Bukka White lesson

This lesson is in response to someone who asked me to teach them how to play it. It's not exactly the way Bukka played it, but it's close enough that you could groove on it. Tuned to vestapol (open D). Any questions just msg me and i'll do my best to awnser them. Enjoy and keep the blues alive!

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• bukka
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• slide
• delta
• guitar
• mississippi

[IBG67]

dude, you just told a tooooooooottttaallllll lie. open d and open g. the increments between strings arent even similar man. you cant transpose ANY licks from one to the other AT ALL.

[lostintheblues]

@IBG67 dude, open d and open E, stop crankin ur amp and you wont damage ur ears anymore..... and actually there's tons and TONS of stuff that can be played in both D and G tunings...just take the time to figure it out, it's very possible and quite fun

[frejaluna]

Got a Question I might as well throw at you. I noticed you wear the slide-piece on your 2nd finger !

I've never really learned to use such one, but I have one I'd like to try on, and just wonder what finger to put it on ? Sorry if this comes out like I'm making a joke or something, but I'm not !

Could we please have some more from you ?

[lostintheblues]

Well, I taught myself, so no one ever told me what finger to use. When I bought one, it turned out to be pretty big, so it turned out that it fit easiest on my middle finger.  I can play allright with it on my ring and pinky as well, but it just feels most comfortable on my middle. So I'd say, start practicing with it on those 3 and after a while you'll probaly find what works best for you. There's different advantages for each finger, just need to develop your style.

Cheers

[lostintheblues]

no worries, keep the blues alive

[BoyCary]

Bukka is not played in open E. Bukka used Em EBEGBE for most songs. Also open G and D. Best wishes, Cary

[NeoTRP]

very good lesson, sir.

[jamesjonesrocket]

@RedmanicSeven hi mate, i know you wrote that comment ages ago but I'm learning this piece and I don't know what you mean about the tuning- if it was in a different tuning wouldn't it be in a different fingering?

[DjReicon]

Sorry as it is called that kind of guitar?

[IBG67]

@lostintheblues my bad i thought you said open d and open G were the same! and i dont have an amp, ive never owned an electric guitar. cant stand the things. and i have played for many many years, so that comment totally made me sound like an amateur. my apologies!

[demeneye]

well bukka can be played in any tuning if someone wants to, i think this guy and many others, including myself prove it all the time, but it's nice that you share some info on how bukkha tuned for his songs

[jamesjonesrocket]

gawd bless ya mate, thanks a lot for your time.

[doriiphore]

Hey! Nice work! Are you playing with a Vintage AMG1 ?

[littlerattyratratrat]

Nice job. Others have noted that Bukka usually used the open Em instead of the major, which is odd. The only other bluesman who comes to mind for using the Em was Skip James, who used it for its evil mournfulness, but Bukka used it quite differently, generally playing in the major by simply fretting the G string. You'd think that defeats the whole purpose of an open tuning, but somehow it works.