Bad Blues - Acoustic blues in E - Lightnin' Hopkins/Baby Tate

Tribute to Charles Henry "Baby" Tate (1916-72), a great Carolina bluesman who sadly died before recognition. His main influences were Blind Boy Fuller (who he knew) and Lightnin' Hopkins. Although he recorded quite a few songs for the Trix label they were never issued. His only full cd is available on the Bluesville label (#BV1072)
I learned this particular instrumental piece from a cd called "The Blues" Folkways A101 (still available at Smithsonean). The material of this cd was recorded for a shortfilm with the same title by Sam Charters. It also features Furry Lewis and Pink Anderson.
I'm in standard tuning, key of E, and playing my L-00v made by John Gréven.
Note I use an unwound G string (018), something many bluesmen did, to get a more twangy sound when bending.

I did a five part LESSON on this tune, here's the link to the first one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnr98Xc--u8
and the second one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3pxZfcP3KU

I also uploaded the original version by Baby Tate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-YL02pumY

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

TABLATURE
I tabbed this song out (intro and ALL the verses) so if you don't want to listen to my explanations get the tab (you'll learn faster and more easely)
Go to my website
http://www.daddystovepipe.com
and click on the Paypal logo.
Cost : €7.50 (about $10)
PROMO !
If you order the tab you get a free bonus, tab to another great slow blues in E with lotsa jazz influences
Here's the link to that song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba-k58x3lmE

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• accoustic
• guitar
• blues
• instrumental
• fingerpicking
• tablature
• baby
• tate
• lightning
• hopkins
• greven
• L00v
• daddystovepipe

[BillEvans1956]

Very nice! What are the guages of the other strings you have there? Did you experiment with the guage of the unwound G before settled on an 18? Thanks.

[daddystovepipe]

@BillEvans1956

just a regular light set; a 20 is too heavy and rare to find

[hchoron]

You've got a very soulful approach to playing the blues. Can anyone tell me what guitar he's playing.

[daddystovepipe]

@hchoron

check vid descripton please

[andypearlfisher]

I love Ligntin Hopkins and this captures the feel of that stuff really well.But can anybody tell me why you hardly ever get black amature musicians playing accoustic blues on you tube?

[daddystovepipe]

I think for many blacks the blues is something from a shameful past and there's no money in it...

[nemosvirovat]

6th time in a row that im watching

[oggendoggen2]

You sho' know how to shake em' on down, Brother Lowdown! I'm-a goin' to Louisiana an buy me a mojo han,' so I can play the blues. I'm-a takin' that Panama Limited an' ridin' my blues away.

[thrashinthursday]

are there any similar songs online with tabs? 

[bakedsushi]

Outstanding, may be my fav from you...Bravo

[minefounder]

I'v been playing Heavy Metal for 8 years... This video has changed my musical preference completely. Thank you very much sir. Ill DEF check out those tabs and subscribe buddy. Thanks again daddy.

[ngNaima]

Nice... very nice. I subscribed to your channel.

[albinowolf2]

Heck yeah! U cool as sheet, dude! Keep on playin'!

One love, one heart!

White Wolf

[demodozer]

Fantastic playing, stopped watching TV and am starting to play again.

Thanks