Tishomingo Blues

This is a lovely old jazz tune written by Spencer Williams in 1917. I've arranged it in G for tenor guitar lead with fingerpicked guitar backing. The tune has a 12-bar "A" part and then a repeated 32-bar "B" section. I've played the whole tune through twice.

The beret? Hair was a mess and I had to cover it up!

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• Will
• Fly
• Spencer
• Williams
• jazz
• acoustic
• tenor
• guitar

[AlanSturgess]

A trick I use is to use a thumbpick - but NOT in the usual way. I put it on but then grip it with my forefinger and it effectively becomes a pick that I can't drop. I also then have the option to switch to using it as a traditional thumbpick.

[HenfieldWill]

@AlanSturgess I sometimes use a "Bumblebee" pick, which has an adjustable, rotating pick attached to the thumb-piece - but I prefer a little flexibility when using a pick. :-)

[AlPrindle]

How amazing! You continue to amaze me! What a great tune and your constant adjustment of the pick while your playing, I'll assume it was slipping around a bit, If that would have be me it would have ended up inside the guitar! :-)

The hat..........I dont' know.....:-)

Al

[HenfieldWill]

@AlPrindle If you want to get ahead, get a hat... :-) I loosen and re-grip the pick just to relax the fingers in between phrasing - and to check that it's at the right length and angle for the phrase I want to play. :-)

[heartsungs]

awesome tune and u look so sexy in that french beret !!ooh la la!

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

Just wonderful. Great tune, well played.

[olmmbill]

Really cool. Thank you. The beret adds "ambience." :)

[melodykentucky]

Simply awesome. :)

[crossofwar]

Great stuff! Thanks for brightening my day!

[tenorlord]

Is dis da road to Tishomingo?