![]() In addition, the original recordings of all the tunes are included. ![]() ![]() Of course, the defining element of Johnson’s songs was his unearthly slide playing which Tom shows in detail teaching you Johnson’s strike and slides, pull-offs and vibrato.Ī detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. You will see how Johnson created his “as you feel” bass lines by utilizing alternating, monotonic and “brushing” bass techniques. In this lesson Tom Feldmann breaks down the complexities of eight of Johnson’s classics. There has been much debate surrounding how he played and what he played with, but regardless of "how" or "what" those twelve songs stand as some of the best slide guitar ever recorded. I think the guy is one of these interplanetary world musicians, the kind of person they talk about in that Nada Brahma book, where the world is sound and everything is resonating." – Ry Cooder Blind Willie Johnson recorded thirty songs from 1927-1930 and of those thirty he used a slide on only twelve. He’s so good - I mean, he’s just so good! Beyond a guitar player. Of course, I’ve tried all my life - worked very hard and every day of my life, practically - to play in that style. ![]() ![]() I never could figure out how in the world he got such a busy sound playing so little. He could play all of these sparking little melody lines. "Blind Willie Johnson had great dexterity. ![]()
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