DVD – How to Play Blues Guitar, Lesson Three

The third lesson features a variety of fingerpicking blues styles & techniques played in the Keys of A and E. From slow blues in the style of Lightnin Hopkins to playing a blues in A in a dropped D tuning (D A D G B E). Delta blues guitar techniques are taught with songs and ideas by Son House, Willie Brown, Charlie Patton, Tommy Johnson and Skip James. Included audio tracks feature rare recordings of the songs and styles presented. Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and played slowly on a split-screen. A tab/music booklet is included as a a PDF file. Tunes include: “County Line,” “Slow Blues in A,” “Come Back Baby,” “Yonder Comes The Blues,” “Weeping Willow,” “M&O Blues,” “Bye Bye Blues,” “New Pony Blues,” “If You Haven’t Any Hay Get On Down The Road” and “Slow Blues in E.” Beginning/intermediate. 85 min.