Mel Bay Publications
Level : Intermediate

Open tunings have been used by many country blues guitarists. From the alternating bass styles of Furry Lewis and Mississippi John Hurt to the evocative and haunting sounds of Skip James to the ragtime blues of Blind Blake. In this series we discuss some of the finest guitar arrangements played in open tunings. For the intermediate guitarist. Notation and tablature with three compact discs.

Lesson 1 - Open G tuning
Furry Lewis's Turn Your Money Green
Skip James's Special Rider
Lesson 2 - Open D tuning:
Vestapol
Blind Blake's Police Dog Blues
Mississippi John Hurt's If You Don't Want Me
Lesson 3 - Open D tuning:
Furry Lewis's Kassie Jones
Doc Watson's Sitting on Top of the World
Crossnote tuning:
Skip James's Hard Time Killin' Floor
I'm So Glad