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Blues

I’d Rather Go Blind by Etta James

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In this lesson I’m looking at I’d Rather Go Blind, originally performed by by Etta James, and an all time great soul/blues track. For this video I’m taking my inspiration from the 1972 Rod Stewart recording which features guitar work from Ronnie Wood, whose playing on this tune is a masterclass in tasteful, supportive rhythm guitar.

It’s a long video, and I get into lots of interesting topics – some simple rhythm, guitar approaches, adding connecting notes between chord changes, double stop fills using 4ths, 5ths and 6ths, and  I also discuss how are you might solo over these chord changes. This is a really fun tune to play, whether as a rhythm guitarist or a lead player. Hope you enjoy it.

Hip Hug-Her by Booker T & The MGs

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In this video I’m taking a look at the Booker T & The MGs classic Hip Hug-Her which contains some typically groovy guitar work from the legendary Steve Cropper. For this version of the tune I’ve translated some of Booker T’s organ parts onto the guitar as well.

Tab can be found on the Patreon page.

Pancho and Lefty by Townes Van Zandt

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An all-time acoustic classic from TVZ. If you have some basic fingerpicking skills, this one’s not too hard to play. Tab on Patreon.

Hideaway by Eric Clapton

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A blues classic, as played by EC on the Bluesbreakers ‘Beano’ album. Tab and backing track can be found on Patreon.

Hand Clapper by Link Wray

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I love a bit of Link Wray! This one is super-fun to play, and not too hard either.

Tab & Backing Track

Tab and backing can be found on my Patreon page. You can sign-up here and pay what you like to get access to a huge library of some of the most accurate tabs around, as well as tons of professional sounding backing tracks.

Jigsaw Puzzle Blues by Fleetwood Mac

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This is an amazing early Fleetwood Mac instrumental with stunning guitar from the amazing and underrated Danny Kirwan. In particular it’s a string bending and vibrato masterclass.

Tab and Backing Track

A detailed and accurate tab can be found on my Patreon page. Also, my backing track with drums provided by my good friend Steve Duffy.