Song Repertoire – now that you've got the basics of fingerpicking under your belt it's time to add some nice songs to your repertoire.  (Level: 2 and up)

In this series I'll teach you some of the all time favorite country blues and ragtime blues songs. You'll become familiar with artists such as Tommy Johnson, Blind Blake, Willie McTell and Mance Lipscomb. As a nice treat I've included two people whom I've personally studies with - Eugene Powell and Etta Baker.

The best part about all of these lessons is that you'll also learn ADDITIONAL LICKS to add to the songs.

All lessons contain a music file and a tab file which will be emailed to you along with full email support.
Bad Luck Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson: this lesson we'll not only explore the style of Jefferson but I'll show you how to put some of his favorite licks into this song. Lemon was a master improviser and you can be too.
Candyman: A traditional song played by many others, this takes it's inspiration from the modern day acoustic artist Jorma Kaukonen. However, I'll show you how to snaz it up with some nice little surprises.
The Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell: Famous song made that way by such artists as David Bromberg and the Allman Brothers. But McTell had a beautiful style all his own which you'll get a tast of here. Again, we'll be throwing in some nice additional ideas for you to play with.
Tommy Johnson Blues: This tune makes use of some of Tommy's greatest licks, taking it's inspiration from his classics 'Big Road Blues' and 'Canned Heat Blues'. We're going to include all the trademark hot licks here. Some fun stuff in Drop D Tuning
Chump Man Blues - Blind Blake: Now let's take that Drop D tuning and see what Blake - the master of ragtime blues - did with it. We'll learn his licks and and throw in some interesting ideas for you to explore as well.
One Dime Blues - Etta Baker: - This is a piece I learned directly from Etta herself, right in her living room in North Carolina. You'll learn some fun bass movements here in E as well as an interesting little break.
Captain Captain - Mance Libscomb: A song in one of Mance's favorite keys - A - and this piece will surely illustrate why. Chock full of beautiful licks played against a dead bass line with a facinating lead break up on the 9th fret.
Diddy Wah Diddy - Bind Blake: One of Blakes all time masterpieces, this piece will not only illustrate Blakes remarkable style in the key of C with hot licks galore, but I'll also show you how to put in a few licks from Jefferson as well.
The Piedmont Blues - Here I'm going to show you just how Blind Boy Fuller did it, using all of his cool licks, turnarounds and fills in the key of A. This piece typifies the Piedmont/ragtime style.
Hacksaw Rag - Eugene Powell: I learned this piece directly from the master himself in Greenville MS. Eugene was one of the most skilled ragtime/blues players of his time who hung out and jammed with all the greats of his day, including Sam Chatman, Bo Carter and Hacksaw Harney, who inspired him.