![]() ![]() I'll post up a video later this week too. I've transcribed the intro, verse and 1st guitar break for you guys. The song is a story about a man being interested in a woman who isn’t interested back, and he is debating going to her house to try to see her, but then deciding not to out of fear of her calling the police dog on him.īlind Blake breezes through the changes and has these fantastic guitar breaks. If you don't know it then check it out here: kinda makes it tedious to tune down for.anyway I started to look for songs I've always liked and thought of 'Police Dog Blues' by Blind Blake, its in Open E (so you can capo II Open D). ![]() I wanted to look at a few other things in this tuning as I always find it annoying when you only know 1 tune in a tuning. Specifically looking at Mississippi John Hurt's 'If You Don't Want Me'. So in the subscription group guitar class we've been looking at Open D tuning. In Lessons, How to Play Ray Nance - ‘Take the A Train’ Solo Transcription Jimmie Rivers Back Bay Shuffle, Twin Guitar Special, Jimmies Blues, Rose Room, Slow Boat to China. Here's my tutorial where I look the first section of the tune. Homage to Charlie Christian by Charlie BYRD. You can find my transcription in the PDF downloads section above. One of my favorite Charlie Christian solos. Its in DADF#AD but it's incredibly sharp. Rose Room - Benny Goodman featuring Charlie Christian on guitar. ![]() If you've not heard the original then check it out here: It follows a blues chord structure moving between I IV and V7 and has some tasty little lines for each chord change. I decided to transcribe his arrangement of 'Poor Boy a Long Ways From Home' because it sounded like it would be a relatively simple task and it is also in DADF#AD so it fits in with a lot of other music I've been transcribing over the past year. One of the benefits of not gigging as much has been the freedom to explore new music and really hone in on a style, tuning or groove. I've been looking at John Fahey a fair bit recently - I'll admit to not having really sat down and listened to his music before despite multiple recommendations. ![]()
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