Those not wellacquainted with the blues may be forgiven for not knowing hopkins. No worries, hopkins to me is the direct link from the delta to rock music. Click here for tab and audio clips this weeks harmonica lesson will show you how to play the solo from shotgun. Its a great way for beginners to sound very cool, without having to be as good as oscar peterson.
We offer an overview of his career, a discography and recommend his best cds. A lesson in blues guitar, life, and eight ball pool by michael hawkeye herman. That was followed in 1963 by greenback dollar and thunder n lightnin. Be as may, with the exception of blues, as the grand ole pry is of singular. Yes i said, go bring me my shotgun, go and bring me back some shells yes i said go bring me my shotgun, go and bring me back a pocketful of shells yes if i dont get some competition, you know theres gonna be trouble here yes you know my woman tried to quit me, when i aint done nothing wrong she done put me out of doors babe, and i even aint got no home i said go, bring me my shotgun, whoa.
His style included advanced techniques such as hitting and slapping the body of the guitar while playing traditional blues forms. Blues guitar lesson lightnin hopkins licks youtube. A portrait of the great texas bluesman, lightnin hopkins. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins 1969 directed by. Or if dancing was taught her by hopkins or vestris. Once upon a time, hawkeye got to sit down with lightning and take a guitar lesson and how hes passing the baton. Lightnin, who knew blind lemon jefferson as a child, is jimmie vaughns favorite guitarist. Hawkins also shows how hopkins most likely set the stage for many great electric blues players with his style hopkins played both acoustic and electric blues. In this lightnin hopkins lesson well take a look at a super important characteristic of his playing. Blues lesson guitar tab by blues exercises with free online tab player. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins the official bob.
In this lesson, im focused on hopkins approach to the 12bar bluesthe basis for much of his material. The great texas bluesman lightnin hopkins is captured brilliantly in this deeply moving film. Hopkins and his style of blues were unique,even in his era. These licks can be played over the blues shuffle from the previous lesson. In this blues guitar lesson teacher, eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Includes performances at an outdoor barbeque and a black rodeo.
Go bring me my shotgun you know i just got to start shootin again you know im gonna shoot my woman cause shes foolin around with too many men yes bring me my shotgun yes man and a pocket full. Shotgun blues by kenny wayne shepherd on amazon music. A lesson in blues guitar, life, and eight ball pool sam lightnin hopkins. Like the 12barblues and turnarounds, this lesson is a must. This lick can be used as a great intro when playing acoustic blues on guitar on draws from robert johnson and eric claptons style playing.
It isnt remotely unique, joining a long list of club recordings by all three, although the original lp on the davon and horizon labels was obscure enough that collectors may. The film begins depicting hopkins as a young boy at the point that he decides to become a musician and goes on to show lightnin as an adult in 1970, performing his very own version. On the making of the blues according to lightnin hopkins. Yes, i said, go bring me my shotgun oh, bring me back some shells yes, i said, go bring me my shotgun oh, bring me back a pocket full of she. Where should a beginner of the blues start in order to write awesome songs. Eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style. Throughout his career, lightnin hopkins, born sam john hopkins, was prolific. Blues accordin to lightnin hopkins contributor names les blank, skip gerson director created published usa. If you love lightnin hopkins and wish to study his guitar style, this is the book. Our website profiles many bands and offer an abundance of free resources.
Structure of the song bring me my shotgun by lightnin hopkins. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of stardust records. The liner notes summarize hopkins place in the blues world pages 1112. When you hear someone say texas blues guitar you may immediately think of stevie ray and jimmie vaughn or maybe freddie king. Using an acoustic guitar, lets take a look at this approach in our travels down the time line of this.
It isnt remotely unique, joining a long list of club recordings by all three, although the original lp on the davon and. Full text of the oxford book of light verse internet archive. In this lesson i want to show you a slow blues lick that is played over the v and iv chords. Lightnin hopkins guitar lesson trouble in mind part 1 duration. The fact that this comes in a practical spiral bound book only adds to its value. The blues, by any definition it seems that the blues just have to be a bit. Feb 23, 2018 in this lesson, im focused on hopkins approach to the 12bar bluesthe basis for much of his material. Blues for beginners lightnin hopkins blues guitar lesson. The invisible presence, buried deep in every one of their guitar riffs, is the true king of texas blues, lightnin hopkins. Sam lightning hopkins was one of the original texas bluesmen. November 23, 1926 september 1, 2005, born robert lee burnside, was a north mississippi hill country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around holly sprin.
The lesson includes a brief history on blues and two easy licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Guitar in the styles of lightnin hopkins, blind blake, mississippi john hurt, blind boy fuller and big bill broonzy. Sam lightnin hopkins was a very influential texas blues musician whose songs have inspired everyone from the likes of jimi hendrix and stevie ray vaughn to the red hot chili peppers, and many points in between. The film includes interviews and a performance by hopkins. Blues lesson tab by blues exercises songsterr tabs with rhythm. Now an entire book has been written about presleys time in the. I hope he continues to put out quality material like this. Blues accordin to lightnin hopkins library of congress. Lighnin hopkins is another key figure in the development of texas blues. Lightnin sam hopkins was one of the towering geniuses of american music. Shellac 10 lightnin hopkins shotgun blues rollin blues 1950, shellac discogs. Chords for bring me my shotgun lightnin hopkins lesson.
Ive been looking for a quality music book of the great lightnin hopkins with extensive tablature. Lightnin hopkins guitar lesson trouble in mind part 2. Wild and wacky laws grade 23 emmas valentines day mystery grade 3. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins full documentary.
Bring me my shotgun by lightnin hopkins is a blues song but is it really a 12 bar blues. Start learning blues guitar in the style of eric clapton, bb king, srv and more with these free blues guitar lessons. If you want to write a blue song like this one should you really look at the 12 bar blues and its chord progressions. Deep texas bluesthe early blues of lightnin hopkins 2. Check out the video clip below for an excellent 30miniute documentary, capturing the life of legendary blues singerguitarist sam lightnin hopkins.
Not everyone was going to san francisco in the summer of love 1967. In this lesson well look at the rhythm pattern used by kenny wayne shepherd in his song shotgun blues from. An acceptance, on being presented with a handsome bookmark. Lightnin hopkins shotgun blues lyrics songmeanings. This gives the piece a bit of a different feel and is a signature hopkins trick. Having patience a lesson for bashful lovers hazing. Jazz on the screen reflects the opinions of its author, david meeker, and not the views of the library of congress.
Apr 29, 2009 in this blues guitar lesson teacher, eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. I do a bit of research on each artist and ive got the bare bones of his story grandpa was a slave who hanged himself, dad murdered when he was 3, say a black guy hanging from the tree outside the court house as a school kid, working in the fields at 8, met blind lemon at 8 and took to the road. Amongst the many older blues musicians i saw perform and learn from in the late 1960s and early 1970s was sam lightnin hopkins. They were catfishing, eating rib sandwiches, killing snakes, going to rodeos and dances and church, feeling the blues, playing the blues, and making the most of life.
From start to finish, the blues accordin to lightnin hopkins, does nothing but show hopkins perform, talk and fish and yet, by the end, we have a full picture of the man and his music. Shotgun blues guitar tab by kenny wayne shepherd with free online tab player. Jan reid is author of eight books, including the recently published texas tornado. Improvising the blues on the piano is a lot easier than you might think. Shotgun blues interactive tab ver 3 by guns n roses. At a time when bigcity blues was electrifying the world, lightnin brought us back to the basics. Blues activities, worksheets, printables, and lesson plans. Blues lesson tab by blues exercises spur 1 electric. Learn blues guitar from eric madis with an intermediate guitar lesson for licks by lightnin hopkins. The international festival of ethnographic films nuoro, sardinia, italy, 1998 i grew up in tampa, florida in a white, uppermiddle class home and distinctly remember the first live music. His guitar technique could be simply structured or quite complicated, but never appeared to be strained or out of place. Like the 12bar blues and turnarounds, this lesson is a must. Nov 17, 2014 in this lightnin hopkins lesson well take a look at a super important characteristic of his playing. For anyone who wants to know what both sam lightnin hopkins or po lightnin as he sometimes called himself and his music were likeread this book.
Lightnin hopkins guitar tuning the famous texas blues man sam lightnin hopkins was the mr cool of the blues and had a massive influence on a lot of guitarists. Vintage guitar magazine presents tom feldmann tom feldmann demonstrates one of lightnin hopkins trademark riffs on his collings 002h, in standard tuning. The first has 3 audio files and 2 videos of hopkins playing, while the second has 12 audio files and 2 more videos. Last night blues by lightnin hopkins 25218054829 cd. The second lick has a ringing bass note paired with a riff thats played on higher strings. Jan 12, 2010 the lesson includes a brief history on blues and two easy licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Deep texas bluesthe early blues of lightnin hopkins 2 dvd set. Willie bryant with the tab smith sextette apollo 1945. Lightnin hopkins is the star of this live recording, made at an august 1961 concert at the ash grove in hollywood featuring hopkins, sonny terry and brownie mcghee with big joe williams sitting in on three numbers. Ford had composed such as milk em in the mornin blues 49, shot gun. Sam hopkins centerville, texas with hopkins brothers and thunder n lightnin with wilson smith. Lightnin hopkins and the blues lightnin hopkins user. Shotgun blues guns n roses tablature l tied note h hammer on p pull off b bend br bendrelease pb prebend vibrato slashs solo. The solos in this would slot straight into any zeppelin, stones or hendrix tune without missing a beat.
The making of the blues according to lightnin hopkins by les blank written for the program ix. In this acoustic blues guitar lesson i want to show you a cool piece taken from my acoustic blues course. Check out shotgun blues by lightnin hopkins on amazon music. He was also key in developing the unmuted sound of texas blues rhythm guitar playing. He infused his country sensibility and singular personality into every song he sang. Buy lightnin hopkinss album titled last night blues to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Shotgun blues by junior wells harmonica lesson youtube. Thou shalt not bear false witness like the blues theres one, at least. And then you tell me bout singin the blues you get what you pay for an freedoms real high priced an while your rippin off children somebodys fuckin your wife its never made a difference its only how you survive i got the shotgun blues shotgun blues i said i dont know what i did but i know i gotta move i got the shotgun blues shotgun.
Brazilian pianist, eliane rodrigues, literally taking the performance below the stage. If you arent familiar with hopkins read this book,and then listen to his wonderful blues. Chords for blues guitar lesson lightnin hopkins licks. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins 1969 directed. Blues turnarounds turnarounds you can remember turnarounds in e. Blues guitar legend lightnin hopkins, dan bowden on. Shotgun blues tab by kenny wayne shepherd kenny overdriven. If youre just browsing, scroll to the bottom of this page and listen to the audio example to get an idea of what this lesson is about. Blues hoot by lightnin hopkins 894231269028 cd barnes. Learn blues guitar from hawkeye herman with an intermediate guitar lesson for lightning hopkins.
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