Steve James Teaches Delta Blues In A
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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Steve James is known for his mastery of blues guitar styles, as well as his deep knowledge of the history of the great traditional players, from Piedmont to Delta. On this lesson, he takes five pieces representative of different styles and teaches them in careful detail for the learning student. Using guitars from his extensive collection (a 1936 National Trojan, a Collings C-10 and a National "O" style resophonic), he covers some of his favorite arrangements in different keys and tunings, highlighting techniques, chord theory, licks and other musical insights that will be useful in figuring out any other blues-based songs you'll want to learn.This lesson starts with Mance Lipscomb's classic version of "Sugar Babe," a basic 8-bar blues arrangement with alternating bass. Steve shows how, by changing bass notes and adding hammers, slides and syncopations, even this fairly simple song takes on a life of its own. "Wet Laundry Blues" moves to the key of A, and is more typical of the Delta style, with rhythmic feels, walking basses and licks used by Scrapper Blackwell, Robert Johnson and others. "Buddy Bolden's Blues," a classic jazz/blues in C, makes use of the "thumb roll" and some funky New Orleans-style chords.Moving into open G ("the queen of tunings"), Steve gets you started in bottleneck style, showing how to produce a good tone with proper slide technique. His powerful version of "Stack Lee's Blues" (aka Stackolee, Staggerlee, etc.) mixes slide, fretted and open string notes in a powerful instrumental. Finally, "Hot Time on the Old Town Tonight," Steve's show-stopper in open D (Vestapol) tuning, was adapted from the playing of Sam McGee. It includes combinations of slide, pulled-off, fretted and open notes, with variations involving both standard and palm harmonics as well as rhythmic "banging" the strings.This lesson with a top contemporary blues artist will add many new tricks and some wonderful songs to your guitar repertoire. You'll also get rare insights into the great traditional players who originated this truly American art form.
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Steve James is brillant! A great player and teacher. I have studied with Steve in workshops and I can tell you his sessions are fun and entertaining.
It doesn't get any better than Steve James!
Rick
Steve James is not only an encarnation of the genuine blues soul, but he is also a pro dedicated teacher of the ancient art of blues guitar playing...Greetings from Barquisimeto Venezuela. Come anytime...Jorge Pena
Sweet!
Love that thumping monotonic big bass thumb
Yellow Kid, the A7 Steve is playing is a D7 shape from the first position moved with index finger on the 8th fret. Hopefully that helps.
Steve James is one of the greats!
Not sure if anyone gives a shit but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all the new series on instaflixxer. I've been watching with my gf recently =)
@Kylo Kingsley definitely, I've been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself =)
I've bought quite a few Homespun programs over the years and this is one of the best. Steve is not just a fantastic player, he's an exceptional teacher. Plus he's just cool and fun to watch. If you've never done any of the Homespun stuff and like country blues, this is a great one to check out!
Eric D which Homespun title is this?
It's called "Blues/Roots Guitar, Fingerpicking and Slide from New Orleans to the Delta."
That IS a TROJAN. I had a workshop with Steve & spent a great deal of time one on one with him. This is an easy one ;-)
Wow. The sound is perfect the playing is perfect and everything is explained perfectly 👍👍
RIP Great Master. 😢🪕
Good lesson here Steve, I'm settling in with the blues.
@arrrrtichoke You could buy the DVD, which includes tab. If money is that tight then you can watch the video, the explanations are clear enough to stand on their own. Tab is evil you know, the sooner you wean yourself off that crutch the better off you'll be. Took me too many years, don't make that mistake!
Great Steve
watch 3:23..seems to be standard tuning. if u cant figure out what tuning this is you wont be able to play this ^^
Is that a single cone, wooden body, 14fret? I want one of these!
Oh Yeah!
Great music
Are there any tabs for the whole song somewhere?
awesome
Ive been flat picking for so long....I'd feel like I was starting over if I tried this. Frustrating because I like this so much.
Jim Forgrave Never give up dude, you can achieve it if you just keep at it, don’t ever give up
I can't figure out what chord shapes you are using
Hey I want Steve James to teach me this 12 bar a tune.
Where on the HS web site do I find it?
Tuning is eadgbe. Regular tuning.
thats that r. johnson tune man
What's with zooming in on his right hand in the middle of the thing so you lose the left? Fred Astaire insisted dance be filmed in entirety - no closeups! Not a bad idea here too...
Sounds like a cross between Robert Johnson and the "Mississippi Blues" Willie Brown....Did Patton, House and their Willie Brown play anything in standard tuning "A"....????
I wish he would give me that guitar.
Just do it slow for as long as it takes and you'll get it if you stick with it. Good luck
what year is that guitar?
I think my great great granny made bread on that board.
i'm having really difficulty making my thumb and fingers like a seperate unit of sorts, any advice?
markadams12345 same here!
What kind of Guitar is that?
@Danny94James
That would be Steve Jones
is he the guitarist from sex pistols?