Hey folks, two things: 1- Sorry about the audio, it's too quiet and I can't turn it up after the fact. Sorry about that, hope it's not an issue for you but it might be. 2- I recorded a playthrough with no instruction, just playing. You can find it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zT3O6kg70gM.html Happy picking!
Nice one John, just taken up guitar at 72 years, lol, blues was always my first love since longtime, and this slow delta stuff is is not to hard to come to terms with for an older beginner player.
Hi Kim.. I'm just about your age and just bought my first guitar a couple of months ago. I agree, this lesson is great.. I think I can actually play it.😊
@@patbianco7671 Hi Pat, yes good tune for us slightly older beginers🤣 I got this one down in four days, dexterorty is OK memory is anoughther story, just practice over and over and the fingers know where to go, fingerstyle me.
I'm a complete beginner. Started during pandemic. Blues, and in particular Delta blues, is what drives me to improve and this was an awesome lesson! Just subscribed. Thank you again!
Cool lesson. I've been learning to play Blues guitar since I was 14 years old, 44 years ago. I've lived in Chicago my entire life. I've seen many, many, Blues legends at local live music joints in Chicago in the 1980s. I've picked up Blues riffs from listening to records over, and over, and over again. But this particular riff, as easy as it is, is new to me. I've never bended the minor 3rd on the 5th fret of the D string a half step up to the major 3rd -- or, more "Bluesy", partially up to the major 3rd. I usually hammer-on the G-sharp (major 3rd) from the open G (minor 3rd). Pretty cool. Thanks. I'll definitely incorporate that into my repertoire.
I subscribed, because anyone who understand that Delta Blues deserves respect. It is both more sophisticated and less complicated than most people would imagine.
This is perfect for me. Easy enough to pick up quickly and I absolutely love the slow and soulful nature of these early delta blues songs. More please!
John I dig ANY & ALL blues...especially DELTA blues... THANKS so much for all ya do...It is DEFINETLY appreciated by me ( & many others Im sure)..Stay Safe & PEACE
I'm from German and love the Blues all my Life but I start Guitar for about 4 years but you help me so much on my Bluesy Guitar and want to thank you from my heart - best help to let it Roll !!! All good times for you an stay healthy - ☻ A white skin but a deep black soul - Rock'n'Roll is my Home ☻✌☮
Great lesson John! Definitely interested in more Delta blues, also like that some of the lessons are more advanced and some are easier to pickup on and get down. Good variety. Best quote of the lesson: “It’s all about emotion”. I’m definitely OK with these slower, easier, soulful lessons! Have a great week!
What a great lesson sir. Easy to absorb. I have played all those little trips and stuff, but all scattered around during blues noodles. But I never have a real template or know what I'm playing. I just bang around and find stuff that fits etc. It's cool getting delta stuff. Now I can act like I know all about delta blues lol. I been playing, but not performing for around 30 yrs. But default of time and now RU-vid, it's starting to stick. Never knew delta patterns . Very cool. Gives ya a great ride with cool sounding tones . Thanks.
Ti seguo da molto tempo... tutto quello che suoni è molto facile con le tue mani, ma imitarti è molto difficile. Hai una professionalità nel sound molto raffinata. Bravissimo!!
Great lesson thanks, started with guitar at almost 74 a few weeks ago. I am able now to play the first 4 measures, which is already a great satisfaction! Next measures will come...
Outstanding! First time tuning in, first time trying to learn a Delta Blues sequence. Great step-by-step and I have been working on it for weeks as a newbie guitar player. Love it. It will be perfect to have "in the pocket" when sitting around a campfire this summer. Thanks kindly John! (Vancouver, BC)
Thanks very much. Fifty years old, started playing about a year ago and there just seems so much out there that it’s daunting where to even begin. In general I’m not one for random internet clips but this was an excellent and easy to follow along lesson, especially for someone who’s always been both fascinated by and drawn to the heartfelt and authentic sound of Delta blues. I’ve just subscribed and I’ll definitely be going through your videos for more. Thanks again, great job.
Nicely done....excellent lesson for beginners and older players needing a refresher or ideas. Love to see the tradition of acoustic blues still carrying on today!
haha.. in in minutes and have to say i love this with that triplets and fast bends really is something amazing.. i have no problems with sound volume, can always put mine on higher if needed (without you explaining that it have to be triplets and tabs i couldnot follow it.. so thanks) also gratefull that i find this channel now.. love blues
Hi, started playing the uke, and then took up the guitar, at 71 always wanted to play the blues, but I think the delta blues is great for beginners to learn first so thank you. already signed up with active melody, but next year Might just give you a go. thank you.
Thank you for your channel and the way you instruct. Breaking it down like this is perfect and delta blues is a wonderful sound. I played as a kid and am getting back into it at 50. This is perfect for me. Great job!!!
That trip is on my bucket list and I'm hoping to check it off soon. Great that you got to do that. I'm sure it was really impactful. So very cool, thanks for sharing. 👍
I just plugged extension speakers into my computer for louder audio. The lesson sounds rich and warm. John thanks for everything including the playthrough. Cheers, Kelly
Hey man thanks very much my name is Tony I'm 64 just starting to play the guitar I'm from New Orleans living in Florida real cool I'm digging it bro thank you
I really liked this. I'd love to see a capstone - played all the way through - end to the video that I could listen to and rehearse with. Thanks for offering minus a paywall!!
I love this! I spent a lot of time learning it. Now, I am relearning it with attention to my mechanics. Some foks will say "there's not a wrong way to play it if it sounds right". I get that. But, there's always a righter way to play it that might work better.
Thank you John, learned this piece and can now play it all the way through. Can now have fun with it getting the those bends and phrasing personalised. Cheers
Great stuff John. Just bought my first guitar, and blues has been something I’ve fallen in love with. With my small hands it makes it a bit of a challenge. Hopefully delta blues will be easy for me.
great lesson! Great intermediate step from the real real basic stuff on to something that sounds more tuneful! But I do miss a full play-through. When I stick everything together, I manage to make it sound like two or three different tunes :)
Hi John, I loved your lesson. As a beginner (1 year) this really is something that even I can play. The biggest problem for me is the tempo and timing. It would really help me if you started or ended the video with a full play through.
Agreed. First of all - just to say that I love John’s lessons, and appreciate the effort and thought that gets put into them. Thank you J. Great work as always. Yes, the timing is tricky in places, (eg bars 7 & 8). It’d be helpful to have markers for “1-and-a-two-and-a-three-and-a-four-and-a” so we could know where exactly some of these notes fall. Hey, I know it’s probably easy for the more experienced folk out there, but if this is intended for us beginners, it’d be super useful. Thanks John.
Love you teaching style. Everybody shows the fretboard from the same angle out here in the crowd. I would like to see the view from your eyes. I cannot see through your fingers or anyone else’s they’re all the same.Like when you’re bending the fourth or the fifth I can’t tell which finger using weather on the fourth of the fifth I have to guess as with many other notes put the camera where your eyes are so I like you can see what are you really doing. Thank you
Great easy lesson, I love this music, it says so much with so little. I wish they had RU-vid forty or so years ago when I started my addiction to guitar lol.
Hey John, I’ve come back to this one after it’s been on the back burner for a while. I pretty much have it down but it sure sounds better when you play it!
Wow this is so easy to change up I thought I was messing up actually it's ready easy to add to hear keep up the amazing job guys thanks to you all I can play a little blues now
I’ve played gitar for 1 yer now and dont understand a thing ,but i think you are the only guy thatching gitar on yt that i don’t make me wanna throw the gitere on the tv haha
Thanks John for the video. Just what I was looking for. I keep going back and forth playing the guitar and the cigar box guitar to play some blues. Time to learn a little blues on the regular guitar! Perfect video for me. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
Amazing lesson, thank you! I have a question that I'm sure the answer is obvious to most but not to me: what is the final "product"? Should I just play all bars in the same sequence as presented here or I should "mix and match" the bars in whatever sequence as long as they sound good?
Been a member of your blues guitar institute for a year and just renewed my subscription. Best online course for blues guitarists IMO. Keep up the good work.
Cheers for this John. This is perfect timing for me. My good lady has got me a Fender FR50 for my 50th! And aiming to learn the blues. Loving this tutorial 👍🏻🙏🏻 thank you from Scotland 🏴
