"Slow Blues in E" taught by Stefan Grossman

[TheXELURST]

brill thx man wow your good

[PyR0Star]

thank u very much, i might be drunk at 2am, but im still jamming on my harp along with your msuic, what bilss, tyvm....

[jack002tuber]

Very nice lesson!

[1234guitarpro]

I never thought Christopher Walken would be teaching me blues!

[voorisdanny]

Just what the doc ordered! thanks GROSSMAN!

[pinoyblues69]

robert johnson, big bill broonzy, lightning hopkins all at once.

[pinoyblues69]

@pinoyblues69 oh, i forgot brownie mcghee

[eltonjazz]

Taken alot onboard, Thanks Stephan!! I'll use this in my playing you are a great teacher. Thanks again.

[VoyzeBreak]

too difficult with the bass at the thumb oO

[Iror2012]

whoa what a well greased lesson, thanks very much!

[thmpick]

Never mind, Just found the title at the top of the page, covered by another window, my apologies!

[enterbatiservices]

stephan c'est qui ta guitare

[dingoswamphead]

Stylish syncopation too!

[smooretogo]

very well done///thx

[pixnote]

Excellent - the essence of the blues!

[FittersBlues]

Yeah, real cool man

[roflhobo19]

this showed me a shit ton on blues riffs thank you!

[Trex8137]

Thanks Stefan, pass it on my man. Really appreciate the lessons!

[ChavezRey]

For thirty plus years Stefan has been key in passing this music on to next generations. His book Texas Blues got me started, thank you Stefan.

[rivertothesea]

If you can't follow the video, I suggest you find a teacher and pay him. That's why we have guitar teachers, and if we don't have these people (like Stefan) where would we be. Pay your local guitar teacher so he can eat!

[rivertothesea]

Absolute magic

[pedrinbadboy]

it sounds great, but you should to show the tab.. . free samples are good to check the content and the method included on the dvd

[VoyzeBreak]

Which tuning?

[kerumble]

always a pleasure to come back to this. wonderful playing and understanding.

[funkbaron]

Nice blues tuition, really easy to follow and well explained. Just bought the DVD, so hoping the rest is as good as this. Cheers

[MrRickmckenna]

This is really great, thanks!

[observingworld]

I got RSI in the wrists from playing 5 years ago. I really hope the treatment I'm getting will get me back because I'm aching to have a try at Blues guitar like the fellow plays on this YouTube video.

[badr941]

HI,Mr stefan I like your still to play blues ,and is interesting,but plz can you be more slowly,because i can't understand most of notes if is possible

[groundloop07]

Thumbs up if you went and got your acoustic out of the closet, restung it and had an apiphany....

[nonamesonme1]

@groundloop07 not entirely but yes that has happened very recently! i think im ready for this! SHWEET THX Stefan Grossman

[groundloop07]

@nonamesonme1 me niether i dont really have a closet.

[WHOOOOOACH]

あのステファンが御教授なさってるなんて！ビックリだぜ！ari­gatou :->

[guitarlover1900]

love this  - where's the tab??

[donottawaguitar]

nice tips

[buhomelomano]

jack Nicholson ?

[Robb9096]

a terrific teaching. part of a nice foundation for a solid blues guitar/rock guitarist.

[robinoliverful]

@bluesyblues87 Of course this is a shortcut to the blues. Blues guitar will never be anything more than a hobby for the vast majority of Guitar players, and the G-man is a great teacher for facilitating that hobby. The tab is just a rough guide; we know we don't have to play every note as he sets it down, that's why he encourages us add our own ideas in the video. Lighten up.

[JakeBirkett]

This video is brilliant. It's given me tons of new ideas and Stefan seems like just such a nice guy!

[delta9LouDog]

@JakeBirkett seriously this video has is a fucking wealth of lickage! This video shouldn't have a thumbs down option this guy is clearly very accomplished

[westcoast1965]

This is outstanding authentic, tasteful and soulfully played blues. Great stuff!

[elp6321]

What's the guitar he's playing here?

[scrumpymanjack]

@elp6321 Also really want to know....anyone have a clue?

[bensisko16]

Awesome, Awesome!

[lowdenfan]

@bluesyblues87 Profiting from what? teaching? gee, how many teachers do that? destroying the blues? really? If it were not for Stefan I wouldn't have learned as much as I have. He's an exceptional player and I've always looked up to him.

[rttt56]

great

[LucasTheGreat1]

@umkommen666 Just e minor pent

[Rwehappy2day]

Mr. Grossman's timing is always impeccable. You can see how effortless he approaches a piece here, whether he is playing a simple blues lick or a complicated rag. The definition, the attack, and the timing in general, are always to be admired when you here him on here playing something. Thanks for posting this. I am always more intrested in the WAY he plays rather than the notes he plays. That is what seperates him from most people..

[dkaakd]

Talent = knowing the simple little tricks to make it sound good and being confident enough to make it look easy and natural.

Well done Stefan.

[49mrjd]

condecending twat

[MistydogX]

Agreed noisepuppet, he is a national treasure. The way music is going there will be none like him in 50 years.

[S1elmx]

Great video but it needs to be slower

[tbryson1999]

Can you go real slooooow

[robinoliverful]

Just watching two minutes of this and I'm playing better already.

[iceman62011]

the blue light was my baby, the red light was my mind...

[ilmatteo95]

Blues is easy to play but difficult to feel - Jimi Hendrix -

[SaypheZonE]

@ilmatteo95 Jimi Hendrix blues is very hard to play lol.

[ilmatteo95]

@SaypheZonE Yep, not for him ahahah

[stratplayer5769]

is this the same stefan grossman that interviewed freddie king for a vestapol video

[natlan]

the class is really great, thank you. i just wish u show it note by note and very slower.

sometime it's hard to see what are you doing exactly. but thnx

[Kdzification]

3:50 If you really wanna go to town?

Damn this lick is so cool

[Pollmaecher]

What is the different between the pentatonic in empty string and the pentatonic in the 9th fret ? please

[PashminaAfgan]

he is so great but also such a creeper hahhaha

[gumballs278]

what is the name of this DVD

[espantalho1972]

He owns Atlantic Records.

[m1sh99]

Just started the finger picking beginner lessons taught by Stefan.  Awesome! Please buy the dvd lessons. An excellent bargain and and lifetime value.

[interstategar]

very good teacher!

[montreemtx]

You light up my blues life.

Thank you.

[dirtydonki]

Blues is so simple but so rewarding and enjoyable to play.

[johnpeluco]

@dirtydonki simple????? It can be simple, like anything else. Try looking for Jody Worrell or Warren Haynes an reconsider your words. xD However, All of us are blues lovers, so keep on listening mate! ;)

[dirtydonki]

@johnpeluco If you have nothing sensible to say go blow it out yer ass.

[Carlovfx]

@dirtydonki "i started to play the blues because i was thinking that it was easy, in the end was the hardest thing i have ever done in my life" Eric Clapton

[dirtydonki]

@Carlovfx Eric who? PUHLEEZE.

Actually, Eric once said to me at a party in Clapham Junction in the late 70's that I was one of the most promising blues players he'd heard for a long time and YES we were all high on something at the time. :)

[Carlovfx]

@dirtydonki i really don't get your point, i just stated what Eric once said.

[saprando]

@dirtydonki "Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel" -Jimi Hendrix

[dirtydonki]

@saprando I agree but only if one is gullible enough to actually believe the hype. :)

The so called "feel" comes from experieince and mastery. Some progress much more quickly than others.

Comments like those of Jimi's do great things for adding mystery to the craft but are primarily used to sell the music.

Play the music & feel your partner.

Practise, practise, practise.

[DanSandmanMusic]

Stefan is one of the best teachers in the world and we should all buy his DVD. American society should award this man a medal for his services to music, he is worthy of a knighthood. Thank you Stefan, Dan (from London - UK)

[t3hpwnzerer]

I bet Stefan could teach the Sun to shine brighter. this is pure ecstasy, he is not even playing with a band and i could listen to this all day every day. Even the teaching part where he was taking breaks and talking was better than i have ever played, and likely ever will play. Thank you Stefan.

[noisepuppet]

LOL, looks like about 4% of people will thumbs-down even a national treasure like Stefan. Talk about the ass end of the bell curve.

[ArtZen8]

This is great!! were can i get the tablature for this?

[ApeeGuitars]

Stefan Grossman en concert exceptionnel le 21 mai 2011 à Sauveterre de Rouergue en Aveyron ! Qu'on se le dise !

[dkjayjay]

when i was young (born 56) i went to the libraty to get ur tabs on whatever. Are you really the same Stefan Grosman?

I went for (and bought as) a 5 G string banjo - never learned it (not your fault)

if you are THAT stefan grossmann, you......

[ScrappersBoy]

@dkjayjay

Stefan's an old wheel (b.1945) - he's been round and round.

I bought "Aunt Molly's Murray Farm" in 1968/9 and I might have seen him at Les Cousins or similar a year or two before that, when he was apparently hanging out with Clapton, Jansch, Renbourn, Graham, McTell etc.

He's a dazzling guitarist who obviously likes playing and enjoys teaching - pretty good at both, eh?

[philjit1]

yeah you got dude.

[japhyryder321]

Stefen are you also plucking the low E?

[montreemtx]

Cheers for blues fans...

I love slow blues very muchhhhh

[philjit1]

well its saturday night . slowly getting drunk, cos i cant play. but u r great inspiration . cheers ,i will keep trying but i know i wont get there..

[didgeboy287]

@philjit1 It's the "I can't play the blues" blues.

[montreemtx]

@didgeboy287 A...ha...that's interesting.....one of us(blues fans) would compose a song called :The Blues I Can't Play" or "I can't The Blues".

[Jackiesstash08]

40 dislikes?! Wtf! Not technical enough for 40 shredder losers who wouldn't get the blues if it bit them in the nuts

[florinbaiduc]

@Jackiesstash08 Naah - I guess they just missed the right button. No real shredder would dislike this.

[OLDROCKER123]

Can any body tell me how to open pdf file on stefan`s dvd` s.  Thanks,

[OLDROCKER123]

@OLDROCKER123 Thanks for you e-mail. Great DVD.

[GW20]

read up on Mr. Grossman. You'll find he knew these blues men up close and personal. He's not a "follower" he's a student taught by the real blues masters, Mississippi John Hurt, Son House, ant the list goes on.... and on..... many are gone now.....

This may be simple to some but from a master taught by masters I'll call it masterful. This was meant to teach, not be a showcase of ones talent. Mr. Grossman You bring this to life.

[holymackeral456]

Fuck all the haters. I felt it.

[klklklklkjlkjjhu]

through the blues you can look into the soul of a man.....

[RevolucionNr9]

It looks simple, because it's simple, very simple.

And his right hand technique is very weak.

Nevertheless, it sounds good.

[catfishlee1952]

This guy plays with such ease......Makes it look so simple to follow along.

Nice JoB!

Thx

[amaz789]

@guitarismysword1 +1...would like to know some exercises as well

[Dan727]

I'm so glad I found you, this is great stuff, I'm happy now.

[LazyMonkeyy]

this guy just visited my clas in Norway

[bluegrassfan23]

Really great music. Do you have a website as well?

[surrealIdeal]

which guitar is this? ( I'm looking for a good accoustic guitar, suitable for delta blues. any price... )

[guitarismysword1]

how to learn that thumb technique? it sounds kinda poor without it and i really cant do it. do you have any good exercises?

[blevoguer]

A wonderful video. You are so at ease with the instrument. Very motivational. Thanks.

[donottawaguitar]

great vid

[funksolo]

any opportunity for tabs?

[yankee178]

He has some good ideaRs...

[Zoranowski]

Jako dobar materijal za vjezbu!!!

[comberix]

Ou puis je trouver la tablature de cette sublime melodie ?

[kerumble]

so relaxed, so clean, superb stuff.

[Bluedudemusic]

This is smooth Blues, great sound

[elfpagesmusic]

Thank you--I have your book for 45 years, nice to finally learn some stuff

[dfbarbarian]

stefan grossman is awesome.

[RECKERstudio555]

amazing lesson!! Thanks a million!!!

[sheriffdu38]

please where could buy tabs ?

[markydjh1]

Wow how long how long have you be doing this -amazing guitarist

[87youngluck]

this is one of the best lessons on youtube if you make you self learn half of what he's doing here you can really start to feel this. i just played this for like three hours lol it doesnt want to stop. this is jaming folks! great playing i would like to here this guy open up and jam it out. good stuff thanks for the post

[TheBarry33]

Im a fan Stepan but I cant follow you here. You dont ALWAYS tell us what fret you're on and what string. It's really frustrating because I REALLY want to learn from YOU!. Please check out Malero's Channel. It's really slow but oh so accurate. You mention tablature towards the end. Could you offer a session on reading tablature?

Barry

[leovienne0607]

I hear some "change the wold" notes there " :D

[BurgerGrabber]

i love teaching videos that actually have some jamming in it. when i actually see it in the song is when it starts to click for me... not seeing a turn around as part of a song disconnects the feeling for me. GREAT VID!

[willemlenaerts]

I've seen you for just 3 minutes and you allready got yourself stored in my favourites! Nice to see you understand your music!

Kind of music you play on a drunk night sittin' with your friends next to a fire and sing about world's misery (probably about some damn fine girl...)

Thanks mate!

[BrookHornblower]

great - you use the same guitar as in your great teaching video. May the Lord Jesus be praised through blues!

[markstief]

sorry to post video reponse...its nothing like yours for talent but still the blues

[markstief]

genius! thx 

[findlaymcarthur]

its boring music

[fattybergeson]

@findlaymcarthur whats boring? the blues? also known as THE ROOTS OF ROCK N ROLL!! prick...

[surrealIdeal]

@findlaymcarthur it's better then REGGAE

[dsweetla]

Completely accessible and fulfillingly challenging. I'm a better guitarist after 30 minutes for watching your lessons. Thank you! Clearly, you're an experienced and intuitive artist, but more importantly a great communicator of exactly "how" to achieve the beauty of this style of music. You have a rare gift in being able to teach as clearly and creatively as you play. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us, and freely at that!

[kingorbit]

I bought one of this guys DVDs off ebay. Noone can touch this dude, he will melt your brain. Eric Clapton says he has learned alont from him. ERIC CLAPTON.

[PreacherofArrakeen]

From which DVD is this from?

[darkfire3012]

2:37 Seven Heaven x)

[Skyzboob]

Is so haaaaard to play the blues

When i see that ive got the blues

do you want i play without my shoes

because dude ive got the blues

very thanks for the tube

[lblmer]

Your the best there is at teaching  blues guitar. Great sounds.

[yuza791]

Probably the most useful video I've ever seen!

Thank you very much!

Giuseppe - Italy

[MrBB102]

This is really helpful, thanks

[windsurf7772]

your video is great mate! thanks for the info, i learnt a lot with this lesson.. best blues lesson ever

[windsurf7772]

love ya dady

[windsurf7772]

daddy 

[tassili01]

J’aime beaucoup cette vidéo de notre très grand artiste Stefan grossman

Et sa me fait très grande plaisir de la voire chaque jour et aussi beaucoup

Des vidéos de stefan.

[softlyserenademe]

I CANT DO THIS OMG

[IBG67]

@softlyserenademe trust me. PLEASE TRUST ME. I couldn't when i first tried either. NOBODY can. stick to it. it took stefan 40 plus years to get where he is at the time of this video

[softlyserenademe]

@IBG67 don't worry I'm not quitting lol. I was just frustrated today still am in fact. I am trying to learn e blues, not of this variety but a much more simplified version for beginners which is ironic because I CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. I was not there when my teacher explained it to the class, and the whole day I have been fiddling about trying to make sense of it. With no avail! so tomorrow I will just have to ask him to help me after class. But definitely not quitting!

[eDionysus]

Congradulations for the fantastic video

[thunderoad100]

My first footsteps in the blues.

Thanks. A great teacher.

Vincenzo.

Italy

[danielouistedman]

awesome beginner lesson, thanks! I've been back to this dozens of times. I probably account for like 100 views on here...

[fedebluesguitar]

Una clase magistral. He aprendido mucho.Gracias

[kalabaze]

wonderful work thank you so so so much

[tofmelon]

Hello Stefan

Nice to see you here...I am Chris MAERTEN...remember from Fulham UK with my first album FOR LADIES ONLY...It is great to see that you teach your great knowledge of picking guitar to the new kids.Hope you are well.Chris

[thegrandwazoooo]

wheres the tab?

[stringbound]

@thegrandwazoooo Comes with the DVD. ;-)

[pacificnorthwester]

@thegrandwazoooo Buy the dvd lesson,sfb.

[tommy7729]

How do I get the Slow Blues in E tab book to new Zealand

[EyaldonEmber]

Awesome Job. You make it looks so easy

[unkindnot]

My God. I could watch him all day. Amazing!

[cjoey39]

I love to hear you talk and play! It's so easy for you! I think that you don't have any idea of how hard that really is! Awesome lesson! So so cool!! Thanks, Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"

[TheMahagoni]

i adore you man

[CelticReject]

I always struggle keeping that thumb going! I'm beginning to think I am genetically incapable!! lol

[scrumpymanjack]

I think I've said this before but it merits repetion: this guy is just pure class. Awesome playing and an awesome lesson. Particularly like the "Alright!" at 1.50. Serweeet!

[nuukable]

Nice

[freddysmith123]

hey thats gross man

[bukman66]

not bad... not bad at all

[wattyboy87]

Awesome lesson!

[hubba1de]

Great work, although very frustrating in this "teaser" lesson. I have to buy the video if I really want to learn this huh... only one or two respectable breakdowns of what the hell is going on.

[madmartigan4077]

@hubba1de I hate to be the one to let you in on this little secret, but, the world is not your personal servant. Mr. Grossman is a musician, but he is also a businessman. This is how he makes his living. If you don't want to pay your dues to play the blues, perhaps someone else will teach you for free.

[christaiki]

Man that has got to be the music set for me. My fingers are raw after the first time I heard you. I'm throwing my own e flow with you. YOu made me play better. I subscribed. Keep it going. thanks.

[westgal52]

Stefan demystifies the blues! First time I've had a clue, thanks to him!

[ALDGERNON]

u r the best!!

[manas4]

Wonderful lesson!..Thanks a ton!

[georgio2]

If you don't learn off this guy then give up! The clearest lesson I've seen yet and it makes something which sounds so good look so easy.

Now for the next lesson!!

[hammill444]

@georgio2 Well, then I guess I'll give up. There was plenty of info on the left hand in terms of chords and slides-- but no real useful instruction with respect to the right: the picking. I simply cannot find good instruction anywhere on how to develop proper technique for the picking.

[theartboy]

smooth, sweet and inspiring!

[m0t0skoot]

Love the way Stefan plays so well, and yet takes the time to slow it down and teach someone learning how to play these blues.

[emjee]

I remember seeing Stefan Grossman perform at the Great Americn Music Hall in San Fran about twenty five years ago, he was great then and grear now, Pick ON SG!

[panabluesman]

What kind of strings are they? They are not phosphor bronze as i can see.

[MichaleenOFlynn1]

The How To Play the Blues series (1-3) is a classic example of talented play meeting with the gift of teaching. It should be in every guitarist's library.

[writeDVD]

I notice you use your fingertips, no long nails. Interesting. Someone told me to grow my nails. I think using your fingertips demands a different kind of control.

Lovely playing.