Guitar of Bukka White taught by Tom Feldmann

Bukka White's slashing slide figures and pounding chords are capable of generating a high level of excitement, capable of leaving dancers joyously exhausted. Yet there is also a sensitivity and a sense of dynamics to his music. Bukka's lyrics ran the gamut from the perceptive to the surreal. The combination of these two voices places Bukka squarely within the blues tradition and in his own unique niche.
In this lesson Tom Feldmann takes you through 10 of Bukka White's tunes. Starting off in Vestapol tuning you'll get his right hand, train beat picking down pat with Special Streamline. Next you'll learn to master playing in Cross-Note tuning with Jitterbug Swing, Aberdeen Mississippi Blues, World Boogie and Sic Em Dogs On.
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[@victoriaupton8811]

Tom, Booker stayed at my place in GR,MI in 1971 & 1972 . He taught me to play slide. He had me play mandolin on stage w/ him. You play as I do, but he played inDm. You're doing a great job representing his style! Jimmie Stagger

[@messiahsez]

By far you are the best guitar teacher on the web. Thank you soooo much.

[@humtho08]

i found where you get it from aha

[@braintwang]

Tom, what are you doing here, lol? Found where who gets what from?

[@TRKTKO]

Sir I seen a viral video on you on Facebook! "When Stevie's up there doing his thing he has the basics in his head haha." You cracked me up. Gotta love the blues. Have a good day 🙏

[@maverickgraysen2537]

instaBlaster

[@adamlane6453]

@@braintwang Are you here doing what who found who gets where?

[@nathanielhensley4756]

This gentleman is the best teacher ever I got every one of his dvd's and they are all amazing he sure is a master of the traditional blues music

[@melroberts7987]

Special streamline hits me so emotionally for some reason. Thank you. Your voice and slide work is everything.

[@justinrosas6615]

I love this version so much. So soulful and full of sadness.

[@thebigripster812]

Thank you so much! A friend of my gave me a copy of Tom Rush's "Panama Limited" and that brought me here. I think I may be able to play it thanks to your instruction. I am now a fan of Bukka White and you as well. Thanks

[@stevejaubert2892]

I enjoy your style of teaching that shows great expertise but a patient way with a good spirit that shines. God bless you !

[@PlayCountryBlues]

The rest of the Open D tunes in the lesson are in Dm (Crossnote) but Streamline Special doesn't require that tuning. Not saying he didn't play it in that tuning, but the song does not benefit from being in Crossnote like the others do.

[@csharpminorseven]

SUPERB TOM - MANY THANKS! - I'm working on a couple of your other DVD downloads - you're an excellent teacher as well as such a talented player, bringing many of the great old blues alive through your playing and singing - THE BEST!

[@scottstier]

HOT DIGGITY!! I'm a big Bukka White fan and really enjoyed your renditions! It was really fun to watch this performed live!! AND a tutorial thrown in? Thank you for this!!

[@PeluMaad]

Got it...love it...now I have to learn it....

[@siampanoramic]

Thumbs up Tom. I love hearing you.

[@tonyparatore888]

Great stuff.... Tom explains it very well....

[@MegaPedl]

Thanks Tom for this lesson, this is so cool, I have no words, I`m going to enjøy working on this!!!

[@PlayCountryBlues]

digital downloads usually appear 2-3 weeks after the DVD's are released.

[@Jacko49]

Fantastic artist love it.

[@justarthur1788]

I love this lesson. Tom's technique is excellent but he picks out the bass very precisely which sounds great and I enjoy playing it his way but if you listen and watch BW playing this the bass is quite "strummy" rather than so flawlessly picked. Funny thing is both ways sound so good I don't know which I like more.

[@jorhay1]

I know which way I like more...

[@Hexonip]

Absolutely awesome, thank you for creating/producing this work.

[@PeluMaad]

Great....I bought Fahey's book on Patton way back when I had to mail order it from Britain...and I wore it and the Yazoo double album out. I learned a little about his style from Grossman's Elektra album and Oak book but never really took on the bottleneck stuff. For a future project maybe...how about Charlie McCoy's "Last Time Blues"?

[@andy65guitar]

Man. you are scary good! I love playing the slide and now you inspire me to get even better. I love this music and I especially enjoy how you give full credit to the original artists. Amazing lessons and playing. Thank you!

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Bukka White is fierce...a one man guitar tornado.

[@jasonkeith9317]

Was.

[@valeriyblinov1573]

Beauty!! Love!!!!

[@clarkewi]

Excellent job.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

That’s story telling accompanied by guitar. I’m not that familiar with the blues, but I love your playing. I like the sound you get, but also love the thunk of the steel guitar. Great lesson, great music, great playing. Thanks

[@benmartin9538]

You should release your version of those tunes, its awesome

[@andrewmoodie1]

Great lesson!

[@berndf7437]

Klasse erklärt

[@PlayCountryBlues]

It is not a fixed bass line. It changes from 6-4-5-4 to 6-4-6-4 randomly throughout the piece.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Tom Feldmann it’s a fixed pattern. Internet’s full of pains in the ass smdh

[@adamradziwanowski1421]

thank you

[@AndyDeanAtwood]

that bottom string is confusing, how often how fast whats the rhythm of the bottom string. You say its just droning, is it being played with every other string?

[@lawrencelarocca4680]

complimenti anche dall'italia...

[@jonwhitfield5653]

Superb

[@eugenerivera4327]

Informative vid thanks....

[@beanb4]

Great lesson! Major problem getting that 5th bass string thingy in when needed...

[@mojo9291]

Lesson starts at 6:44

[@JamesJacksonJnr]

that's quite a sound

[@itsallaroundyou7085]

I gotta say, Tom crushes that song. I just didn't see it coming with that late 90s lead singer in sugar ray look going on🙃

[@thomlev5217]

Great technique, what kind of nuts size and bridge nut should i chooe to turn my acoustic guitar for slide ? And which guitar string sizes is the most adapted for slide? Thank you very much

[@lifelongitch]

Dam! I really do believe I could collect quarters and dollars in a hat all day in front of the metro entrance if I just learned this one song!

[@jamescalderon4028]

NICE, TOM!!!! VERY FREAKIN' NICE. A question for you Sir.....where can I get my hands on your Stella "reissue?" I have to have one. Dr. James Santiago Calderon, MD Ph.D. retired......shrink turned back to my real love.....sophisticated fingerpicking guitar. I aim to get more of your DVD lessons as well. Your Robert Johnson set is AWESOME. It's so much better than finding scratching recordings and figuring them out WRONG!!

[@mARTin041140]

Hi try to learn thi for a while now and getting there. However on QUESTION please: changing from the drowing to the slide parts it sounds like two different pieces of music when I play.. what can i practice what do I do wrong? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

[@alplings-tastymountainfood5233]

+Lavid Dynch cool thanks man

[@johnnysvno1200]

good song

[@HEINZlive1]

Daumen hoch!

[@SvenHarp]

hi! been looking for a quality bukka lesson for a while now, when/will this be available for digital download? Will buy for sure if it becomes available Thanks

[@DoowopJeff]

Outstanding lesson! Have several of your DVD’s. What brand of plastic finger picks do you use? Jeff

[@jimwalsh2001]

Yup...

[@LiechtensteinGuy]

I liked that. :)

[@dirtystrings]

I love your version of "Special Streamline",great vibrato in your voice too! You really have a genuine delta blues sound.Thanks for posting! You really know how to make that E string cry...

[@PlayCountryBlues]

@PeluMaad. I will be filming a 2DVD set on Patton in 2wks.

[@Jimpeacfammusic]

looking thru the clips this is one of the better sounds from the git

[@sessiontelemetric5618]

Ida Mae's Reaching brought me here. "I heard Bukka White moan on an old cassette, saw Easy Rider on VHS cause these tires give me what I need they gonna teach these hard lungs how to breathe...

[@paulthebob]

He looks like the main character from LA Noir

[@winstonchurchill624]

Paul Wilson lol

[@johnnysvno1200]

original blues

[@PeluMaad]

I wonder if I could bribe Feldman with a cowboy shirt to do Patton next.....?

[@Twyster]

man the bass line you're showing us at first and the one you play when you add the high E and B string is not same, you do not always hit the A string for your bass line and it messes up the entire strumming pattern you gave us before, i am struggling here. But hey who am i to complain, thx mate for the lesson

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Aymeric Jeannenot Don you have to lay for it? FO

[@telboy250]

i wish tom would break down the left and right hand. Because i am getting lost with some of things he is trying to explan

[@leogriglie3408]

)) ciao Leo ))

[@veroniquehecquet1347]

Ola C du Sur Mesure❤️❤️❤️

[@transcendentrock6551]

I love the boom chicken

[@itsallaroundyou7085]

I hate when this happens. I got my guitar in open D playing exactly what he is and it doesn't sound anything like it.

[@bigbeefscorcho]

It’ll never quite sound exact, but in many ways that’s good! Everybody has their own little unique flavor

[@SweetNixx]

1 dislike, maybe a PitBull fan.

[@TheSn4keE4ter]

you sound really good !!

[@rhllnm]

Check out my new favorite guitar player, Luke Winslow-King - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH-uZH-Gd8l4nNU. Only person I've heard play Bukka White. He does it on electric tunes too and gets a great sound. I think the secret is you only use thumb and index finger (without a pick).

[@jamesderoc6717]

thnx tom . .sexy guitar. anyone know what it is?

[@hariemarf5032]

Hauver is the maker, but don't know the exact model.

[@Funz2022]

That main slide lick is way off, not what Bukka's playing. Might be right notes but wrong emphasis.

[@ax1on]

The clip at the beginning of Bukka playing is not the song he's teaching. That was just a clip to start off the DVD.

[@dontgoout1434]

Tom.lacks rawness and vibe should get into people like englands cal reason bit more edgy and exorrienced

[@RodneyAEvans]

Play it good 'cause i'm a hobo myself sometimes.

[@TheBudvtwin]

Good lesson but you spend too much time with the tuning. There are plenty of sites telling you how to tune in open tuning. Stick to the meat of the lesson. Thank you.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

TheBudvtwin For those unfamiliar with the tuning, he did fine. Always a pointless critic out there smdh