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Slide Right Hand Muting Techniques (standard tuning)
An introduction to the basic right hand muting method used to isolate single notes when playing bottleneck slide guitar.
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Need Somebody On Your Bond
The Blues Preachers, Brother John and Captain Bluetongue, perform their version of Blind Willie Johnson’s ‘Need Somebody On Your Bond’ as featured in The Blues Preachers E-book. Need Somebody On Your Bond Verse TAB Need Somebody On Your Bond Chorus TAB
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The Blues Preachers
NEW RELEASE: ‘DEAD CATZ CAN BOUNCE’ The Blues Preachers continue their blues and roots musical journey with their latest release: ‘Dead Catz Can Bounce’.Unlike their previous releases, this album contains 7 original songs about the big issues of today: the global financial crisis, greed, relationships, global warming, materialism, life and Read more
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Wabash Rag
Brother John and Captain Bluetongue (The Blues Preachers) play their version of Blind Arthur Blake’s Wabash Rag.
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Blues In E Monotonic Bass Style
Here is the TAB for the blues in E monotonic bass style of fingerpicking as demonstrated in the video tuition clip shown below and as used by guitarists such as Mance Lipscomb, Lightning Hopkins and Big Bill Broonzy. Also included is a basic monotonic bass vocal accompaniment part with call Read more
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Baby Please Don’t Go
Baby please don’t go by Lightning Hopkins. Beginners level Arrangement by Brother John Morris. Baby Please Don’t Go TAB
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Robert Johnson Blues In A
Brother John presents a classic blues in A based on the playing of Robert Johnson. This arrangement is in the monotonic bass style. It also has some syncopated and walking bass notes. Robert Johnson Blues In A TAB
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Slide Workshop
An introduction to slide guitar by Brother John explaining 2 ways of playing bottleneck slide guitar. 1. Single note style with right hand muting. 2. Used in conjunction with the alternating bass style where the slide is used mainly on the first string. A simple version of Blind Willie Johnson’s Read more
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Louis Collins by Mississippi John Hurt
An introduction to the Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar studio by Brother John Morris. Today we are looking at the alternating bass style as played by Mississippi John Hurt and featured in his song Louis Collins. TAB