The Old School - Delta Blues - Muddy Waters/Robert Johnson

"The Old School" was composed by Bob Margolin who played guitar in Muddy Waters' band in the late 70ties. The song tells about the relationship between Bob and his "professor or slave-driving teacher" Muddy. When the young Bob joined the band all the instruction he got from Muddy was :"just watch me and learn"
Bob sure learned as he's one of America's top bluesmen now.
The song is in open G or Spanish and reflects Muddy's older material.

I'm teaching this song in the following three lesson video's
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=lgMYmDVpEbg
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=KwWFO6l4dtQ
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=WzFAIQ4R5-s&feature=related
FREE TABLATURE FOR THESE LESSONS IF YOUR ORDER THE SLIDE LESSON DVD BELOW!!

or available at my website
http://www.daddystovepipe.com
cost : €7.5 and you get tab for Blue Paloma (the next step up in Delta slide playing) as a bonus!
Here's the link to that song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdh9MgE7vac

SLIDE LESSON DVD AVAILABLE AT
http://www.youtuberecords.com/dsp02.php
Download only for €12 (about $16)
3 slide songs are taught in great detail with video's of every measure played (accurate tablature included)

The lyrics go like this (repeat first line twice) :

I go to the old school, I study hard, I study long
Got me a mean ol' professo, tries to teach me right from wrong

slave drivin' teacher, just won't cut me (poor me) no slack
I show him what I learned, then he tells me what I lack

guitarsolo

Brought an apple to my teacher
he said bring me champagne
he tells me everyday
till I nearly go insane
I thought the teacher liked m
thought I was the teacher's pet
then he tells me the more I teach you
the dumber I get

I go to the old school, I come in early I go out late
I always will be a little schoolboy, I'll never graduate

Category:

Music

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• acoustic
• slide
• bottleneck
• tablature
• deltablues
• delta
• mississippi
• blues
• open G tuning
• open g blues
• fingerpicking
• guitar
• muddy
• waters
• robert
• johnson
• bob
• margolin
• daddystovepipe

[515742617000027]

cool pictures of Blind Blake and Blind Lemon Jefferson behind you. Whee'd you get those?

[daddystovepipe]

@515742617000027

google bluesimages

[slyx94]

is there a custom tuning?

[daddystovepipe]

@slyx94

it's an open tuning called 'Spanish' or open G tuning; low to high DGDGBD

[CaseyColtlol]

I gotta learn. With no experience, should I start on an acoustic or something more like this? Finger picking or standard.. D=

[daddystovepipe]

@CaseyColtlol

doesn't matter, start with what you love and want the most, good luck!

[antimatter07]

is it normal to get a boner from this?

[NRaioman]

Good!!

[33camcam]

Blind melon Jefferson would be proud

[NoTitleNeeded]

I am starting to learn slide guitar. can someone tell me if the guitar in this video is in standard tuning or a special tuning.

[gillylikesbikes]

13 people dont have ears

[dkrumrie123]

I don't know what it is but you got it.

[philjit1]

man you have nailed . i wish i could ...

[slyx94]

@daddystovepipe thanks! much much, much appreciated. =)