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 and response. TAB
Read More »Baby please don’t go by Lightning Hopkins. Beginners level Arrangement by Brother John Morris. Baby Please Don’t Go TAB
Read More »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
Read More »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 ‘Nobody’s Fault But Mine’ is […]
Read More »The Blues Preachers new CD “Next Stop Beulah Land” featuring Brother John Morris on fingerstyle guitar, slide guitar and vocals with Craig Bluetongue Lyons on harmonica and vocals is available for purchase now. “The new album (Next Stop Beulah Land) is a beautiful example of acoustic blues with tasteful harmonica, classic slide playing & sweet […]
Read More »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
Read More »A tuition video featuring Pay Day by Mississippi John Hurt and played by Brother John Morris. It is in the alternating bass fingerpicking style. Pay Day is in open D tuning (DADF#AD). The bass in this song alternates constantly between the 6th and the 4th strings. There are no chord changes. This piece is a […]
Read More »Flatpicking for beginners, try these patterns.
Read More »Here are some basic fingerpicking patterns in the alternating bass style.
Read More »An introduction to the basic right hand muting method used to isolate single notes when playing bottleneck slide guitar.
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