard, others just show off, but this is where Clapton, Page, Hendrix and Alvin Lee started. The Lessons are instructive, clear and open to that essential Element of Blues playing - improvisation. You can adapt what is shown here to your own Style.
David Lambert, what you say is true but make no mistake, those guys "show off" also and I will mention that one should know how to or at least learn how to show off and don't make more of it than it is to show off., time and time again I've been in bands where it comes naturally to some, and seen people that would almost have a heart attack at the very idea... "different strokes for different folks, said the man who kissed the cow".
There's a reason why this has over 700,000 views. Thanks for a great lesson! I subscribed.
Wow....you are a great teacher..thank you!
Thank you! Really appreciate you checking this lesson out.
love the BGI! thanks for sharing your talent and know how
Thanks for that comment, I really appreciate it and so glad you dig the videos!
chris van allsburg
That's what i'm always said, Easy is so beautiful...Thanks lot John !
The most fun I've had playing guitar in some time, amazing lesson!
John, I really appreciate your tues blues sessions, they are excellent practice learning songs without the aid of tabs. I'm not used to this approach and I can tell I need to do more of it. I can tell I will eventually have to join your "premium" membership when I have more time to commit to this. Thanks again, TW
So sorry Ive been away ...been practicing. Im better than I was last year Thank you for being there and a Big Gidday from Oz
Again, thank you John for the Delta Blues lesson #131. I mastered all the sections of the song, and now I have to practice those sections at least every other day so that I can become proficient in playing this blues song. I highly appreciate your excellent teaching of the song.
That's great news! Thanks for keeping me posted. So happy to hear of your progress!!! Keep going!!
Fantastic tutorial! Some of the best guitar instruction I've seen in a while.
Great tune and great teaching! To paraphrase Dave Van Ronk, I understand what to do. Now I just have to get my damn hands to do it. Seriously, though, your teaching is so clear that anyone who puts in the work can do this. Thanks. I will be checking your site out more next year.
Blinding lesson,excellent teaching method. Like a typical magpie guitarist I've managed to pick up a couple of lovely riffs out of this wonderful tune. Just different techniques and licks,that's why playing the guitar never gets boring. Thanks man!!!!
Agreed! Always more to learn.
thank you very much! the way you teach is very easy to understand, i've always wanted to sound blues and thanks to you i can! big thanks from Barcelona
Excellent blues lesson for mid level😊
Sounds terrific. It is worth noting that if you’re confused by the counting, it’s because bar 6 has 5 beats. There’s one extra beat as bar 6 arrives back at the E chord. then we start the bar 3 and 4 pattern again for bars 7 and 8. A lot of old school blues artists would have unusual counting like this, so it’s authentic to the Delta Blues/Robert Johnson sound but potentially confusing to students.
Lightnin' Hopkins..... eerily familiar sounding ? Ahh,
Stephan Grossman lesson I learned. Wow....... Changes a bit once into A Nice !!
Hey! I went back and watched the Grossman vid after some others have commented the same and yep, it's certainly very close. Not intentional. I was listening to alot of lightning Hopkins when I filmed this one...glad you liked it and thanks for the comment
Great exercise, useful in detaching the fingers from the thumb. The foot is definitely the key. Thanks so much John
The foot is key! Thanks for watching and for the comment, Tim. Have a great day!
This was a fantastic lesson and an excellent composition. I would have taught it the same way. Very, very well done.
I have this guitar, I tried many others at the shop, a lot of them more expensive but this one just sang to me. Loving this lesson too.
You sir, have great taste :)
been playing guitar since the jurassic period but could never get it to sound really bluesy; until now. Thanks man, improving all the time.
Well played ... these are the starting lessons for those who wish to climb above the basic Blues..lovely😊 david from Kolkata India
Thank you! 😃 Appreciate you commenting, David and I'm glad you enjoy it.
Learned my first blues tune...so easy to understand
Thanks ! Very clear ! you dont skip the exact finger postions.. I got ALOT out of that, was close to alot of those moves, but this was stuff i should have known years ago ! , Can't afford any lessons now but when I can. you got a customer
Dude I gotta say. I'm only up to the A section but, I moved to this cause I was getting frustrated beyond belief with the strait up finger picking lessons and was about to give up. Doing this is actually alot easier then some of those lessons and after playing this for a while my thumb bass and melody coordination has improved drastically. You might wanna think about putting this in the finger style lesson section. I think rag time is very intimidating cause you're not only trying to figure out your fingers but also if you're not making it sound like the ragtime is just sounds like a mess. That was my experience Any way. Either way thanks. Love your channel. I'm gonna sign up for the website when I have more of a steady income coming in.👍
Beautiful Beautiful and beautiful .
Thank you!
GREAT lesson !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for breaking it down so completely that even I can understand it ....
Merci beaucoup pour le partage de cette leçon de blues. Les explications sont très claires ainsi que la vidéo. J'adore! Sounds great!
well done Jhon
You are a great teacher!!!
Thanks! I appreciate you checking this out.
Great stuff, thanks man, excellent tutorial. Owe you one.
A great lesson! Thank You! I sure am having a very hard time trying to keep that bass rhythm up while doing the other stuff with my other fingers ;)
that snap tip was sick - it sounds lot more "delta" with that! thanks
Delta blues is the best!
One of the best guitar tutorials I have sen. I like your style, man.
+corporalhenshaw thanks, really appreciate that. Cheers!
Subbed, Think this channel can really improve my playing. Perfect instruction. Thanks!!
FYI...if you are struggling with any of this just click the Gear Icon and slow it down...
good call!
thanks for this introduction to this style man , been playing years but never too late to learn new styles !!thanks again will be following eagerly.
Great lesson John. I'd put down the guitar for several months but this lesson has inspired me to get back on board. THANKS!!
+Luke woo hoo! Keep pickin Luke!
A Larrivee doesn't hurt the sound either. ;)
Love this lesson. Great job!!! Can't wait to check out what else you got.
superb lesson....thankyou.
+neil groves thank you for watching and commenting!
Thanks for a great lesson i have added these blues licks to my playing.
You should explain about the extra beat going into the B7 chord.
Sos mi maestro del blues! Tus videos me inspiran mucho! Estoy poseído por el demonio del blues
Gracias 👌
much guitar, much chord changes, such a wow.
GREAT LESSON..!!
NOT TO FAST AND NOT TO SLOW ...! THANK U..!
Thanks for watching!
I’m late to the club but this is a fun one! Thanks!
Welcome to the club and Cheers! - John
Love this gonna get this in the end no matter how long it takes good man for sharing this 👍
sound like lightning Hopkins I love it
Very nice. The tone and attack from the right hand is really essential. I'm sure you did a lesson on that since this is #131.
Hello and thanks for your comment. We have several picking hand lessons on the channel. A few exercises that target exactly what you mention. Agreed. It's really important. Thanks again!
excellent teaching already knew a lot of it those extras definitely enhanced the tune.
Awesome lesson, am just getting into this style of music and this is brilliant!
Excellent teacher! Thank you for the patience and education!
Thanks! Great little delta lick!
The other side to this lesson is that if you want to play old blues well you also have to put in thousands of hrs of listening to this music, making it familiar
4 years late on this comment but that’s definitely the UPSIDE & where I’m at now- listening to ad much blues as possible !👍🏻
Just found you. Thanks man. Your time and knowledge.
Hey, Cal! Thanks for the comment and I hope the videos help. Play On!
super great lesson... this stuff is so basic BUT sounds fantastic when played properly... foundational... l really like this lesson and it's well within my ability to learn quickly.. well explained.. thx... will subscribe..
Wow! Sounds amazing! Greetings from Brasil
Excellent, thanks so much!
thank you
I'm just a regular guy..but I dont Like and or comment unless needed to Or the video being really good. And I just Needed to tell you that this video is really Good. Very good job. This Is exactly the Licks I was looking for. And broke it down perfect.Again just a regular dude. But You helped me out a lot with this one video. Keep it up guys
Beautiful Larrivee brother
Holy shit, this is a knowledge gold mine
SUBSCRIBED! thanks for the blues lesson! It really helps someone like me who is self taught in guitar.
+Joshua Balingcongan right on! Thank you! The sub means a lot to me.
One of the best clear no fucking around lessons .... thank you .
Great instruction and I thank you. Just picked up a Gibson Keb Mo and this is just what I was looking for to make the most of it.
I'm a big fan of Keb's, almost bought that guitar too. It's a good one so have fun breaking it in, Greg!
Wow! This is great John. Thank you for the detailed video.
Thanks for checking it out Liam!
Pretty awesome lesson. I've considered signing up but I don't see any pricing
on your web site. Only a free "Mini Course". You might want to
consider having your pricing a little easier to find.
OH HELL YES
Tomorrow im going to post a video response to this and shown my progress. Please keep in mind though I’ve only been playing for about 5 to 6 months now and I’m completely learning on my own off RUclips videos such as yours. I will post in the comments section here once my video is uploaded. Maybe you can let me know tomorrow if you see it if I’m on the right track. Thank you kindly for all you do
Dude, you did it! As soon as I'm off my mobile, I'm going to cruise over to your post and check it out!
Thanks for the lesson!
Love it really beautiful , great talent in teaching , thanks
So Cool! Great instruction! Thanks for this lesson!!
Great lesson ,excellent teacher !
Glad you liked it. Cheers!
Awesome lesson
Thanks, Stephen. Cheers!
Sir John please help me how to develop the thumb independence and get into the fingerstyle and I am just a newbie to fingerstyle blues , so if you please suggest how to just get into the fingerstyle stuff and then I can carry on because I am learning the electric blues , please help me out sir. I seriously believe you provide thr best fingerstyle blues lessons and I am a blues enthusiast.Hoping for your help sir
suvradip das Scott Tennant - Pumping Nylon. Fantastic place to start and master your fingerstyle skills.
You've got to learn fingerstyle songs, there's nothing else to it. Practice..practice and more practice.
If you are like me, you can't ever find a pick laying around.
I just started by getting used to riding my thumb and then slowly started putting licks with it. After awhile it'll be second nature. Start slow and build up speed. You got this.
UFC
Thank You, Sir!!! Took me four days but now I've (almost) got it. Still struggling with the thumb beat though.
Great news! Keep at it. The thumb is pesky but it's really worth it.
The thumb is coming along now. I suddenly figured it out. It's not only in the thumb, is it? It's more in the whole arm, thumping with the beat. Think I'll be able to do it by tomorrow night. Your lessons are a God sent.
Dude, not only are you outstanding for sharing this information with us here on RUclips but You are DAMN amazing on that guitar. I JUST TODAY FINALLY AFTER WHAT FEELS LIKE A BILLION veiws on this video can do that little lick you do with the hammer on ( real bluesy move ) the first time I herd you play that I nearly through my phone at the wall it blew me away and I kept watching and watching and I just couldn’t understand it. ( only been playing 5 months now ) BUT I kept on keeping on and watched you in slow motion with the playback speed as slow as u can go and I finally learned it, now that I know it... it feels so easy lol. You’re voice is awesome in slow mo by the way haha. Anyways thank you kindly for this video you have made my year by far best thing ever man. Thank you thank you thank you
Hey Richard! Thanks so much for the comment. I'm happy to hear that this helped so much but more importantly to me is that you put in the hard work to get this thing down. That's where real learning comes from my friend. PLAY ON!
Blues Guitar Institute Thanks for the positive feedback. It wouldn’t be possible without you’re kindness and ability to explain to you’re viewers how it’s done. You’re a great person and anytime I have the chance to I’m pointing any of my friends and family in you’re direction!! Keep up the amazing work!!
Blues Guitar Institute once I completely learn the song in its entirety I will post it to RUclips with some of my other progress videos I have and let you know to have a look at it. :)
Blues Guitar Institute I have some on my channel now but I still am only 5 months in so my videos are hard to watch at this point haha
Cool lesson! Thank you!!!
For you kiddies who are too young to know, the song Mind Bender by Stillwater is a great example of Delta Blues being implemented into modern rock. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Warrant is another one too.
Yes Man ! Cool. I am very happy to join your RUclips page
Welcome aboard!
thank you@@BluesGuitarInstitute
Really great lesson
Thank you, very nice!
Thx for lesson..I love it
+El nino thanks for watching!