DVD - Fingerpicking Blues Guitar Solos

For the student comfortable with alternating bass techique who wants to explore blues and ragtime using more advanced right and left hand techniques. Features four instrumentals. Piano sounding blues in the key of A are presented with "Mississippi Blues" and "Blues For The Mann." A Blind Blake approach in the key of C is used for "Glory of Love." "Struttin' Rag" in the key of E brings together three distinct sections. It opens with a blues piano sounding motif and then steps into a more country atmosphere, finishing with a series of bass licks reminiscent of Merle Travis's "Walkin' The Strings." Each is taught phrase by phrase and then played slowly on a split-screen. Tab/music booklet included as PDF file. Intermediate/advanced. 76 min.