Level: 2/3
Tuning: Standard

I was quite lucky. I spent hours and hours with Son House listening to him play, tell stories and teach me licks. There was a lot I could pick up from his old recordings but there were certain phrases I just could decipher. Son was kind enough to show me how to play these passages.

In this lesson I teach a Delta blues in the key of A based on the playing of Son House, Charlie Patton, Tommy Johnson and Robert Johnson. All were masters of playing in the key of A and had similarities. We discuss various licks and fingerings that give this style such a distinct sound.