When you hear someone say texas blues guitar you may immediately think of stevie ray and jimmie vaughn or maybe freddie king. I find it hard to believe theres no other book on this seminal texas blues artist. On the making of the blues according to lightnin hopkins. Rolling stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time the musicologist robert mack mccormick opined that hopkins is the embodiment of the jazzandpoetry spirit. The tunes taught span the work of artists such as robert johnson to blind blake covering basic tunings, open g tunes and also open d dadgad. Blank reveals lightnins inspiration, and features a generous helping of classic blues. The only time you need to make any chords would be for measures 9, 11, and 12. Lightnin hopkins style acoustic guitar lesson ep088 description 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. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins the official. Fingerstyle blues guitar pdf west coast blues by blind blake.
Hopkins had been a prolific recording artist in the decade following his first sessions in 1948. For the rest of the post im going to take a look at the fingerpicking techniques of two great blues men lightnin hopkins, who used the monotonic bass technique, and blind boy fuller, who was a piedmont ragtime guitar. John lee hooker was born in 1917 in coahoma county, mississippi, and learned to play guitar from his stepfather, willie moore, who, conveniently for john lee, was friends with blind lemon. He was also key in developing the unmuted sound of texas blues rhythm guitar playing. This lesson focuses on the music through which those hardships were expressed and on the.
Deep texas bluesthe early blues of lightnin hopkins 2. Using an acoustic guitar, lets take a look at this approach in our travels down the time line of this. Deep texas bluesthe early blues of lightnin hopkins 2 dvd set. Although i found this book called the art of shuffle that is really cheap to strengthen your rhythms chops. I have purchased a few teach yourself books in the past and have had minimal success in picking up the. Blank reveals lightnin s inspiration, and features a generous helping of classic blues. Learn beginner chord progressions and strum patterns for a slow 12bar blues.
Guitar of lightnin hopkins stefan grossmans guitar workshop. Guitar in the styles of lightnin hopkins, blind blake, mississippi john hurt, blind boy fuller and big bill broonzy. Lightnin hopkins guitar tabs pdf lessons that rock music. The making of the blues according to lightnin hopkins by les blank written for the program ix. The invisible presence, buried deep in every one of their guitar riffs, is the true king of texas blues, lightnin hopkins. Finger picking, gaining thumb and finger independence, keys, chords, scales, tabs and exercises.
The inheritor of a blues tradition that went back to blind lemon jefferson and texas alexander, he was an idiosyncratic musician, at his best when playing. Personnel on camera jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and. Govenar by the time of his death in 1982, sam lightnin hopkins was likely the most recorded blues artist in history. The first lick will feature a simple single note blues melody. At this point, he began to take lessons from his older cousin, alger texas alexander.
Having enjoyed lightnings music since first being exposed to it in the 1960s, it was rewarding to learn more detail of his life and music. The new york times described him as one of the great country blues singers and perhaps the greatest single influence on rock guitar players. The guitar of lightnin hopkins dvd grossmans guitar workshop. Lightnin hopkins style acoustic guitar lesson ep088. Rollin stone, still a fool or two trains runnin and their variations. Hi all, im trying to locate a tab book of lightnin hopkins signature licks.
Hopkins was active musically until his death in 1982 of esophageal cancer. Lightning hopkins guitar lesson mojo hand part 1 blues guitar lessons. In deep with blues masters john lee hooker and lightnin. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Lightnin hopkins tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including baby please dont go, big mama jump, black ghost blues, blues in the bottle, bring me my shotgun. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins full documentary. Chords are shown above the line of music as the chord name. Mel bay when you hear someone say texas blues guitar, you may immediately think of steve ray and jimmie vaughn or maybe freddie king. Rock me babe tab by lightnin hopkins guitar acoustic. Includes performances at an outdoor barbeque and a black rodeo. Lightnins torrent of 1960s1970s albums did little to en. Deep texas blues 2dvd set the early blues of lightnin hopkins by ernie.
Blanks documentary film, the blues according to lightnin. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. A detailed tabmusic instructional booklet is included as a pdf file on the dvd. Samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. The second lick has a ringing bass note paired with a riff thats played on higher strings. Lightnin hopkins songs for all instruments and levels. The film includes interviews and a performance by hopkins. The problem with this instruction book is that 1 the keys and tuning dont always correspond with the recordings. Lighnin hopkins is another key figure in the development of texas blues. Lightning hopkins guitar lesson mojo hand part 1 youtube. Lightnin, who knew blind lemon jefferson as a child, is jimmie vaughns favorite guitarist. I know there was one by dan bowden, published by mel bay, but its out of print. The lesson includes a brief history on blues and two easy licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Learn how to play on guitar rock me babe by lightnin hopkins, nice acoustic fingerstyle blues.
Here are some key of e blues guitar licks in open position in the. Theres adequate coverage of the numerous blues techniques and styles from the bouncy ragtime feel of blind blake to the more standard blues work of lightnin hopkins and floyd council. The film begins depicting hopkins as a young boy at the point that he decides to become a musician and goes on to show lightnin as an adult in. This brilliant new biographythe first book ever written about himilluminates the many contradictions of the man and his myth. Guitar lightnin hopkins vocals lightnin hopkins other versions 5 of 19 view all. The guitar of lightnin hopkins dvd grossmans guitar. Standing tall at the center of the texas blues story is lightnin hopkins. I have yet find any book that is really could teaching the blues.
Gary davis, key to the highway big bill broonzy, sugar babe mance lipscomb, walk on brownie mcghee, shinin moon lightnin hopkins, spoonful blues mance lipscomb, come back baby lightnin hopkins. Blues accordin to lightnin hopkins library of congress. His style included advanced techniques such as hitting and slapping the body of the guitar while playing traditional blues forms. A portrait of the great texas bluesman, lightnin hopkins. Learn how to play on guitar rock me babe by lightnin hopkins, nice. Lightnin hopkins tab lessons abroad studyresearch eagle books. Lightnin hopkins guitar lesson trouble in mind part 2. He discovered his passion for the blues at an early age when he met blues legend blind lemon jefferson at a church picnic. Theres also some history, featuring profiles and biographies of some of the biggest and least known blues musicians. In this lightnin hopkins lesson well take a look at a super important characteristic of his playing. For the rest of the post im going to take a look at the fingerpicking techniques of two great blues men lightnin hopkins, who used the monotonic bass technique, and blind boy fuller, who was a piedmont ragtime guitar player who used the alternating bass technique. The great texas bluesman lightnin hopkins is captured brilliantly in this deeply moving film. Bo weavil blues 1929 lightnin hopkins cotton 1959 featured people lightnin hopkins howlin wolf.
The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins check out the video clip below for an excellent 30miniute documentary, capturing the life of legendary blues singerguitarist sam lightnin hopkins. Free guitar lesson with tab, chords and sheet music. Download free and accurate pdf guitar tabs for lightnin hopkins songs made from power tab files. Home bands free guitar tabs l lightnin hopkins guitar tabs pdf. Lightnin hopkins and the blues lightnin hopkins user. The international festival of ethnographic films nuoro, sardinia, italy, 1998 i grew up in tampa, florida in a white, uppermiddle class home and distinctly remember the first live music i ever experienced. Lightnin hopkins, mance lipscomb, ruth ames and billy bizor. The book confirms my knowledge gained over the years from lp cover notes, occasional. Get free lightnin hopkins tab lessons blues guitar lesson lightnin hopkins licks in this blues guitar lesson teacher, eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Rock me babe guitar tab by lightnin hopkins with free online tab player. Smokes like lightnin the great electric show and dance. Ernie hawkins does a fantastic job of breaking down the style of lightnin hopkins in a clear and concise style that makes it easy for a relative beginner to understand. In this second dvd lesson devoted to the guitar playing of lightnin hopkins, ernie.
Lightnin hopkins guitar tab books, instructional dvds, solos, licks, arrangements, tablature, transcriptions, sheet music, video lessons. On this page youll find all my free tabs pdfs the videos for these tabs are on the page free guitar tabvideos if you like the free tabs on this page, please consider. Apr 14, 2016 here are some key of e blues guitar licks in open position in the style of lightnin hopkins. Contains a great selection of solos in a variety of blues styles including shuffles, slow. In this edition of in deep, well be taking a look at the guitar work of two essential early blues guitar masters. In this double dvd set, ernie hawkins covers songs in unusual keys such as. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins 1969 the great texas bluesman lightnin hopkins is captured brilliantly in this deeply moving film. He will tie all of these concepts together within the context of a 12 bar blues exercise played in the style of lightnin hopkins.
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