Backwater Blues

Nuthin' fancy here, just one guitar and voice in real time. Well OK, yes, a bit of fancy actually toward the end when I octaved-down the guitar. I don't know who had the first claim on this one, but what the hey.
I dedicate this to all the folks out there who are feeling like the water's getting mighty deep these days. That would be a good many people, I believe.
Thus beginneth the OGAVIRT series.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Leadbelly
• BessieSmith
• BackwaterBlues
• AlonzoGarbanzo

[Gamesgamer1337]

what tune is it you use is it the normal guitar tuning or an open tuning ?

[alonzogarbanzo]

@Gamesgamer1337 I've used all sorts of keys and tunings on this song, but it's normal tuning on this performance, in E positions capoed up 3.

[TheDawisu]

that´s awesome ,because it has this ... real blues-feeling !!!

i adore listening to this performance !!!

[alonzogarbanzo]

@TheDawisu Thank you for that! I've had almost entirely supportive and positive comments, though a couple (which I have deleted, being someone who believes nobody has an automatic right to criticize others' work publicly) have been angry and contemptuous of my not being "black" enough or "poor" enough or "country" enough to perform this song. Musical purism has always been ugly and sad, and purists live in an artistically constricted world.

[winnipoo1]

yeah man... maybe its true that young people cant sing the blues, just a fucking great version of that song. I wish I would have the blues like youu. man great

[circusalbireo2008]

wir habens euch in der schule gespielt

aber deine version is richti geiol

[bellybeps]

beautiful.

[Pie2009911]

Awesome, I like it a lot! And to me, the guitar looks lots of fancy =)

[xvancalashvili]

make a tutorial pleaseeeee, thx in advance

[Theitisme400]

BRILLIANT voice!!!

[Gamesgamer1337]

@alonzogarbanzo thank you for you answer and by the way great video you're a good singer and guitar player

[rrCHRISxx]

Great stuff!

[montreemtx]

Awesome Alonzo awesome you.

Best Ever OMB

[bakedsushi]

This big fan wants everyone to take a min to say a little prayer for the good folks being affected by the mighty Mississippi this week. Songs like this are timeless and if not for those who keep em alive, who would we be as humans? Peace and Love to all who support talent in all forms.