Bad Blues - Acoustic blues in E - Lightnin' Hopkins/Baby Tate video free download

Tribute to Charles Henry "Baby" Tate (1916-72), a great Carolina bluesman who sadly died before recognition. His main influences were Blind Boy Fuller (who he knew) and Lightnin' Hopkins. Although he recorded quite a few songs for the Trix label they were never issued. His only full cd is available on the Bluesville label (#BV1072)

I learned this particular instrumental piece from a cd called "The Blues" Folkways A101 (still available at Smithsonean). The material of this cd was recorded for a shortfilm with the same title by Sam Charters. It also features Furry Lewis and Pink Anderson.

I'm in standard tuning, key of E, and playing my L-00v made by John Gréven.

Note I use an unwound G string (018), something many bluesmen did, to get a more twangy sound when bending.

I did a five part LESSON on this tune, here's the link to the first one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnr98Xc--u8

and the second one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3pxZfcP3KU

I also uploaded the original version by Baby Tate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-YL02pumY

TABLATURE

This song is part of my Lesson Pack TABS Volume 3

Cost : €7.50 (about $8.50) for 10 tabs (videolessons included)

Go to my website for more info and ordering

http://www.daddystovepipe.com/guitar-lesson-pack-tabs--volume-3.php

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Check out my new "LIghtnin' ebook", 3 songs with tab and video

http://www.daddystovepipe.com/lightnin-hopkins-ebook.php