Rory Block Teaches the Cross Road Blues Intro

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A sample from "Rory Block Teaches The Guitar of Robert Johnson - Exploring the Repertoire - DVD 2" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.c...
Rory Block's life-long mission has been to fully understand Robert Johnson's incredible songs and guitar techniques. This is the second groundbreaking installment of her journey into the great blues artist's legacy, and she provides complete note-by-note, lick-by-lick instruction for three of his most powerful songs.Each one of these classic Robert Johnson songs represents a different stylistic aspect of his playing. Cross Road Blues exemplifies the myriad techniques that Johnson put into his songs in open G tuning; Ramblin' On My Mind utilizes an obscure altered tuning; Hellhound On My Trail is a haunting non-slide blues in open D. Rory takes each song apart, putting a microscope on the intros, chord positions, slide moves, picking, strumming and other blues guitar skills you'll need to play them yourself.Rory's passion for this music, along with her remarkable performing talent, makes her the perfect teacher for these blues guitar techniques. If you can master each of these songs you'll have the key to the rest of the amazing Robert Johnson repertoire.
You can get the DVD version of these titles at Homespun Tapes.
The Guitar of Robert Johnson - DVD 2
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The Guitar of Robert Johnson - Two-DVD Set
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@Msax50 13 лет назад

I went down to the crossroads at midnight to sell my soul to the devil but I got mugged

@theericmirandashow 10 лет назад

This is the first person I have seen on RU-vid who not only knows how to play Robert Johnson but knows how to teach. Thank you!

@padovat 6 лет назад

Eric Miranda I

@brunosm.l2267 2 года назад

She's amazing. Hey btw do you know if the guitar there is tuned in open G. I seen others do it with open G she but she didn't mention it. I'm learning. Thanks.

@kierancook668 2 года назад

@@brunosm.l2267 Figure it out by ear. Just play the root note on the thickest string until your ear tells you it's correct.

@chrisrose5885 5 месяцев назад

@@brunosm.l2267 Yes.

@eldiablo4131 9 лет назад

If I pray for him...would he be able to help me to get rich without even playing the guitar...? (I hate guitars...) ..Also; I don't care about him or his guitar...I just want the money... ..Btw; you are very pretty.....!!

@sixstringslinger54 13 лет назад

She's very good at playing & at instructing in a manner that even a beginner could easily understand. She's awesome!

@CarcassMoonwipe 12 лет назад

"they carbon dated the mt. st. helen's lava flows. they came up with varying dates of tens of thousands of years old, at differing sites." really? and where did you get that? from none other than a creationist propaganda site. if it were true there would have been great and very public debate over this. btw....it was Mt Etna where the questionable tests were supposedly taken.

@AmyHissom 14 лет назад

She is not odd at all! I met her! Very nice person! She is a perfectionist and very good at what she does. I could only dream of playing like this!

@fredjgore 10 лет назад

You are amazing! My 11 year old is learning this song for a school project and your video was the perfect teaching tool.

@MarshallAmpMan 10 лет назад

love her playing but I read that Robert Johnson didn't use a capo.

@clashandburn425 9 лет назад

I believe one of the 2 known pictures of him shows a capo on his guitar.

@criffsk8 8 лет назад

I actually won a RJ portrait painting from a man in a bet, done by a folk artist in New Orleans. He said he used voodoo tunings and don't need no capo..... ....I had seen the picture and took notice the first time ...he obviously didn't look for it when he saw it originally. ......one of my favorite art pieces....

@TheMahagoni 12 лет назад

weird? she is incredible i admire her

@hihi225171 11 лет назад

she is the best teacher that i have ever seen in youtube, i wish that she is my mother

@TenThumbsProductions 11 лет назад

Funk and drive are the essence of everything.

@thebluesrockers 12 лет назад

Thank you for the preview. don't mind all the stupid comments. people are strange, when your a stranger, faces look ugly when your alone. women seem wicked, when your unwanted streets seem uneven when your down. ( Jim Morrison) Peace...

@Slark81 11 лет назад

Yeah he played it open a and capo'd the second fret to play it in b. This sounds like it but just a full tone down

@DeltaLou 14 лет назад

i really just dont dig her version, its a bit "off" in timing. i dont know, not to take anyway from her. i saw her once in chicago, and i left midway, just didnt feel it. she is right about the spirit, yes!!!

@thomasd9237 Год назад

Odd that you referred to pray to Robert J. Considering he made a deal with the devil Just sayin. 🤷. ☺️

@bashfulbrother 10 лет назад

I just wish she would shut up and play. Man she spends half the video going over the same part. Move on, for cryin' out loud.

@BonesBroken 11 лет назад

Lol, nice playing but leave Robert Johnsons 'spirit'?? alone., anyway I thought he sold his 'spirit'..........

@farbeyondriven89 11 лет назад

there is no human being that does not deserve to play.

@geraldbrown2875 8 лет назад

She does do the entire song, this was a sample from her instructional DVD. Awesome teacher awesome player, love the snapping of the strings. Much appriciated from the great white north-Canada

@percyramosencinas3428 7 лет назад

uun

@homespuntapes 15 лет назад

It takes a big person to admit they made a mistake. Glad you enjoyed it!

@elev3n85 11 лет назад

naah dont have what it takes to be a great guitarist, just passion, ya know wht im sayin.

@Ubu987 14 лет назад

@digitaldown The devil's got money, he's got lawyers, but he don't have music. He hasn't caught Robert Johnson yet, and he never will. The devil numbs you, makes it fake, but if your hair stands on end, and you get a little scared, that ain't lies - that's the truth coming through, the glowing spark of hope that the dark will never swallow. That's what it means to know the blues, and that's why it's holy.

@neilsthepoet 6 лет назад

Ubu987 well said

@kickinbackinOC 8 лет назад

Wow! I've just discovered another great guitarist! Great stuff!

@Philo68 2 года назад

I remember doing a Robert Johnson song years ago - he was playing it, not me. It was effortless and beautiful. My God it brings tears to my eyes!

@ericolsen6607 10 лет назад

he set the table for many great musicians today

@fratersabato1735 10 лет назад

She cannot stand it, please let her alive, she is just your mama wich ya never had !

@nonzerosum8943 Год назад

☠️ PRAYING. ☠️ TO THE DEAD ☠️ IS VERY DANGEROUS GREAT opinions on "making it your own" HOWEVER..... I'm sure NOT going to "pray for RJ's spirit to come into me" & that has got nothing to do with that devil business, And for the sake of argument could be very real & possible either way, I think that remark about praying before you start playing RJ stuff is nonsense, tryin' to look badass blueswoman... there's many ways to get yourself into the mental spirit ... to get that gut feeling...besides praying for some dead man's influence over your mind..watch out for that stuff, a RJ is dead and gone, but demonic activities ABSOLUTELY are not.

@Toracube 12 лет назад

Trying to play this Cross Road Blues has indeed driven me nuts !! Arghhhh

@aguco100 9 лет назад

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE NICE LESSON

@danielstoddart 4 месяца назад

She is the only female player I've ever heard that can play this song with authority, and, as she says in the beginning, with the funk, force, and groove the song needs. There's nothing dainty or mannered about the way she plays it-she can hold her own with any male player.

@x5online 8 лет назад

she is awsooome ;)

@prowily1 14 лет назад

@digitaldown just like the legend says robert johnson sucked on the guitar until he sold his soul to satan and then he was the greatest guitarist. he went from worst to the best in a mater of 6 months or so. then he died so young didnt even live to tell about it. well I guess he did tell about it in his lyrics.

@prowily1 14 лет назад

how typical conjuring the spirit of robert johnson in order to help her play her guitar. isnt that what all the other rock guitarist do to help them play some things that that they cant play over again the exact way they did it the first time. why cause they didnt do it the spirit that they conjured did. that exactly what carlos santana was talking about.

@Romamb 12 лет назад

good player, poor lesson

@teemlee51 11 лет назад

This woman is impassioned!!!

@jamesgraul 12 лет назад

Great talent. Thanks for sharing such an exciting sound!

@Paracelsus23 10 лет назад

I'd sell my soul to Rory Block, Goddess.

@craigdylan3953 Год назад

Met her early on in her career. She became over the top interested in RJ, copied with precision the 32 great recordings, and even made close friends of the family. Basically she would have a PhD in Robert Johnson if they had such a course. What's not to like. She was extremely dedicated, played just so well, and lionized RJ for his style, songs, and playing. Incredible to think that I saw her so early on in her career. My hats off to Rory; someone you should try and hear in person.

@terafrma 12 лет назад

um...a note to the critics....Rory is widely considered the best living interpreter of Robert Johnson and has the resume to prove it. And if you read the notes, this is not a lesson. The lesson is on the dvd. Buy it. Learn it. At the very least, you might learn a little grammar (malvarello...). Unless of course, you have already mastered the Johnson catalog...in which case, i would love to see some of your videos....

@Diddlybobfishing 12 лет назад

I wish I could summon the spirit of Robert Johnson or Skip James to find out their secrets. But that would be a scientific miracle. hehe But seriously, I only made that comment because I'm tired of people making things bigger than they really are. I seriously doubt she was practicing necromancy. fuck that ...wolf gang...

@BigETCB 12 лет назад

Hey you borrowed that from elvis TcB !!! lol shit this lesson is good but dam she is high strung slow down a bit shit, she cant even keep her fingers off the strings when she talking i guess your right he dump to much of spirit into her and cant share it lol TcB for ever.

@sferemonk 15 лет назад

I like her words. The 'bollocks' bit is probably a little clue to how she finds the words to explain the feeling of the rhythms and licks. It's an intelligent intution coming from open-mindedness. which leads to her being able to 'feel' it better than Eric Clapton.

@saffordpastor 12 лет назад

I am concerned for the spirit of poor Robert...there are 140 000 + views and if everyone of them asked for his spirit to help them, then his spirit is going to be running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to take care of business.

@prowily1 14 лет назад

@bluesfreak101 arent you listen she says shes in open G plus that the most typical key to play the blues.

@ultrakool 12 лет назад

keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: which some professing have erred concerning the faith. grace be with thee. amen 1 timothy 6:20,21

@ultrakool 12 лет назад

and you're right. she is a virtuoso, no doubt. great player and a very effective teacher, as well. but, she is clueless to the occult ramifications of invoking dead people (necromancy). or maybe she's not. hmm?

@prowily1 14 лет назад

@martinaxman why dont you just conjure up robert johnson spirit and it will help you just like she says.

@codehendrix 16 лет назад

rory block is true. ... I mean ... it seems she has a natural enthusiaism for robert johnsons due to her NURTURED love for robs music..... it good to see that because it certainly is rare....

@stevetessier6568 5 лет назад

Rory is the greatest.In so many ways. She has been a friend for a long time. Her musicianship is of such a high order. That it is a spiritual undertaking. Where she has reached a higher plane of expression. Thru the music . I have the greatest love and admiration for my friend Rory Block always Steve Tessier.

@niguel4438 4 года назад

I love playing Robert Johnson and now realise I need to up my game. More punch required. Clapton employs this well. Great stuff thanks.

@michaellaverty1844 11 лет назад

She just may be the reincarnation of Robert Johnson. She has a deep passion for his music. Just as Clapton and countless others. Rory Block is the real deal.

@nihlhinz488 6 лет назад

Cocaine is cool. She digs it, Pray to Robert Johnson after a line as you pick up your guitar. Best lesson ever!

@inman1a 12 лет назад

Man this Lady is awsome,and its sad that ppl cant see that she breaths life and soul into a piece of wood and string mjust sad .....

@jimbuck2996 3 года назад

If Rory married Mike Head her name would be Rory Block Head.

@martifingers 16 лет назад

Her name is actually Aurora... maybe not a very bluesy name but it could be a Scott Joplin Rag? Perhaps Aurora Bouquet?

@myrocket88 16 лет назад

Please people if someone asked a question answer it or shut up... I for one don't ask questions if I know the answer...

@kendrickbritto8556 4 года назад

Sounds to me that Robert Johnson wasn’t the only one who went to the crossroads

@bluesplayer2623 8 лет назад

Very nice. Why not do the entire song. You left me hanging. Never mine the twit with his listening problem below

@malavparmar7694 7 лет назад

I'll just sell my soul instead

@TenThumbsProductions 11 лет назад

100% in agreement.

@michaelrommedahl525 10 лет назад

Wow... What a sound Lady...

@Gwyhir 13 лет назад

Speaking generally.. not abou this dvd. Where the hell do people get wierd from... she is amazing.

@paulhodgkiss8788 5 лет назад

I learned more about Robert Johnson's playing in this one video than a hundred others I've watched.

@matrixate 9 лет назад

This is freaking awesome!

@brunosm.l2267 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for mentioning is in open G at the end of the video xD

@motherlessblues1565 4 года назад

Your detailing is wonderful & Instructive like few others ,Congratulations

@Teachering 12 лет назад

I happened upon this video "Rory Block Teaches..." purely by accident. She is a very fine teacher. I'll be looking for this DVD advertised by Rory Block. Is it just me? but I tend to avoid different tunings on the guitar other than standard. The irony is, I've been wanting to venture in to slide playing for quite some time but a whole lot of which calls for open tunings. Rory, that's a lovely guitar you're playing. Those inlays! An art object of imagination and beauty.

@liveinkindnesslivewi 12 лет назад

im sick of this...why cant i find an old black guy to teach me guitar for a pint of whiskey

@davidmunns1 12 лет назад

I too disagree with calling on the spirit of the dead but I know impressive talent when I see it. There's nothing I wouldn't do to hang out with her for a while to gleen what I could from her but I'm her age now and my fingers don't work as well as they use to. Besides Rory, you don't need Bob's spirit you've got your own stamp and I love it!

@neilsthepoet 7 лет назад

Play it sister.....

@delph97 10 лет назад

sure shes good at mimicking anothers style but Bob Brozman reinvented the genre

@ricoadventuravideos 14 лет назад

you said that a guitar song needs to have a drive to it..i didnt think much about it because i make a lot of stoner mellow stuff but then i thought about what you said and it really changed how i play.i think sometimes people are scared of their own voices or instruments and its really groovy that you were able to open me upwhat you said

@hudsonvalley3199 12 лет назад

She has talent and conviction Her father was Alan Block who was a famous fiddle payer and sandal maker in the "village" She knows tragedy (won't divulge too much\ more) but she earned the right to sing and play. I tell no lies!

@triple5ingles 11 лет назад

Nice video, would have been even nicer if you would have disabled the comments on it. But I see what all the buzz is about...spirit of Robert Johnson, huh? I thought for sure it was 2 parts china white to 3 parts soft yellow coke = twitchin and a itchin

@steinsteel 14 лет назад

@digitaldown Yeah that might be true, but what if you dont have anything to sell??

@lowhigh3332 10 лет назад

Rory!! I love you.

@pabloperez4063 4 года назад

You should know I am her husband...How do you dare??!?!

@futureshock7425 5 лет назад

Thank you for the great tips, so tough to play it just like him, it's such a mysterious cool song that's like a dream

@starflightthenightwing6182 6 лет назад

if i pray to him is he gonna grab my guitar and say "taking all my tricks"???

@gab99 15 лет назад

Rory Gallgher once said that blues players dont play guitar 'they hit the bloody thing!' What he meant was to play with energy and emotion and she has that!

@karmabites1 14 лет назад

I went down to the Crossroads, and by the time I was done with the Devil, he sold me HIS soul!!!! I have been into RJ for a few decades now, and finally starting to learn. Waiting on a Gibson L-1 RJ model as I write this. Glad I checked Rory out. I'll be buying her DVD soon. Great teacher!!!!

@ITILII 16 лет назад

shes really good, no matter who plays Robert Johnson you can tell how much they admire what a great talent he was, after all he was the greatest blues man ever, and blues is the foundation of rock and roll...plus quite probably the greatest guitarist, ever

@jimomahoney 12 лет назад

A lot of stuff going on here nice guitar work. I Think I like it spirit or no spirit.

@ThePurpleImpala 14 лет назад

Does anybody know if the whole song is taught on the DVD or if it is just the intro?

@passionworksbodyshop9738 10 лет назад

why would anybody hit "dislike" uhhhhhhggggggg.. great job. /c

@paul1060 12 лет назад

some are teachers and some are players. she is a player not a teacher.

@martinaxman2033 15 лет назад

Rory is an amazing player. I just can't get over her attack! If there's any chance of me ever getting any of her style it's gonna be off of her videos. Wish I got the DVDs instead of the VHS versions! lol. Dang. She is excellent.

@chrisrose5885 Год назад

Such a soulful gal, Rory !! Thanks for your passion 🥰😍