Building a Guitar Rag taught by Clinton Davis
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This lesson is structured around three forms commonly used by country, ragtime and blues pickers. Each is introduced in a simple arrangement for beginners. Then we will add techniques and music theory concepts that can help us build a sophisticated and challenging ragtime piece in the mold of players like Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, and Rev. Gary Davis.
Circle of 5ths Progression This one chord progression more than any other characterizes the ragtime style. Let’s understand what it is and how to make a tune out of this powerful concept.
Hokum Form A folk-rag form that can be heard in the music of Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Blake, Jelly Roll Morton and even to Arlo Guthrie.
Classic Rag Form A folk-rag form that can be heard in its simplest forms in tunes of Charley Patton, as well as the music of Rev. Gary Davis or Jelly Roll Morton in its more sophisticated forms.
A PDF booklet has all the arrangements written out in tab, music and chord grids and can be found on the DVD.
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Brilliant teacher. I'v learned so much. Thank you :)
Thank you very much. This is really good, useful and generous. Greetings from Argentina.
Love that version of the diminished chord for this genre. Been trying to wrap my head and fingers around that shape for years. I paused and slowed that part till I got it and compared it to other diminished shapes I had been using. It helped that I was using my little 00 Gibson at the time. Sometimes things just fall into place. Thanks and best wishes!
This is pure gold.
Beautiful. Thanks.
This is a very good lesson
Brilliant thanks 😊
Clinton ... I'm glad I came across your video ... your relaxed and intuitive way of teaching resonated with me. So a question. If i purchase the DVD or Digital version ... does it have more actual video that the 15 mins on youtube? If so, is it different arrangements of ragtime for the guitar. Many thanks getting me started
Very 😎
Clinton - can I buy the tabs for this lesson somewhere please ?
where to get dvd?
Bowtie Daddy
How many bodies do you have in your freezer?
Always annoys me when I see guitarists placing their pinky on the soundboard. It serves no purpose and restricts the movement of your right hand.
@TheMicrofox
3 ай бұрын
Not true. It gives more precision. Guitar heroes like Mark Knopfler do this, he even places his ring finger on the soundboard, because he only uses three fingers when picking.
@raymonddixon7603
3 ай бұрын
@@TheMicrofox It does in my a##se. Your hand hanging from the side of the guitar is all that is needed for leverage. It ables your hand to move to different positions on the body to achieve different sounds. It frees up an extra finger giving you three fingers to work with. Look at any classical or flamenco player. They are the experts on fingerstyle. Mark Knopfler admits himself that he is a guitar teachers worst nightmare. You see Merle Travis and Chet were basically plectrum guitarists who changed to their own ways to play fingerstyle. Those above mentioned are all brilliant I know, but I always impress upon new students not to follow this style, it is far, far too restrictive.