Spike Driver Blues exercise

Spike Driver Blues exercise

my youtube video

give it a listen.  got to work on bass notes and syncopation.  sure is fun to play!

Mississippi John Hurt

My first delta blues piece is Spike Driver's Blues, by Mississippi John Hurt.  It's only 10 bars long, and stays in the G chord.  A good beginner's piece!  Here's a great instructional vid that shows how to play it:

spike driver's blues

give it a try!

acoustic style blues exercise

2nd syncopation exercise

here's a youtube video to show a little of what i'm working on.  getting the hang of syncopation and fingerstyle picking, delta blues style.

fingerstyle blues has begun

this semester i'm starting to learn fingerstyle blues -- on my way to delta blues.  got my first textbook, and i'm working on the thumb bass with finger picking parts, with some syncopation.  I've done two years of improvisation, and now i want to learn songs, blues songs, for solo guitar.  that would be delta blues.