In this weeks lesson we will learn Blind Blake's Diddy Wah Diddy. We start out with learning the intro and alternating bass before tackling the whole tune. I hope you enjoy it and take your time.
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:Open E Tuning
Corey Harris
Blind Blake
Slide Guitar
Open E Tuning
Diddy Wah Diddy
Print Chords & Tab
Diddy Wah Diddy background listening: Blind Blake
loop @ 1:00 Open E Tuning (E B E G# B E)
loop @ 1:10 Run-Through
loop @ 3:01 Alternating Bass (12 Bar Blues after Intro)
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loop @ 3:50 Intro Breakdown
loop @ 4:28 Practice Intro Slowly
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loop @ 8:50 Closing Thoughts
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thanks Corey...I think you mean when I'm on the turnaround....I do on the first string fret 3 and 2 instead of 4 and 2...right???
It's very fast for me this tune...It's interesting also the way you're picking the strings when you go to the B chord in the intro right before starting the verse...you're not picking IV and Ist string exacly at the same time...there's a little space that really makes the difference...We discussed about it some time ago...Do you remember the flamenco conversation..etc?!?!? It would be interesting if you could go deeper in this...thanks again! Alex
@Alex...nice job with the fingerpicking...go back and listen to the slide line it sounds like you should maybe begin it perhaps a fret higher...listen closely to how I play it.
@JD...you're welcome. I always wanted to play it but wanted to do it a little differently from the original.
@Corey...here's my attempt at the intro....
@Jd...nice nice Job!!
@Corey and everybody else....excuse me...could you tell me what diddy wah diddy mean?!?!!? :DDD...really nice and hard tune to play!! :)
Cool !! I love this song and i wanted to ask about it in the forum :) ! I've worked it in C a little but i knew you've play a slide version in open E and wanted to learn it ! Thanks a lot Corey
Wow,Thanks for another great lesson. Still making my way through John Henry's alternating bass,but its coming together slowly.
Cheers Dave