Hi all,
I just wanted to bump the announcement of the Zoom class I'll be doing this Saturday at 10:00 AM PDT on "Open Tunings". If you're a guitar player in this style and would like to know more about open tunings and how to approach them, understand them better and find your own ideas in them I think you'll find it really helpful. Read the previous post in this thread for more information and to find out how to sign up for the class.
All best,
Johnm

I recently bought John's book of hillbilly blues from Stefan Grossman's website. Tom Paley's version of Sam McGee's Railroad Blues was one of my early favorites.  It has been tabbed before by others, but never as accurately as John does here. There are so many great but obscure artists in this collection … the audio tracks are amazing, I cannot stop listening to them: Deb Mays, Hobart Smith, Fields Ward, Lester McFarland….all of them wonderful.

I am grateful to John for his meticulous & definitive tabbing, the biographical info on the artists, and the playing tips (so many instructors ignore the right hand! I love playing with just thumb/index, I am grateful for John's 'permission' to do this). I also have, use & enjoy John’s other books of east coast, Texas, and Mississippi blues, and the Furry Lewis book (this one seems to be a labor of love on John's part).

As much as I appreciate a live lesson or DVD, high quality books like John's offer another great way to expand repertoire and learn new techniques.

Edited 6/8 to get corrections from Doug, Blues Vintage, Stuart, David Kaatz and banjochris

Talk about a team effort.

Thanks for the catch, Dave. I have made the change.

A typo in the second verse, last line that says "go" instead of "got"