"Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor" taught by Duck Baker

[@bendavies2129]

Best version I've heard of this

[@TheBirdBrigade]

Agree, thats why i hang here.....

[@ghanalarteh3872]

The best version of this song i'v ever heard thank you Duck Baker.

[@cavewerk]

Duck Baker is one of a handful of guys who plays these tunes with any emotion. I love it.

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Well looks like I've got the next 5 years of my life planned out for me now.

[@imxd9698]

So can you play at least half of this or what?

[@davidkopec5587]

1 year left!

[@aetheronautsomnid5261]

And how did it go?

[@bluesboy9725]

Jonathan Stewart How it go?

[@seanbrown-ij1uh]

Op pls

[@squidbillie11]

man he really plays that brilliantly

[@johnnybq2]

Great song for improvising indeed, and an excellent lesson... thank you Mr Duck Baker! You show there is a lot of music in that first position!

[@christopherhawthorne5395]

best version. Also thanks so much this video and tab has taken my playing to the next level. So many challenges in this song with the left hand, that every other old blues song is easier now

[@christianperla7126]

Round 1 - 1:17 Round 2 - 1:37 Round 3 - 1:56 Round 4 - 2:15 Round 5 - 2:32 Round 6 - 2:50 Round 7 - 3:09 Round 8 - 3:26

[@alexmiller6727]

this is the most impressive version of this song ive ever heard. I absolutely love it

[@Voltaire1955]

Duck puts the swing in this hundred year old classic.

[@nerk0227]

Just when I'm coasting on a light breeze along comes a wind that reminds me what my wings are for and how just flapping them makes me feel alive!...

[@sapien82]

"but up n'ent, prospector, you sprout all your worth and you woof your wings, so if you want to be Phoenixed, come and be parked."

[@folkbeard]

Absolutely incredible.

[@mrwopsle]

Yes, Stefan Grossman, thank you so much. Would love to see you playing your new signature edition Martin. I love my Madagascar Martin and look forward to playing your model.

[@cquinn2860]

Thanks for posting. Really sweet arranging--and explaining--of the variations.

[@barleyguitar]

Awesome video! Discouraging to realize how far away i am but great to watch. Thanks.

[@arleycowboy]

I can only say Brilliant thank you so much I just hope I manage to play it half as good. Well done David.

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

This is how lve always wanted to play. Taj Mahall andJorma Kaukonen introduced me to tjis 30 years ago.Roy Bookbinder is another guy who exells at this type very expressive playing.l was lucky to meet all these guys Duck you are in rare company.

[@washburnbilly]

Shaking my head in amazement! What a wonderful job brother!

[@chaunceyhulbert7264]

Simple first position chords? Ya but you're doing backflips with em.

[@jeremypruitt4]

Right!!!!

[@willhguy]

No kidding

[@Tungadunger]

Mississippi John Hurt's style is the most fun you can have on a guitar.

[@mymangodfrey1]

Duck Baker is one of the great fingerstyle players of this century.

[@JoelBiger]

Absolutely stunning !

[@stonepaintertim]

great lesson; love Mississippi John's tricks- thank you

[@BaronK69]

Holy smoke! The best playing I've seen in a long time! Thanks for the lesson (but after seeing this I think I'll sell my instruments and go back to my daytime job...).

[@rolanddoucet458]

Well done. Very good, complete, easy to see, not too much yakking (so often the case on these vids). Love it. Thanks and congratulations.

[@Rachels123]

yep really hate the taking on most videos

[@RennyJackson]

Beautiful playing!

[@jimwalsh2001]

Excellent - I intend to check this video out.

[@x5-acousticguitarstuff.2]

I just went to Guitar Heaven. My God that is so beautiful.

[@warrenginmartini]

Playing this good Mississippi John hurts!

[@rasw8998]

That's some mighty fine picking!

[@Woodyt]

Always loved this tune and like others Duck does it the best. Also being a fan of Jelly Roll Morton I like the lick he uses too. Thank you

[@keithwigley1256]

Great fingerstyle play and tone..

[@arleycowboy]

Brilliant video lesson .Thank you David

[@ianson3]

And I had just "mastered" a baby version of the glorious song. Back to woodshed I go.

[@ClearfieldPA]

A FAVORITE SONG OF MINE!

[@shakyhandpictures2185]

Outstanding

[@VittorioValera]

I love this video!!! thanks

[@AHN30]

great playing

[@donmanfredo]

great variations

[@jonathanroberts6110]

Brilliant thanks

[@thomasthedoubtful]

Thank you so much!

[@SweetNixx]

amazing

[@farcenter]

Dam this guy has chops!

[@tenorbanjo4]

Very well done!

[@mauricesoudre5102]

Great lesson thanks !

[@yhz22]

Thanks Mr Grossman for this great MJH song, Duck Baker Does it more in a Ragtime Fashion fantastic :D.

[@jimiclemente1]

damn good player, teacher and video thank you

[@GtrWorkShp]

There are some already posted. Search for Eric Thompson or Scott Nygaard, for example.

[@andypetrovich2155]

I hate it when these people make it look so easy!

[@WilhelmKojac]

Yeah, go for it! I have always dreamed of owing one too. They start from 12 k at the moment (I'd bet this is a Brazilian rosewood Franklin, and I think it is/was owned by Stefan Grossman). Anyway, Duck is truly great, it is a pity he plays mostly nylon string guitar nowadays.

[@scottvrosenfeld]

yeah he's right... i thought i seen some smoke come up from the fretboard there man.. . good job tho!

[@Papa-sm1wk]

Very Nice

[@robindavies24]

great tune.

[@louis6720]

quite impressive

[@mrwillabey]

skip to 6:50 if you want to start learning

[@markwalker5295]

play from beginning if u just want to enjoy

[@BoxCubeSquare]

Really good. The improvisation was nice and it didn't interfere with the momentum of the song.

[@yvonneormsby9786]

Mississippi John Hurt plays his own Unquie style for that time period he lived in, and I read his guitar is tuned in open G chord, while listening to a few of those guys from that time, their guitar playing sounds kind of flat to add another dimension to their bluesy sound. That's just my observation. I have been listening to MJH for ages now and play along with him, but I can't keep up with his brilliant style, he's the master.

[@cameronwynn6341]

A=432Hz instead of the modern A=440Hz. John played standard tuning in this song I believe

[@matthewp3709]

I thought he said “in the people’s key of c” in the beginning

[@matthewp3709]

… which I think is like a dropped c bass string with the rest of the strings in standard. Maybe ??

[@cameronwynn6341]

@@matthewp3709 the song is in the key of C and the tuning is standard. The lowest string is an E. The lowest C he plays is third fret on the A string. He calls it the people key of C because lots of music is in C because it is easy to understand musically

[@matthewp3709]

@@cameronwynn6341 yeah you’re right. The original MJH version is in G though

[@tarps2495]

this goes hard

[@autinspare]

Play for 5 years every day with proper practice regime and then watch this video and learn from a master.

[@RobstarLight]

wow! nice! thanks!

[@surfinbernard77]

*raises glass* cheers!

[@mandolin-george-uk]

the best

[@Animas3D]

The funk makes it interesting.

[@L0uisRp]

You look like Napoleon Dynamite! Haha good lesson thanks!!

[@Thrawn6211]

Flatpicking takes talent. I've seen guys who can whip a flatpick around like they have 3.

[@sunnyboydog]

Duck gets a good head of steam up.

[@MrSnippety]

wow.

[@boonette32]

please show the patterns of right hand !! thanks

[@jtpinnyc]

I love DB's sound - he's got impressive technique but with just the amount of dirt and grit mixed in

[@therandomguy3]

sounds a bit like "When I'm 64" This is really cool

[@ptalbany]

good video however could you please post some flat picking style videos for us less talented people who can't finger pick thanks

[@noirellee]

It takes about 10 minutes to learn alternating bass. Really.

[@rico00042]

Brain on sideways now! !0.0!

[@WakaWaka2468]

1:16

[@humtho08]

this is in standard tuning right?

[@Sabaka1954]

yes

[@frejwestberg]

hahaa förjävlig version :D

[@ipalindromei]

john hurt's style doesn't really lend itself to flatpicking too well

[@csason]

Aww man I thought this was Donald 'Duck' Dunn.. YOU LIAR !! Just kidding. NIce job.

[@larrycableguy47]

would it kill you to smile?

[@x5-acousticguitarstuff.2]

You Play it 10 times better than John Hurt. lol Don't be so MODEST.

[@JDibden]

This is totally frustrating for a relative beginner- after a LONG intro it all moves so fast with no proper explanation of the fingers or order of them used in plucking

[@eagle0468]

Nice try but, not even close. i mean, emulating MJH is practically impossible, IMHO. His ability to create the complex rhythms with the tight and flowing lead is simply unmatched.

[@mike-ue4wy]

Did you copy that out of a magazine? I hope you don't really talk like that.