How to play death letter blues by son house on a 3 string cigar box guitar. Houses bestknown song, death letter blues, is the inspiration for example 1a passage anchored with a deadthumb bass pattern and punctuated by singlestring slide lines. It is structured upon house s earlier recording my black mama, part 2 from 1930. Tom greens farm fred mcdowell louise keep your lamp trimmed and burning son house death letter blues jesse fuller im glad salvations free hark. Death letter blues album version by son house on amazon. Aug 02, 2016 death letter tab by the white stripes. Its a really great if really primitive slide guitar blues performance. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Everything from grinnin in your face, to empire state reinforce the power of son houses ability to convey timeless emotion through music.
You know i didnt feel so bad, til the good ole sun went down. From the vestapol dvd legends of country blues guitar, vol. He later attained international prominence during the 1960s blues revival through passionate, trancelike performances that highlighted his aggressive guitar style. Death letter text guitar tab by son house songsterr tabs. Country blues son house death letter 1985, cd discogs explore.
Hey, i solemnly swear, lord, i raise my right hand that im goin get me a woman, you get you another man i solemnly swear, lord, i raise my. During the blues explosion in the 1960s, son house was one of several aging musicians summoned from obscurity to perform once more. Country blues, delta blues son house death letter 1985, vinyl discogs explore. Houses bestknown song, death letter blues, is the inspiration for example 1a passage. Guitar of son house taught by tom feldmann youtube. Dec 20, 2017 how to play death letter blues by son house. Son houses 1965 recording of death letter opens with three repeti tions of the. To play this song youll need to tune the guitar to open g d g d g. Its a nice song to practice string popping technique and slide technique as well. Son house himself alleged that he was middle aged during world war i, and, more specifically, that he was 79 in 1965, which would mean that he was born around 1886. The white stripes death letter electric guitar lesson.
Bb a ab db bbm d g dm b c f am gm cm chords for how to play. The white stripes death letter tab ultimate guitar. Death letter blues testo son house mtv testi e canzoni. Son house was the guitar player robert johnson looked up to when he was learning to play, and its not hard to see why. Bessie smith homeless blues 1927 son house death letter blues 1968 charley patton bo weavil blues 1929 lightnin hopkins cotton 1959 featured people lightnin hopkins howlin wolf nas bessie smith muddy waters handouts handout 1. Videos of house on youtube reveal that the bluesman wore a bottleneck. A short electric guitar lesson on how to play death letter by the white stripes originally played by son house. He helped define the blues in the 1930s and 40s, his impassioned vocal delivery and brutal guitar method laying the groundwork for everything to come. This 4 hour lesson is undoubtedly the most extensive look into the music of son house and the techniques he developed.
The producer john hammond asked wilson, who was just 22 years old, to teach son house how to play like son house, because wilson had such a good knowledge of blues styles. Oct 11, 2007 delta blues great eddie son house performs his classic death letter blues. Ive put houses ideas together in a 12bar piece i call walking and talking blues example 11. Ragtime blues, delta, chicago swing, bottleneck, piedmont from. Father of folk blues was a result of columbias effort to capitalize on this new market for blues records in america, england, and elsewhere. This is pure emotion channeled through the guitar using. Son house is an early blues singer, who, along with charlie patton and willie brown, in the words of the liner notes, helped to shape the music of three younger men who would far exceed their famerobert johnson, howlin wolf, and muddy waters. You know i didnt feel so bad, til the good ol sun went down i didnt have a soul to throw my arms around i didnt feel so bad, til the good ol sun went down. This song is really easy to figure out if you just listen to it. Tell me whos that writin, john the revelator tell me whos that writin, john the revelator tell me whos that writin, john the revelator wrote the book of the seven seals. The piece d resistance is warm death with the additional lyrics delivered by a master blues artist. The first four bars combine the death letter blues opening with the descending octave bass run from jinx blues. What is the name of the person who is called king of the delta blues, and there are only two photos of.
After over a decade and a half in retirement, he was rediscovered by the thenburgeoning folkblues movement, and in the mid60s, made his first. How to play death letter blues by son house on a cigar box. Son house death letter blues 1968 charley patton bo weavil blues 1929. The blues came along and drove my spirit away i went in my room, i said i bowed down to pray i said the blues came along and drove my spirit away.
The best acoustic blues guitar lessons to learn how to play in the style of the greatest bluesmen such as robert johnson, big bill broonzy, son house and many others. My only complaint is that son house goes on for something like eight or nine verses. Of all the mississippi delta bluesmen, eddie james house, jr. Music, aesthetics, politics, was published in may by. Death letter blues lesson how to play son house on guitar acoustic blues guitar lessons jim bruce. This lesson focuses on the music through which those hardships were expressed and on the. Delta blues great eddie son house performs his classic death letter blues. In this lesson tom feldmann takes you step by step through 15 classic son house tunes that span every phase of sons recorded career. You know, it said, hurry, hurry, how come the gal you love is dead. Edsel records ed cd 167,edsel records edcd 167 format. Death letter blues is one of the most renowned blues songs ever written. I said the blues came along and drove my spirit away.
Death letter blues lesson how to play son house on. House was born in the hamlet of lyon, north of clarksdale, mississippi, the second of three brothers, and lived in the rural mississippi delta until his parents separated, when he was about seven or eight years old. House subsequently recorded the album father of folk blues, later reissued as a 2cd set father of delta blues. Hey there, this is anders with guitar tricks and today im gonna teach you how to play the classic song death letter as made famous by son house. Death letter lessons include 7 videos and music sheets available for download both death letter pdf and death letter gpx a great classic of acoustic blues slide guitar the best acoustic blues guitar lessons to learn how to play in the style of the greatest bluesmen such as robert johnson, big bill broonzy, son house and many others. Death letter blues lesson how to play son house on guitar. It said, hurry, hurry, yeah, your love is dead i got a letter this mornin, i say how do you reckon it read. Check out death letter blues by son house on amazon music. Death letter blues is very similar to the more commonly known walking blues, which is understandable since walking is a less depressing subject matter than a death letter. Parallel to the lesson gleaned from the events narrated in the.
I said, farewell, farewell, ill see you on the judgement day. Over the next few years, house recorded several studio albums and went on various tours until his death in 1988. Death letter blues, my black mama, low down dirty dog blues, the jinx blues, special. An instructional video on how to play this son house tune. James infirmary with the 12 bar blues format, then adds a steel resonator guitar. Death letter, also known as death letter blues, is the signature song of the delta blues musician son house.
Father of the folk blues son house on allmusic 1965 this was the first such presentation of. After over a decade and a half in retirement, he was rediscovered by the thenburgeoning folk blues movement, and in the mid60s, made his first. Son house is regarded as one of the preeminent blues artists, but during his early career in the delta, his renown was largely confined to local jukehouse audiences. May 02, 2016 death letter blues son house guitar lesson delta lou part 1 duration. Ive done my best to lift this notefornote so, if thats. Jim bruce presents blues guitar lessons across all styles and major artists. Make sure to check original videos to see how he plays his right hand strokes. March 21, 1902 october 19, 1988, better known as son house, was an influential blues singer and guitarist. Death letter blues son houses version burninguitar. Sep 06, 2014 death letter blues lesson how to play son house on guitar acoustic blues guitar lessons jim bruce. Then theres a move to the iv chord in the fifth bar, leaving the fifth string open.
In this lesson tom feldmann takes you step by step through 15 classic son house tunes that span every phase of son s recorded career. Leggi il testo completo death letter blues di son house tratto dallalbum delta blues and spirituals. This is delta blues in its purest form, and its a ton of fun to play. Bukka white and skip james are sitting on his right. Illustrated son house discography planungsburo wirz. Check out toms guitar of son house at submit riff lesson requests. Jan 19, 2018 check out death letter blues by son house on amazon music.
Son house father of folk blues 1965, vinyl discogs. Death letter blues son house lesson youtube guitar of son house taught by tom feldmann duration. Houses 1965 performance was on a metalbodied national resonator guitar. It is structured upon houses earlier recording my black mama, part 2 from 1930. I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read.