Although Lightnin' Hopkins was best known for playing fingerstyle guitar, this lesson is a series of Lightnin' Hopkins guitar licks, played with a pick on acoustic guitar (although you could do this with electric as well). This 2 part lesson works well on it's own, with no accompaniment and can be played by beginners, intermediate, or advanced players. … [Read more...]
Driving Electric Blues Rhythm in E: EP021
This guitar lesson was created to demonstrate a driving electric rhythm in the key of E. Even though I demonstrate this on electric guitar, this could easily be played on an acoustic as well. This rhythm has elements of something you might hear John Lee Hooker and Lightin' Hopkins play. I realized after watching the final version of this video that the intro was played much faster than the version I play when I break it down, but I figured that it was good to leave it as is, so that you can … [Read more...]
Delta Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson: EP013
I continue to get lots of requests for more acoustic blues lessons. It seems there are more of these requests than for any other type of lesson, and they're incredibly easy for me as I've spent countless hours and years sitting around picking this stuff on the couch at home. The sad thing is that it never really made it any farther than my living.. and along comes YouTube, and the rest is history. This is something I pulled together rather quickly, just a combination of licks from various … [Read more...]
