- Paperback: 40 pages
- Publisher: Grossman's Guitar Workshop (July 17, 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786659211
- ISBN-13: 978-0786659210
Rev. Gary Davis was a musical giant. His ideas spanned a wide range of
techniques and styles. His repertoire featured blues, rags, show
instrumentals and gospel songs. He played with his thumb and index
finger to pick out complex melodies, rhythmic licks and lightning fast
single-string runs. In this book, seven of Rev. Davis's blues are
presented. These arrangements have been performed and recorded by a host
of great artists including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Hot Tuna, David
Bromberg, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch and many others. These lessons are
for the intermediate to advanced fingerstyle guitarist. The accompanying
three CD lessons teach these arrangements phrase by phrase as well as
presenting the original recordings. LESSON ONE: Our first lesson
highlights two of Rev. Davis's most popular blues arrangements.
Hesitation Blues is played in the key of C. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
is played in the key of G. LESSON TWO: The key of C was a favorite for
Rev. Davis. In this lesson we explore the party tune Sally Where'd You
Get Your Liquor From (made popular by Hot Tuna). Rev. Davis used to joke
that he could play Candyman so many different ways that he would be
able to play it nonstop for at least 8 hours without repeating himself!
We look at two versions of this very popular folk blues with the regular
Candyman followed by the Two-Step Candyman. LESSON THREE: "Raggin' the
blues" was a great part of Rev. Davis's repertoire. His Walkin' Dog
Blues is a tour de force in a blues in C. All fourteen verses are
transcribed here, and we study how this arrangement develops. Buck Rag
is a fascinating rag played in the key of C. Single-string runs,
counterpoint lines, rhythmic variations and syncopated bass patterns are
featured.
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