Corey Harris Teaches Blues Guitar

Corey Harris has absorbed American country blues traditions and plays them as authentically and powerfully as anyone on the scene today. He has also explored the African guitar styles on which much of the blues was based, and in this Homespun video series, he teaches songs and instrumentals that bridge the gap between the two cultures.

Videos

• High Fever Blues Pt. 1 (07:53) - Blues guitarist Corey Harris opens the tutorial with a song and then dives right into the first song to be analyzed, High Fever Blues.

• High Fever Blues Pt. 2 (09:42) - In the second part of the song deconstruction, Corey goes over different variations of the main licks.

• CC Pill Blues (13:46) - Here, we are introduced to a new song to go over, CC Pill Blues.

• Jack O' Diamonds Pt. 1 (09:52) - Next, we learn a tune that blues guitarist Mance Lipscomb made popular, Jack O' Diamonds.

• Jack O' Diamonds Pt. 2 (08:22) - We continue with the break down of the song and introduce slide techniques.

• King Cotton (11:07) - Corey breaks down one of his originals, King Cotton.

• Special Rider Blues Pt. 1 (08:56) - In this video, we see the performance and break down of an old Skip James tune.

• Special Rider Blues Pt. 2 (12:08) - Continuing the Special Rider Blues lesson, we see variations and focus on the solo part.

• Bajourou (14:08) - Next, Corey shows us a song called Bajourou which means 'big string'.

• Sundiata (16:10) - Corey shows us the West African folktale instrumental Sundiata.

• Conclusion (05:17) - In this last video, Corey gives his final thoughts as well as plays us out with a nice tune.