It amazes me to read many of these comments by people who complain that this is really in G not in A. Don't people listen? Ernie makes it very clear what he is doing. This instruction is for SOLO GUITAR PLAYERS- not band members, not playing with harmonicas or other instruments. So Ernie is describing the chords as a guitar player would think of their SHAPE.
:40 that is the mark of a true performer. i watched this like 3 or 4 times before i noticed him tuning during that pause. like a magician taking your attention away from his hands while he pulls off the trick.
I have the wonderful Luck of having Lighting"s last Bass player as my friend and bass player (Ron Wilson) and from the stories he has shared with me Lighting "just played" time,tuning were his car that HE drove and you were just along for the journey.This sit is great! blues is the blues( The real blues anyway) and this site should give you a way to teach you how to drive not give you the car!! Thank you for the great site D
I've only just discovered Ernie Hawkins (shame on me!). I just love this guy. A very pleasent tutor indeed and very patient by showing you every note on each string and fret which is what I need. Amazon have a lot of Ernie Hawkins instructional DVDs which I'm going to buy.
A great blues artist. I was fortunate to see him life at a club in Montreal. After his performance I went to see him in the green room. And on the table in front of where he was sitting was a 40-ounce bottle of whiskey!
OK for everyone confused on the tuning of the song, you need to know about concert music. Take saxophones for instance. You have E flat and B flat sax's. If you play a C on a B flat sax and a C on an E flat sax, they wont be the same note. This is what everyone is missing I think. They see that the song is in the key of A and assume that is the standard guitar tuning A which it is not. Anyone who was in concert band in high school would understand thisl
hello ernie just wanted to say your teaching method on the lightning hopkins tutorial disk I purchased from you is exellent and my blues learning has come on in leaps and bounds thaks to your workshop disk, do you by amy chance have a similar one which teaches hurricane beulla and scratch my back many thanks ,,steve.
great I love learning blues lately, but yes this is in the key of G, A position in this tuning... it's meant for me cause I always have my guitar tuned like this; one whole step down (2 semitones) for my baritone voice!
There's nothing misleading about this. If you listen to Ernie's' instruction he points out that LIghting has his guitar tuned down - in this case a whole step. This is a blues in A, played in an A chord 1-4-5configuration, but comes out sounding in G. For students wanting to learn LIghtnings fingering, it would be more misleading to represent it as a blues in G.
Just keep working on it. You can get your fingers to stretch more gradually with practice. Remember I said "gradually," don't do too much too soon or you can hurt yourself. Good luck! :)
Great lesson! I have trouble with the lyrics of the 3rd verse, could someone help me? I'm not sure about this Verse3: She just did tell me Lightnin’ Til’ that rooster crow for day Just tell me, just tell me lightnin’ Til' that rooster crow for day Won't it be time for you to move?? Old papa be on the way
Ernie always sounds like he uses new strings. He should keep old strings on his guitars, at least 6 months. Old bluesmen play guitars with very old strings.
Jim Forgrave for real artists that care to be in tune with each other. It's free. Flow don't criticize. Appreciate it all, even when you don't understand, it's done with earnestness.
Just in case beginners out there are getting confused it worth repeating that this is in G, not A. Nice post but totally misleading information. Please be more careful next time.
It amazes me to read many of these comments by people who complain that this is really in G not in A. Don't people listen? Ernie makes it very clear what he is doing. This instruction is for SOLO GUITAR PLAYERS- not band members, not playing with harmonicas or other instruments. So Ernie is describing the chords as a guitar player would think of their SHAPE.
Who is disliking this???? Love Sam Lightnin Hopkins! Great blues player!
NiekkieNick haters are
The people ho really need the blues to heal but are ignorant of it, for now. Comes a time...
Ernie, your lessons on Lightnin are awesome and your choice of his tunes is excellent...!
:40 that is the mark of a true performer. i watched this like 3 or 4 times before i noticed him tuning during that pause. like a magician taking your attention away from his hands while he pulls off the trick.
Lightnin - totally underrated player. Hawkins - excellent, excellent teacher and performer. A winning combination.
What an absolute joy!
I have the wonderful Luck of having Lighting"s last Bass player as my friend and bass player (Ron Wilson) and from the stories he has shared with me Lighting "just played" time,tuning were his car that HE drove and you were just along for the journey.This sit is great! blues is the blues( The real blues anyway) and this site should give you a way to teach you how to drive not give you the car!!
Thank you for the great site
D
wow!!!!!!! Just wow.
I've only just discovered Ernie Hawkins (shame on me!). I just love this guy. A very pleasent tutor indeed and very patient by showing you every note on each string and fret which is what I need. Amazon have a lot of Ernie Hawkins instructional DVDs which I'm going to buy.
Excellent Teacher
ernie, lessons on lightnin, hopkins, are excllent thank you.
Very cool. Better than most lessons on the youtube
A great blues artist. I was fortunate to see him life at a club in Montreal. After his performance I went to see him in the green room. And on the table in front of where he was sitting was a 40-ounce bottle of whiskey!
fantastic
thank you sir Ernie!!!
thats the heartbeat!
What a VOICE!!!
Great stuff nicely broken down and understandable!!
Thanks so very much 👍👏👏
really fin great. thank you!
Amo questa musica
OK for everyone confused on the tuning of the song, you need to know about concert music. Take saxophones for instance. You have E flat and B flat sax's. If you play a C on a B flat sax and a C on an E flat sax, they wont be the same note. This is what everyone is missing I think. They see that the song is in the key of A and assume that is the standard guitar tuning A which it is not. Anyone who was in concert band in high school would understand thisl
oh and thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello ernie just wanted to say your teaching method on the lightning hopkins tutorial disk I purchased from you is exellent and my blues learning has come on in leaps and bounds thaks to your workshop disk, do you by amy chance have a similar one which teaches hurricane beulla and scratch my back many thanks ,,steve.
great I love learning blues lately, but yes this is in the key of G, A position in this tuning...
it's meant for me cause I always have my guitar tuned like this; one whole step down (2 semitones) for my baritone voice!
wow hes good
i don't understand how those old microphones get every sound from a particular distance and gives you a very clear sound.
It's in the key of Lightnin'
Flat doesn't mean old
You're right.
Looks like he is actually playing the A Barre Chord with his pinky on the 5th fret of 5th and 6th string @4:20
hey where's the other part??
There's nothing misleading about this. If you listen to Ernie's' instruction he points out that LIghting has his guitar tuned down - in this case a whole step. This is a blues in A, played in an A chord 1-4-5configuration, but comes out sounding in G. For students wanting to learn LIghtnings fingering, it would be more misleading to represent it as a blues in G.
everything on that friggin' dvd takes practice :-P
did you tackle "take me back" yet? that's where it really gets fun.
holy fuck so much soul it just oozes.
Is there tab for this tune ?
i mean how do you tell what key a song is? im not disrespecting and im sorry if you took it that was
I'll search for those.
Just keep working on it. You can get your fingers to stretch more gradually with practice. Remember I said "gradually," don't do too much too soon or you can hurt yourself. Good luck! :)
how can you tell?
Great lesson!
I have trouble with the lyrics of the 3rd verse, could someone help me? I'm not sure about this
Verse3:
She just did tell me Lightnin’
Til’ that rooster crow for day
Just tell me, just tell me lightnin’
Til' that rooster crow for day
Won't it be time for you to move??
Old papa be on the way
so he is just playing his normal e blues stuff except tuned down a whole step?
Im 61 goin down hill i got the cant learn blues ..i got the arthritis blues...oh yeah. 🎶🎵🎶🎤🎤🎤🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
HOLY BITCHES THIS BROTHA IS KILLING
i wish that when i go to mississippi i'll see people like him
i dont know if there are so much like him left
awesome comment nevada
great triple trills........
2min16sec, that's whats up
Nice. But it's in open G ant A
the 1st tune is in G BLUES, g d c he is tuned down a whole step. fingering in A BLUES
โคตรไพเราะ
Can’t do that damn thumb slide
def not in A cause i got my D harp and it aint right
Ernie always sounds like he uses new strings. He should keep old strings on his guitars, at least 6 months. Old bluesmen play guitars with very old strings.
Great video, but honestly….I never understand the time wasted in tuning the guitar.
Hey Jim, I didn't really understand, are we just tuning down whole step?
Jim Forgrave for real artists that care to be in tune with each other. It's free. Flow don't criticize. Appreciate it all, even when you don't understand, it's done with earnestness.
Just in case beginners out there are getting confused it worth repeating that this is in G, not A. Nice post but totally misleading information. Please be more careful next time.