Blues Don't Beg For Mercy

[RoldRBlues]

Soy un amante del blues

Muchas gracias por esta pieza.

Thumbs Up !!!!

[leojeremy]

man, your blues is fantastic!! I'm from Brazil e would like to hear your musics in my car on the road!! where I can?

congratulations my friend! it's so good!

[marshallek]

Absolutely amazing. One of best blues songs I have ever heard. Thank you for this

[BrutusKill]

tah porraa esse cara éh d+ q blusão lokooo =]]]]

[ra1ajw]

wonderful playing on guitar!

I`m glad that I found this page!

[Punkerstyle9]

god its your composition????ur FUCIN BRILIANT!!!!!!

[STRUMMERBOY1975]

I don`t wear a Hat.. But if i did it would be off 4 you :) Top Hat ! !

[victortolast12345]

excellent playing, I like your style,

are these songs yours?

come check some of mine, listen to "blues improvisation", its definitely something different from the traditional blues, very inspired by SRV and Hendrix

Hope we stay in touch :)

[risinglegend09]

man you guys are a bunch of mean disrespectful little fuckers you kno that, this guy has more experience with music then the rest of you will ever have. i think old timers are great people, i jus love to sit and listen to everything they say, from their stories...to their music. fongster...dont lisen to these kids

[cris5202]

ES UN GUSTO ESCUCHARLO,NOSOTROS ACA SENTIMOS LO MISMO QUE UD. SIENTE..YO CANTO Y TOCO BLUES COMO UD. SIN CONOCERLO.MUCHAS GRACIAS POR EXISTIR.SOY PIO RODRIGUEZ DE ARGENTINA,TENGO 59 AÑOS DE MUSICA EN EL ALMA.FELICITACIONES...!!!!!!

[fongster100]

@cris5202 Gracias. Yo no hablo espanol, pero creo que blues se ha convertido en una musica mondial!

[ujlegato]

@fongster100 y los jovenes lo estamos reanimando

saludos desme mexico hermano

[loquinegra]

@cris5202 que bueno encontrar tu mensaje aqui, la verdad es que cuando encontré hace muy poco a este magnífico cantante de blues me impresionó increíblemente. No sé siquiera su nombre, pero su estilo es muy bueno. Saludos

[benettox]

Love this guy, and grandpa? thats just disrespectful man, we all grow old sometime, even you

[TheObie9]

that is some blues man what tuning are you in is it G

[fongster100]

@TheObie9 Yes, it is in G. I find that open G is the most versatile and useful open tuning. As a rule, when something is in open tuning, it will be in open G. A few things need to be in open D. Dust My Broom for instance (the vehicle for my Blues Is Dead), and Blind Willie Johnson used a lot of open D (my piece We Could Make Each Other Happy is based on Motherless Children). But most pieces you will run into in open tuning are open G. I'm glad you like it.

[Castropr2010]

Where I live, people with some talent, they are like kings ...

but you would be here as a god .... amazing!

I will practice.

[holdemstacy]

Great job man. I would call you grandpa with pride. Keep jammin because music does not know nor care about our age.  This song has heart. Feel free to send me any other of your songs.

[fongster100]

@ricoismybitch I'm not your grandpa. You're an American. You know what a slap it is to call somebody old in America. If you can't talk civil to me, don't talk at all.

[ricoismybitch]

@fongster100 sorry grandpa , i won't do it again grandpa , but that wasn 't the answer to my question GRAND - PAAAA !!! :p

[holdemstacy]

@ricoismybitch I sure hope your behavior is not a sign of whats to come from our youth. Show a little respect for your elders.

[therocksolicitor]

@fongster100 Hey comon now old man ! Don't be mean to the kid , he just asked a simple question . And I think he's calling you grandpa probably because he likes you :) Besides if he's being mean he's the one who'll have to live with it ... LIVE WITH IT !! you're gonna be dead in a week -what do you care !!

[flyinganusinthesky]

@therocksolicitor  lol

[murilomoraesmetello]

Now that's some smooth blues. Keep it up!

[TheJohnkeith]

Wow!! The sound of that guitar gives me gooseflesh...

[beenstra1]

dzem malarz

[zydecobill]

Man you got it right there. The lay off did you no harm. You got something t6o sing about.

[hoopiejohn]

Very nice! Did you write those words?

[fongster100]

@hoopiejohn Yes, I did.The phrase Blues Don't Beg For Mercy came to me first, but then it was quite a while (several months, I think) before the tune came to me. Once I had the tune and the rhythm, I was able to write the other verses fairly quickly.

For me, that is often the way songwriting works. I have phrases that have been bouncing around in my head for years, and I still do not know how to make a full song out of them. If I live, it will all come together.

[691USMC]

This is most excellent. Thank you for sharing. If I my ask - is this done in open D?

[fongster100]

@691USMC No. It is open G. The song Blues Is Dead is done in open D. I'm glad you liked it. I will try to record a live version some time in front of an audience. It's hard to play with the kind of fire the song demands in a studio setting.

[691USMC]

@fongster100 Thank you so much for the reply. I would love to learn this for our next "Rochester Guitar Club" meeting. You should be on the radio. You are very good.

[fongster100]

@691USMC Thanks for the encouragement. I have been away from music for many years (working, raising a family). This song is embarrassingly simple to play (like most things I play). The basic rhythmic bit is the seventh (third fret, high E and B strings), followed by second fret, high e string, first fret, b string, then open. Play that so it goes with the sung line, Blues don't beg for mercy, and you have the basics of the song. Everything else is pretty obvious.