Blues/Roots Guitar

Steve James is known for his mastery of blues guitar styles, as well as his deep knowledge of the history of the great traditional players, from Piedmont to Delta. In this video tutorial series, he takes five pieces representative of different styles and teaches them in careful detail for the learning student.

Videos

• Chapter 1 (11:47) - Steve plays us a ditty then dives into Tuning, Picking, Chords and more.

• Chapter 2 (06:33) - In this video, Steve demonstrates how blues is a Harmony System, as well as a feeling. Steve gives valuable advice on how to understand the different scales and melodies.

• Chapter 3 (16:34) - Steve shows us the "12 Bar Blues", and then shows bar by bar how to play it, along with some variations.

• Chapter 4 (11:50) - In this video, Steve gets back to playing blues in the key of C, along with tips and tricks to help you along the way.

• Chapter 5 (11:38) - Steve busts out the Bottle Neck Slide Style guitar and hops in Open C Tuning.

• Chapter 6 (05:29) - In this video, Steve talks about open D tuning and helps you grasp the understanding of slide guitar technique in open tunings.

• Chapter 7 (03:14) - Steve shows a different open D tuning and shares chords and sliding techniques.

• Chapter 8 (13:11) - Steven demonstrates a song by Sam Mcgee, "A hot time in the old town tonight" on the Bottleneck guitar.