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Special Rider Blues

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Skip James was probably the spookiest of all the country blues musicians to have recorded during the thirties, and then after his discovery in the sixties. Aside from being a fantastic musician, both on guitar and piano, his style was unique, named after the town he came from, Bentonia.

In this lesson I will show you how to play this beautiful song, and then show you how you can to create intricate, easy to play solos which will enable to you put your own stamp on this song.


What will you learn in this lesson?
• You'll learn the tuning that Skip used in this song, AND how to use it to it's full potential!
• How to play octave triplets, a distinctive characteristic of this style.
• How to improvise effectively, creating wonder solos. I provide numerous licks in this tuning for you to use any way you'd like.




This lesson includes 5 movie downloads with all the tab.


I'll even coach you via email.

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You can also stay in touch with me via email and let me know your progress. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have all along the way.

Only $7.95. I'll PERSONALLY email the link to you. Really, I do that myself.
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