Hello Folks, This week we are starting a new song, the blues classic "Texas Flood". We're basing the lessons on the original Larry Davis version. This weeks lesson is of course the chords and intro. You should all learn to play the chords the way I play them here. It's the best way to make the background full. Keeping a simple steady rhythm is necessary to keeping this type of slow blues flowing. Next week we go on to the double stop intro and single string obligato parts around the vocal.
Enjoy! Duke
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:texas blues
Texas Flood
Larry Davis
texas blues
Duke Robillard
roomful of blues
Print Chords & Tab
Texas Flood background listening: Larry Davis & Duke Robillard
loop @ 1:12 Breakdown of Intro and First Verse Chords
loop @ 4:00 Run-Through of Intro and First Verse Chords
First Verse
loop @ 7:20 Sliding the I Chord
loop @ 9:24 Breakdown of Ending
loop @ 10:05 Practice Intro and 3 Verses with Duke
loop @ 13:09 Flat 2 Transition to the I
loop @ 13:47 Closing Thoughts
Backing Track
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Steve H, Good job on it so far. Sounds like you have it together already! I could see how Texas Flood would be an
"anthem" in Austin easily! Duke
Hi Peter --- good catch. Yes, you're exactly right. My apologies for the error. I've updated the chord chart
Cool lesson Duke!
Get "Free Bird" level of requests playing in Austin for this one... Guess I should learn it...
Thanks,
Steve
Hi Scott, Yeah, Fenton was BAD! Glad you're able to get the lessons from Japan! Thanks, Duke
Great lesson! Getting it from Ibaracki, Japan thanks to the internet. A little bit of home. Happy New Year all !
I dig Fenton Robinson!
Peter, Thanks, When I recorded Texas Flood I was using a Gibson ES-150 Charlie Christian guitar and I got a very clean sound which I wouldn't use now for that song. Fenton Robinson was the guitarist on that record.
Ha, I just noticed the CD cover on the video Duke posted, where it says "The First Album"! I had the orignal album on vinyl, before CDs, and I don't think it said "The First Album" on the cover. Don't want you people thinking I'm senile!
Hi Stevieboy, Yes that was our first album indeed! Thanks, Duke
The first time I ever heard Texas Flood was on the Roomful of Blues album, their first I believe, with of course Duke on vocals and featuring his guitar playing. Great!