In this lesson we discuss the four and five chords and how to play them with an alternating bass. I also break down the introduction and discuss playing the alternating bass while singing. Enjoy!
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 @ 0:26 Open E Tuning (E B E G# B E)
loop @ 0:30 IV and V Chords
loop @ 1:57 Intro Review (Slight Variation from Last Weeks Intro)
$6.3 | $5.0 $1. $4.2.$2.0.$1.2 $1. $5.0.$2.2^ $1.0 $4.0 $5.1 | $5.2 $1. $4.0.$2.2.$1.0 $1. $6.0.$1./4 $1. $4.0.$1./4 $1.0 | $6.0 $1./4 $1.\2 $1.0 $2.2 $1.0 $4.3 $3.0 |
$4.0 $1. $6.3 $5.0 $4.2.$3.1.$2.0.$1.2 $1. $1. $1. $1. |
loop @ 2:45 Main Section Breakdown
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$6.0 $1. $4.0.$3.0.$1./4 $1. $6.0.$1./4 $1.0 $4.0.$3.0 $1. | $6.0.$1./4 $1. $4.0.$3.0.$1.0 $2./5 $6.0 $1. $4.0.$3.0 $1. | $5.0 $1. $4.2.$3.1.$1.2 $1. $5.0.$2.2 $1.0 $4.0.$3.0 $5.1 |
$5.2 $1. $4.0.$3.1 $1. $6.3 $1. $4.0.$3.0 $1. | $6.0 $1./4 $1.\2 $1.0 $2.2 $1.0 $4.3 $3.0 | $4.0 $1. $6.3 $5.0 $4.2.$3.1.$2.0.$1.2 $1. $1. $1. $1. |
loop @ 4:56 I Chord / First 4 Bars - Practice Loop
loop @ 6:19 IV - V and Turnaround / Remaining 8 Bars - Practice Loop
Comments
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@Corey Thank you Corey i'll try you're advice and work the song in that way :)
@Peter Wolf....you are exactly right!
@At Corey i've finaly got what you play on the verse and the last detail of the intro. I have to work it now. It's really nice to have a second voice under the melody !!
Greetings
JD
@Peter : Yes you're right it's a standard blues although in Blake version it's not alway clearly a IV chord in the tenth measure. Sometimes he'll stay on the V or just play a lick on it. But it's a 12bar blues for sure :)
Hello Corey, in case or you miss my last video i put it by Youtube. I've download the last one without youtube and maybe you didn't notice it it was just a little icon...
Thanks
JD
Hi JD --- sounds great. I agree with Corey, you have a nice light touch on the slide. Love the tone too!
@JD...I dig the tone that you get from the guitar here and your touch on the slide is nice and light. I think you should focus on the rhythm of the song, make it swing more. Try putting more emphasis on the '2' and the '4' beat and see how that feels.