Floyd Council was an American blues guitarist and singer who played blues in the East Coast / Piedmont style.
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Lesson #18 – Cold Beer, Fingerstyle Fundamentals Wrap-up
At this point you should have a pretty good idea of how to develop your fingerpicking skills, applying and identifying chord shapes and finger patterns, and thumb independence.
Black Ace – I am the Black Ace
Black Ace is a Texas bluesman whose music unfortunately has gone largely unheard of and unappreciated. This is a rare clip of the man at home. Beautiful and articulate slide playing.
Blind Boy Fuller – Rag, Mama, Rag
One of our guitar heroes, and one of the coolest rags ever to be played on guitar.
Lesson #17 – Freight Train Exercise
This is another simple yet strong, beautiful melody. This time we’re playing in the key of C. The song was originally penned by Elizabeth Cotton when she was twelve years old around the year 1900, and has gone on to be recorded countless times by various artists.
Elizabeth Cotten
She taught herself how to play the instrument, but with no conventional knowledge of tunings or techniques she developed her own unique style known as ‘Cotton Style.’
Lesson 16 – Nine Pound Hacksaw
this is a new arrangement of the classic ‘Nine Pound Hammer’ based on Merle Travis’s version and played in the key of E.
Lesson 15 – The Caravan Exercise
The song Caravan was written by Juan Tizol and recorded by Duke Ellington in 1937. Since then has been performed by thousands of artists in styles ranging from jazz to bluegrass, surf to rap, and everything in between.
Lesson 14 – Applying the Fundamentals
By this point you should find your fingers becoming more coordinated and your thumb growing independent. This means it will now take less conscious effort as your motor skills will begin to take over the repetitive parts and you can concentrate on some of the more exciting aspects of your playing.
