Free Robert Johnson Lesson http://www.play-blues-guitar.eu/love-in-vain-get-free Mississippi John Hurt was a giant amongst blues guitar players and had a huge influence on later generations. However, it's rare to find modern players carrying the same feeling - it's certain that I can't, but I thought I'd put out this lesson so we can take a closer look at what he did. Often, we change the style for various reasons, mostly because some of the stuff is too time consuming to learn for most people - this isn't a criticism at all - we don't have time to copy all styles perfectly, but blues guitar lessons need to show us how the great ones did it, if possible. In some cases, like John Hurt, it's pretty easy to get the idea because his style is crisp and clear, but it's something else that blocks us when we try to lean blues guitar in this style - we have difficulty capturing that special 'feeling' Here again, this isn't surprising. we haven't lived the blues and we didn't create it. The very least we can do is to try and bring a little of that special flavor into our blues music and pay homage to legends such as John Hurt. John had a superbly almost unique guitar picking technique, in that he kept his third and fourth picking fingers on the sound board while his other two fingers picked the melody. because of this firm anchor, his timing was great. In my case, my hand lifts away from the guitar finger board when I use the second finger and it messes up the timing. Oh well, back to the drawing board - talk later, I have to go and practice Spike Driver ... Have fun. Cheers Jim MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT Lonesome Valley (1965) Guitar Lesson: Basic Blues Fingerpicking in The Style of John Hurt Acoustic Blues Guitar - Mike Russo - Staggerlee MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT Spike driver Blues 1963 Candy Man Blues Guitar Lesson Preview - Mississippi John Hurt The Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt Delta Blues Guitar Lesson: Mississippi John Hurt C.C. Ryder MDBG Mississippi John Hurt live 08-29-64 Acoustic Guitar Lessons - Spike Driver's Blues Part 1 (Mississippi John Hurt) Mississippi John Hurt live NYC 1963 (audio) Mississippi John Hurt - The Ballad Of Stagger Lee Mississippi John Hurt Guitar Lesson Ain't No Tellin' Mississippi Blues Guitar Intro Lesson 1 of 7 GUITAR LESSON: RICHLAND WOMEN BLUES (John Hurt) by Lelong How To Play Monday Morning Blues Songs by Mississippi John Hurt in the Key of C "Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor" taught by Duck Baker Dave Van Ronk - "Spike Driver Blues" from "Down in Guitar Lesson: Basic Blues Fingerpicking in The Style of John Hurt MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT- THE BEST OF (FULL ALBUM) MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT Spike driver Blues 1963 Deep River Blues Lesson - Jim Bruce Blues Guitar - How To Play Deep River Blues Learn Blues Guitar - Mississippi John Hurt - Blues Guitar Lessons Mississippi Blues Guitar Lesson 2 of 7 Delta Blues Guitar Lesson: Mississippi John Hurt C.C. Ryder MDBG Candy Man Blues Guitar Lesson Preview - Mississippi John Hurt Spike Driver Blues - fingerpicking songs + TAB. Learn to play, guitar lesson Masters of Delta Blues Guitar: Mississippi John Hurt Staggolee Guitar Lesson Blues MDBG mississippi blues guitar mississippi blues lesson how to play blues on acoustic guitar mississippi john hurt lesson john hurt lesson mississippi blues guitar lesson best blues guitarist acoustic guitar blues learn to play blues guitar spike driver blues guitar lesson john hurt guitar mississippi blues acoustic how to play mississippi john hurt spike driver blues lesson mississippi john hurt lonesome valley lesson spike driver blues jim bruce blues guitar lesson hurt guitar jim bruce blues guitar mississippi john hurt lessons how to play spike driver blues MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT Lonesome Valley (1965) Dave Van Ronk - "Spike Driver Blues" from "Down in Washington Square" Sam Chatmon - Dropped D - Jim Bruce Blues Guitar Lessons Acoustic Blues Techniques - #2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Guitar Lesson - Jim Bruce Mississippi John Hurt live 08-29-64 GUITAR LESSON: RICHLAND WOMEN BLUES (John Hurt) by Lelong Acoustic Guitar Lessons - Spike Driver's Blues Part 1 (Mississippi John Hurt) Learn Acoustic Blues Guitar - Acoustic Blues Guitar Lessons - Jim Bruce Blues Guitar Lessons Lesson "Blues In My Fingers" Lonnie Johnson style - FreeTAB Jim Bruce Blues Guitar - That'll Never Happen No More - Blind Blake Cover Pat Donohue plays "Spike Driver Blues" "You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley" Guitar Lesson (Pt2) Acoustic Guitar Lesson - "Avalon Blues" Mississippi John Hurt Rainbow Quest: Mississippi John Hurt - Goodnig