Congratulations on your recording project, Ken! You've got a really nice balance of traditional tunes done your own way and original tunes, and the recorded sound of your guitar is beautiful.
All best,
Johnm

Hi all,
Zoom Classes Announcement: Fingerstyle Blues Played in Open/Alternate Tunings

In this series of classes, we値l be looking at the open and alternate tunings most commonly used in playing fingerstyle blues guitar, focusing on a different tuning for each class. In the classes, we値l be looking at the playing of the most notable stylists in each tuning, analyzing their approach to the tuning, learning some licks and chord voicings that they used, and taking a look for new possibilities the tuning offers that speak in the style. There will be five classes in this series:

   * Spanish tuning (Open G, DGDGBD)
   * Vestapol tuning (Open D, DADF#AD)
   * EAEGBE tuning
   * DGDGBE tuning
   * Cross-note tuning (Open D minor, DADFAD)

As with the last round of Zoom classes I presented, emphasis will very much be hands-on and working via listening, watching and imitating溶o notation of any sort will be used or presented. The classes will not be focusing on slide guitar playing in these tunings. The first class in the series will be presented Saturday, April 6 at 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time. Here is the class description and sign-up information:

Fingerstyle Blues In Spanish (Open G) Tuning

We値l start the class by seeing how the blues scale sits in Spanish tuning and how the I, IV and V7 chords have most commonly been voiced by players of the past. We値l then look at the approach that several of the players who specialized in Spanish tuning took to playing in it用eople like Clifford Gibson, Furry Lewis, Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker. We値l conclude the class by looking for possibilities that the tuning offers that were not utilized by players of the past but that nonetheless speak in the language of the blues.

The class will be recorded and sent to all participants so you値l be able to review the lesson content. Persons interested in the class who are unable to attend the day it is offered may still purchase it and receive the film of the class. Cost of the class is $40.00. To sign up, make a payment to my account at paypal.com as per the instructions at https://johnmillerguitar.com/teaching.html . Once I致e been notified that payment has been made, I値l send you an invitation. I hope to see you there!

All best,
Johnm

Thanks! Your wisdom and expertise are always appreciated.
Here's where I hear the "the":
[muffled] Georgia sun...west
The Georgia sun...

As for "Bamalong," there's not much like a "g" at the end of the word (though it could be swallowed); sounds more like "Bamalon." Also, for most speakers, the o is different in a word like "long" as opposed to "Lon" (e.g. Chaney), and the o here sounds a bit more like "lon"

Thanks Prof 

Nicely done, DS!