Love the way he says, “I don’t know then names of most of my chords”, and yet sounds incredibly beautiful. Guess that happens when you play by ear and your heart instead of your eyes and fingers. Totally love your style Roy!
Being an intermediate blues player I stumbled on a few rag time tutorials. Oh MAN is this fun! I'm not the best finger picker but this may be the ticket to get me going!
Same here! I learned John Henry, Louis Collins, Roy’s C rag, and Southbound… well, I’m still working on perfecting Southbound 20 years later. The Banjo roll part and a funky little part in the bridge section still confound me, but once in a while I manage to almost pull them off. 😏
I always love Roy because he is so humble. "I can't really explain to you what I'm doing with my right hand as far as picking because I don't really know what I'm doing either it just sorta comes to me. So just practice picking and develop your own sound and style instead of trying to sound just like me. I mean who would want to play like me." So glade I wasn't taking a sip of my coffee I would have spit it all over the computer screen I laughed so hard. LOVE YOU ROY!!!!!!!
I have watched this DVD more times than I could count....it is a lot of fun and has a lot of learning to be gleaned! This is one of my favorite fun DVDs to just copy and play.
As a young 20 something I went to see bookbinder at a small venue, and after his performance, I asked him a question about finger picking. He blew me off like a turd. I never forgot that.
Makes sense. Especially looking at his teaching style. Honestly, I like it when people ask questions about my playing during a break or after a show, but if I were confronted with a complex question when in performance mentality, I would have a hard time answering. Not only that, you can tell he was one of that generation that learned by ear and feel, without a firm grasp in theory and musical language. It's not a knock on him or people asking questions, but this is the type of guy that, once his guitar is out of his hands, probably wouldn't be able to describe what he's doing at all.
I tried playing this. I can do the thumb picking or pinky picking independently but doing them together!!!! This song sounds deceptively simple yet trying to play it has taken me back to the frustrations faced when I picked up the guitar.
Roy sometimes used to play in Tony Moore''s tiny pub, "The Meeting Place in Midleton, Co. Cork. He was in my opinion, the best artist to play there, always funny, instructive and very sociable..................... thanks for the posting.
good stuff to be learned here......I'm self taught and just checked in to see if I'd been playing it right.......yup I was. youtube is amazing in that reguard
really nice after i get through the etta baker dvd im going to order yours i like what you guys are doing because i never felt right with playing covers but with this im right at home i also like that you are a good teacher etta doesnt help much all she does is talk about her daddy
I liked when Roy would, while playing live, play the ending to the Black Dog Blues, and pretended he learned from a skipping record / would repeat the end a few dozen times, always a good laugh. 😂
Great lesson …and a very beautiful Groucho Marx -style moustache or even Billy Bevan !! Thanks for this precious post , From Deep South of France 🥖🍷🧀, 🖐😀🦊
This is an excerpt from a lesson, not a lesson. It's not ideal for a beginner, but for someone who has some basic fingerpicking and command of chord changes it's very useful in the effort to expand those skills and make more of them.
Love it.... great teaching style, the conversational instructions and good visuals of the left hand will make this a good resource for me I think. I'm off to the website to see what I can order. Cheers mate, thanks.
I bought his country guitar video tapes a long time ago...and feel very disappointed and thought how could this guy teach anything? However this DVD has changed my mind, he looks very pro. and sounds very experienced and most of all down-to-earth-kind-of-guy. Thanks Roy.
Love the honesty! "I don't play like Mississippi John Hurt. I don't know the names of all the chords." Wow, I sure can relate. I play and most people like it, but I don't get puffed up about it. Very nice lesson here!
Well now. This is what I have been looking for. Thank you Roy. By the way, I play the same A FLAT that you do in this video on my version of "World is waiting on the Sunrise". :)
Part2, And 2-3 weeks later he´s dad gave me this gitar,of cause i´ve been playing for some time and he had notised that. When i took of the top of this gitar,today,i could reed"For Roy Book Binder" and i was thinking"who the h..l is that", cause i was told that this gitar was onse belonging to a Norwegian blus artist wiyh the name of Vidar Busk! Now i will sit down and listen to this RoyBB for the first time,And i will be back. J. Norway
It might sound a little hollow (as barre chords tend to do), but you can play an Ab by using a standard barre on the fourth fret. When you're playing finger style like this, pluck a little harder on the low E (or in this case, the G#) for a little more resonance. Since you're going right from a C chord, you can slide your index finger up the low E string and start curling your fingers so by the time you get it up to the fourth fret you can hit the barre. You can do a hinge barre here like he's doing, but playing a hinge barre that close to nut requires finger strength that most novice and even some intermediate players simply don't possess.
The chord with the D on the B string is a G, unless you add the F on the E string and then it's a G7. A G6 is when you add the 6th tone in the scale which is an E. So, if you add the E on the D string (with G, B and D) you will have a G6
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Love the way he says, “I don’t know then names of most of my chords”, and yet sounds incredibly beautiful. Guess that happens when you play by ear and your heart instead of your eyes and fingers. Totally love your style Roy!
Roy is one of my all-time favorite people! He's as warm and personable as he appears in his instructional vids.
Indeed he is - a cool uncle too (I'm one of his nephews - ALWAYS a good time at family functions, or even when he comes up north to visit.)
He’s from Queens New York “
Being an intermediate blues player I stumbled on a few rag time tutorials. Oh MAN is this fun! I'm not the best finger picker but this may be the ticket to get me going!
Man, I learned so much from this VHS about 15 years ago. If you are a new guitar player, this instruction is for you. It is so good.
Same here! I learned John Henry, Louis Collins, Roy’s C rag, and Southbound… well, I’m still working on perfecting Southbound 20 years later. The Banjo roll part and a funky little part in the bridge section still confound me, but once in a while I manage to almost pull them off. 😏
Me too. Roy is such a great teacher, and player!
fantastic...my favorite style of guitar...thanks for sharing.
Roy is so great!
I like how Roy talks his intro spiel over his pickin'. Not an easy task!
Have loved Roy's music for over 30 years. Have heard him in concert a couple of times. I love the Piedmont blues.
I always love Roy because he is so humble. "I can't really explain to you what I'm doing with my right hand as far as picking because I don't really know what I'm doing either it just sorta comes to me. So just practice picking and develop your own sound and style instead of trying to sound just like me. I mean who would want to play like me."
So glade I wasn't taking a sip of my coffee I would have spit it all over the computer screen I laughed so hard.
LOVE YOU ROY!!!!!!!
What an amazing teacher! Thank you sir
I have watched this DVD more times than I could count....it is a lot of fun and has a lot of learning to be gleaned! This is one of my favorite fun DVDs to just copy and play.
Well you definitely win first prize for best intro to a guitar lesson!
As a young 20 something I went to see bookbinder at a small venue, and after his performance, I asked him a question about finger picking. He blew me off like a turd. I never forgot that.
I’ve heard similar stories
Makes sense. Especially looking at his teaching style. Honestly, I like it when people ask questions about my playing during a break or after a show, but if I were confronted with a complex question when in performance mentality, I would have a hard time answering. Not only that, you can tell he was one of that generation that learned by ear and feel, without a firm grasp in theory and musical language.
It's not a knock on him or people asking questions, but this is the type of guy that, once his guitar is out of his hands, probably wouldn't be able to describe what he's doing at all.
Roy “ the one” Bookbinder! Thanks buddy!
Sat down with my old Harmony in front of this and started teaching myself the variations. Excellent stuff, thanks!
I love your humble account of making a great sound Thankyou sir Can even hear. Chet Atkins...
Great stuff and I like your teaching style laid back.
Very good playing, I enjoyed the the humility. Very instructive.
I like this guys style no thrills informative and honest excellent work
I remember Homespun Tapes, the real tapes, the print catalog, all that. All the Traums. Woodstock lives on!
I tried playing this. I can do the thumb picking or pinky picking independently but doing them together!!!! This song sounds deceptively simple yet trying to play it has taken me back to the frustrations faced when I picked up the guitar.
Roy sometimes used to play in Tony Moore''s tiny pub, "The Meeting Place in Midleton, Co. Cork. He was in my opinion, the best artist to play there, always funny, instructive and very sociable..................... thanks for the posting.
That is one hell of a helpful video! So many things you can learn from the awesome Roy
good stuff to be learned here......I'm self taught and just checked in to see if I'd been playing it right.......yup I was. youtube is amazing in that reguard
really nice after i get through the etta baker dvd im going to order yours i like what you guys are doing because i never felt right with playing covers but with this im right at home i also like that you are a good teacher etta doesnt help much all she does is talk about her daddy
You speak my language book binder. Thought i was intermediate until i saw this and reevaluated my thought process.
Thanks, always find time to learn something new.
wonderful video!! i love the way you snap the strings! thanks Roy!! :)
This guy is a great teacher
Excellent lesson my friend, regards from Spain
Wonderful video. 😊
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This is insanely fantastic
I know right!!!!! As soon as my upper lip reaches maturity. So will my right thumb i suppose. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the lesson made get back into my guitar 🎸
I liked when Roy would, while playing live, play the ending to the Black Dog Blues, and pretended he learned from a skipping record / would repeat the end a few dozen times, always a good laugh. 😂
Great lesson …and a very beautiful Groucho Marx -style moustache or even Billy Bevan !!
Thanks for this precious post ,
From Deep South of France 🥖🍷🧀,
🖐😀🦊
This is an excerpt from a lesson, not a lesson. It's not ideal for a beginner, but for someone who has some basic fingerpicking and command of chord changes it's very useful in the effort to expand those skills and make more of them.
Love it.... great teaching style, the conversational instructions and good visuals of the left hand will make this a good resource for me I think. I'm off to the website to see what I can order. Cheers mate, thanks.
WONDERFUL GUITAR LESSON.. THANK YOU
Great fun! Real good advice. And I love deadpan humour !
"not that I didn't wish I did, but I don't." thanks Roy...
Man, i just love you. i wish you were my uncle or brother. i think you have a therapeutic quality. god bless you.
what a powerful moustache. what a useful video. this must live on.
I see folk are whining about your style..damn their eyes, fules...lovely stuff Roy, keep it up.
I bought his country guitar video tapes a long time ago...and feel very disappointed and thought how could this guy teach anything? However this DVD has changed my mind, he looks very pro. and sounds very experienced and most of all down-to-earth-kind-of-guy. Thanks Roy.
I'd like to play like you Roy.
Nice video lesson, thank you
jees Roy how could I have missed you!?.. well guess it wasn´t that hard , ....anyway I sure am glad i found you now!
Love the honesty! "I don't play like Mississippi John Hurt. I don't know the names of all the chords." Wow, I sure can relate. I play and most people like it, but I don't get puffed up about it. Very nice lesson here!
I wonder if you can still get these tapes. I have original reel to reel homespun tapes. I learned a lot from the Traums
great song
The G7 with the D on the second string (third fret) is a classical guitar voicing. It is still called simply G7, D is the 5th, part of the chord.
Sounds great. ❤ it !!! 👍
awesome lesson thanks so much !
Thanks Roy!
I love this guy!!
was he singing in the beginning?
Great blues ramble intro
@@sethw997
Exactly!
Well now. This is what I have been looking for. Thank you Roy. By the way, I play the same A FLAT that you do in this video on my version of "World is waiting on the Sunrise". :)
He inspired me to buy my first instrument.
Now THAT is a F'in moustache...
God! Your intro to this vid w vocals sounds like the tune Alices Restaurant Very nice!
it's 'talking blues'
Amo el Rag.
that was sick
Hard to find the old RUclips vids. Glad the misguided geeks at Google sent me this one.
Had to like this just for the intro
Part2, And 2-3 weeks later he´s dad gave me this gitar,of cause i´ve been playing for some time and he had notised that. When i took of the top of this gitar,today,i could reed"For Roy Book Binder" and i was thinking"who the h..l is that", cause i was told that this gitar was onse belonging to a Norwegian blus artist wiyh the name of Vidar Busk!
Now i will sit down and listen to this RoyBB for the first time,And i will be back. J. Norway
Does any one know what kind of guitar this is that he is playing in this video??? Been trying to find out for some time
Bet a top dollar he covers a mean rendition of Alice's Restaurant. Probly a real hoot round Thanksgivin.
'strumming makes the fancy part look better'. i'm stealing that hilarious line :)
Certainly agree with above comment; great DVD
Roy is my Friend
Excelente!!! Thanks
sounds a lot like Gary Davis, must 've played the albums over n over !
Learning without the internet "learn to play it your way" vs "do you have the tab for this?"
It might sound a little hollow (as barre chords tend to do), but you can play an Ab by using a standard barre on the fourth fret. When you're playing finger style like this, pluck a little harder on the low E (or in this case, the G#) for a little more resonance. Since you're going right from a C chord, you can slide your index finger up the low E string and start curling your fingers so by the time you get it up to the fourth fret you can hit the barre. You can do a hinge barre here like he's doing, but playing a hinge barre that close to nut requires finger strength that most novice and even some intermediate players simply don't possess.
Could be a little boogie woogie in that stach if you ask me
Very nice! I really appreciate it. :-D
Put in a little boogie woogie, love it :)
thanks!
BADASS TEACHER
GREAT !!!
Zak McKracken can play one helluva guitar!
I dig it
Sounds like a old Gibson certainly and from the truss cover.
Born “ Bookbinder “
What guitar is this...I know it is an advanced Jumbo copy but it's not a Gibson.
It looks like a Gibson J45 to me
That stache!
The chord with the D on the B string is a G, unless you add the F on the E string and then it's a G7. A G6 is when you add the 6th tone in the scale which is an E. So, if you add the E on the D string (with G, B and D) you will have a G6
Ya............right...gotcha
Yeah, looks that way doesn't it. That's just Roy!
Who would want to play like you?!!! Are you kidding? I would!!!! (Do you do stand up as well? Because you are funny) Thanks for this tutorial!
I had an advanced jumbo once - but it got stolen....
Thats a heck of a good mustache.
Funny, when I met him back in the eighties he told me that tabulature was cheating and I should learn to play by ear - lol.
That "some other g chord" is a G6.
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I'd love to play half as good as you (-:
Roy awesome thank you, a man after my own heart. lol. PW
❤️
This one's like Alices restaurant by Arlo Guthrie
Moustache goals.
I didn't know Theodore Roosevelt was so good at guitar.
Haha, I thought he was a young Wilford Brimley. LOL
Gibson Advanced Jumbo