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Innovative Arrangements for American Blues/Roots Guitar
Traditional and original blues and gospel songs and techniques
Legendary singer and guitarist Geoff Muldaur has chosen six gospel and blues arrangements that are filled with ideas, techniques and wonderful songs to add to your repertoire. They include two traditional gospel songs: "Just a Little While to Stay Here", "Trouble Soon Be Over" in open G; and "I Believe Ill Go Back Home". Geoff teaches his blues arrangement to "Wild Ox Moan," and his original blues/ballad "Got to Find Blind Lemon". Finally, Delta blues riffs and rich chord shapes in open C tuning (EGCGCE) make a powerful setting for Blind Willie Johnsons "Tears Come Rolling Down" . He uses standard ingredients of fingerstyle playing -- alternating bass, arpeggio rolls, moving lines, harmonized scales and syncopations, combined with rich chord voicings that add a jazz sensibility to traditional music. With his rare musical intelligence, he sheds light on how to find the little things that make a difference and how, by making small changes, you can make turnarounds and blues licks sound fresh and new. 85 minutes, VHS video cassette
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