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Repertoire
| Country Blues & Roots | ||
| The Basics | In the style of | |
| Bye Bye Baby Blues | Little Hat Jones | |
| New Old Country Rock | Willie Moore | |
| Saturday Night Rub | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| Manhattan Rag | Mississippi John Hurt | |
| One Time Blues | Blind Blake | |
| Policy Blues | Bo Carter | |
| Ragtime Strut | Blind Boy Fuller | |
| Brownskin Shuffle | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| Great Dreams From Heaven | Joseph Spence | |
| Delia | Rev.Gary Davis | |
| Country Blues Styles | ||
| Kindhearted Woman Blues | Robert Johnson | |
| Mississippi River Blues | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| Blue Daze | Scrapper Blackwell | |
| Delta Blues For Patton | Charlie Patton | |
| Hey Hey / Pig Meat Strut | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| Hey Hey (2) | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| Rambling Blues | Rambling Thomas | |
| Feeling Bad Blues | Blind Blake | |
| Crow Jane | Carl Martin | |
| Mr. Jefferson | Blind Lemon Jefferson | |
| Moppers Blues | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| Baby Come Back | Rev. Robert Wilkins | |
| Worrying You Off My Mind | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| Worried Man Blues | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| New Old Devil | Bo Carter | |
| Weeping Willow Blues | Blind Boy Fuller | |
| Sweet Jivin Mama | Blind Blake | |
| How You Want Your Rolling Done | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| Texas Blues | Funny Papa Smith | |
| Gospel Sounds | ||
| Mean Old World | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Let Us Get Together | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Death Don't Have No Mercy | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| I Am The Light of This World | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Banks of the River | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| 12 Gates to the City | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| O Glory | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| It Is No Secret | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| I Know My Name is Written There | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Right Now | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Ragtime Blues | ||
| Mr Blake's Dance | Blind Blake | |
| Long Tall Mama | Big Bill Broonzy | |
| New Soo Cow Soo | Memphis Minnie | |
| South Carolina Rag | Willie Walker | |
| East Coast Rag | Blind Blake | |
| Early Morning Blues | Blind Blake | |
| Blind Arthur's Breakdown | Blind Blake | |
| Hesitation Blues (Do I Have to Wait) | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Virginia Stomp | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Baby, Let me Lay It On You (Do Anything If You Let Me) | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Make Believe Stunt | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Piano Roll Blues | Blind Blake | |
| Chump Man Blues | Blind Blake | |
| Black Dog Blues | Blind Blake | |
| That'll Never Happen No More | Blind Blake | |
| Diddie Wa Diddie | Blind Blake | |
| Orangutan Rag | Rev. Gary Davis | |
| Open / Altered Tunings | ||
| Cypress Grove Blues (open D min) | Skip James | |
| Babe I Want You To Know | Bo Carter | |
| Minnie's Spanish Blues (open G) | Memphis Minnie | |
| Along The Alley (drop DG) | Lonnie Johnson | |
| Bullfrog Groan (drop D) | Tommy Johnson | |
| Jackson Moan (open G) | Charlie Patton | |
| Good Girl (open D) | Josh White | |
| Prodigal Son (open D) | Rev. Robert Wilkins | |
| Shuffle Blues in G (open G) | Big Joe Williams | |
| Big Road Blues | Tommy Johnson | |
| Special Rider | Skip James | |
| Police Dog Blues | Blind Blake | |
| Angel Eyes | ||
| Modern Fingerstyle | ||
| Expanding The Traditions | ||
| Hudson River Boogie | ||
| Sunset Lake Rag | ||
| Delta Mornings | ||
| Cat Burglar | ||
| Country Fair | ||
| And 3 not 4 | ||
| Top Hat | ||
| Lisboa | ||
| Spanish Fandango Variations | ||
| We'll Be Alright | ||
| Mr Guitar | ||
| A Little Love | ||
| Gypsy Girl | ||
| Heading East | ||
| A Night in Tbilisi | ||
| Aflenz | ||
| New Vicksburg Blues | ||
| Church Hill | ||
| Closing Time | ||
| San Larentino Waltz |
Techniques & Approaches
ESSENTIAL MUSIC THEORY page
GUITAR KEYBOARD HARMONY page
AUDIO LIBRARY page
| Syncopated Picking | Dynamics, Damping, Brushing | |
| Chord melody: Basic Vocabulary | Damping with the picking hand: Brownskin Shuffle |
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Chord Types / Function |
Chord chart |
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| Playing off the chords: Introduction | Playing off the chords: Early Morning Blues | |
| Chord Melody using triads: "I'll Fly Away" |
Playing off the chords: Hudson River Boogie | |
| Using the five types of chords: "Angel Eyes" |
Playing off the chords: Top Hat | |
| Improvising off Chords | Creating Variations | |
| Improvising Single Lines off Chords | Improvising with the Picking Hand | |
| Practicing a Tune | Tips: Bass Damp | |
| Tips: Double Thumbing | Tips: Pull off/ hammer-on | |
| Tips: Thumb/Finger single string | Tuning Strings |
Audio Library
| Basics | in the style of | |||
| Blues Etude in E | ||||
| Blues Syncopations in A | ||||
| My Creole Baby | Mississippi John Hurt | |||
| Barrelhouse Blues | Memphis Minnie | |||
| Blues & Gospel Styles | ||||
| MississippiRiver | Big Bill Broonzy | |||
| Big Bills Pig Meat Strut | Big Bill Broonzy | |||
| Highway Keys | Big Bill Broonzy | |||
| Texarkana Valley | Willie Reed | |||
| Texas Nights | Richard "Hacksaw" Harney | |||
| The Dirt Road | Charlie Patton | |||
| Papa Charlie's Blues | Papa Charlie Jackson | |||
| Bo's Blues | Bo Carter | |||
| Little Vicksburg Blues | Little Brother Montgomery | |||
| Lonesome Man Blues | Arthur Pettis | |||
| Baby Come Back | Arthur Pettis | |||
| Lordy Lord Blues | Teddy Darby | |||
| Mistreating Woman | Willie Reed | |||
| Mississippi Moan | ||||
| Mr. Jefferson's Blues | Blind Lemon Jefferson | |||
| Ragtime Blues | ||||
| Rag For John Cephas | John Cephas | |||
| Come On Boys | Blind Blake | |||
| A Little Too Tight Rag | Blind Blake | |||
| Black Dog Variations | Blind Blake | |||
| Ragging the Blues | Blind Boy Fuller | |||
| Durham Dance | Rev. Gary Davis | |||
| Do I Have To Wait? | Rev. Gary Davis | |||
| Open/Altered Tunings | ||||
| Blues Ain't Gone (Open G) | Big Joe Williams | |||
| Lonnie's Blues in G (Drop DG) | Lonnie Johnson | |||
| Farewell Baby (Drop D) | Joe Calicott | |||
| Police Blues (Open D) | Blind Blake | |||
| So Glad Variations (Open D) | Skip James | |||
| Tampa Blues (Open D) | Tampa red | |||
| What's The Matter? (Open G) | Memphis Minnie | |||
| You Got To Know How (Drop DG) | Lonnie Johnson | |||
| Good Feeling Blues (Drop D) | Blind Blake | |||
| Skippy's Blues (Open D Minor) | ||||
| Beale Street Blues (Drop D) | ||||
| Expanding the Traditions | ||||
| At Midnight | ||||
| Piano Roll | ||||
| Spiritual For RGD | ||||
| Sunday Church Meeting | ||||
| Fandango In Open G (open G) | ||||