Needed Time - Guitar Lesson part 1 - Lightnin' Hopkins

I got many requests to do a lesson on this song so here's the nitty gritty.

Gary Modney, one of my devoted and talented students tabbed out a basic version of this song.
You can download it FOR FREE, as well as an arrangement by Tom Ball at my webpage
http://www.youtuberecords.com/dsp02.php

Standard tuning; key of E
I'm playing an old 1930ties Supertone.

check out my new cd at Youtune Records
http://www.youtunerecords.com/daddystovepipe.html

I do a slower and longer version of this song on the cd.

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[adshedsyd]

very good. I like the guitar seems to make a nice siound for a smallguitar. How do you go about finding how to use these triads to accompany almost any song

[daddystovepipe]

@adshedsyd

listening is half the battler + play as much as you can and experiment : something is bound to happen

[FahQposeurfag]

i love your guitar...what is it??

[daddystovepipe]

A cheap 1927 Supertone.

[Storyteller1986]

@daddystovepipe Hi daddy, thank you. Your videos are fantastic.

[daddystovepipe]

@Storyteller1986

The explanation above is about the Propicks - I use them very rarely but they are good because of the mixed sound flesh/pick.

I mute with the palm of my right hand but not always; let your ears be the judge : sometimes a bassnote that keeps on ringing is great, sometimes not. I sometimes let a bassnote ring when there's not much happening on the treble strings.

[Storyteller1986]

@daddystovepipe Hi daddy. Do you mute at all the bass notes with your palm or it is just this technique thumbpick/flesh you describe above? I find it quite hard to modulate the sound of muted bass notes.

[PeluMaad]

Didn't anyone see "Sounder" with Taj Mahal's soundtrack? I've wanted to learn this song ever since. Thanks Daddy...

[daveburnham]

@c692 Thank you !

[c692]

@daveburnham Try Suncreek Music - click on John Pearse under manufacturers

[hygumvej45]

This is a good lesson!

The sound of your guitar is very nice which helps enjoy the vid :)

[FahQposeurfag]

looks and sounds great