Police Dog Blues - Blind Blake

An attempt to play a song written by the incomparable Blind Blake, originally recorded in 1929. Not quite up to Blake's tempo. He's just too fast to keep up with! It's in an Open D tuning (open E with a capo on the second fret to make it DADF#AD).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• music
• acoustic
• guitar
• rag
• ragtime
• blues
• fingerpicking
• fingerstyle
• blind
• blake
• police
• dog

[blueshirttail]

I've been listening to this song since I was a kid and I really appreciate you slowing it down. I never realized how nuanced some of his riffs were. Extraordinary version, sir.

[StupidFingers]

@blueshirttail Thanks! I wish I could say I slowed it down so that listeners could hear the nuances...sad to say I slowed it down so I could actually play it. Blake is just too dang fast!

[ibbipus]

hey, great playing

i´ve got one question..are there any tabs for the part from 0:10 until 0:50/1:00

i´ve got some problems with this... so when there are any tabs for this part pls send me with a pn

[StupidFingers]

@ibbipus I got started with this tune by watching Woody Mann play it in his instructional video "The Guitar of Blind Blake." Unfortunately he only goes through the instrumental breaks, and not the vocal accompaniment, so I had to resort to listening hard and guessing at a lot.

[jamiexxxx147]

Outstanding! I have watched this so many time now and you have inspired me to learn it. Brilliant guitar and a nice vocal tone too. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Do you think it would be possible to play this in standard tuning? As I am only an occasional player, I am reluctant to get into different tunings in case it confuses me!

[StupidFingers]

@jamiexxxx147 You could probably play something in standard, but it wouldn't sound like Blake's version. And maybe a little confusion is a good thing...sometimes the best way to learn your way around a new town is to get lost and find your way back!

[bluegrass2121]

One of my favorite covers on youtube. Great job StupidFingers........

[Zeckellin]

Great job - I agree with everyone praising you on this. Accurate. Smooth. Not as fast as Blake's - but who cares about that. The blues can be played in any tempo - fast, slow or inbetween. I enjoyed this very much, and now I might have to learn this.

[hchoron]

Simply awesome. A very tough song to play at that speed and so cleanly.

[Keepthelidon]

Hey StupidFingers - your fingers ain't so stupid! 

[summerofska]

@jamiexxxx147 i just transposed this song in standard tuning, and if i can do it you can cuz frankly, i suck.

[rpby82]

Very nice. Did u learn this by ear? Can you recommend any other ragtime players? Thanks

[Rekinsky2]

Great playing, love it!!!!!

[StupidFingers]

@sakuarius102

It's a Santa Cruz OM, made in about 1999. Bought it on eBay!