How Norman Blake Revived This 150 Year Old Song - “Jordan Am a Hard Road to Travel” | Guitar Lesson

My arrangement of the classic Uncle Dave Macon song "Jordan am a Hard Road to Travel" in the style of Norman Blake! This call-and response arrangement is sure to hone your Norman licks and give you all the tools you need to perform this song live. The melodic part and rhythm part mirror the lyrics and harken back to the original banjo breaks played by the Dixie Dewdrop himself. In this lesson, we'll take a look at both instrumental guitar breaks, the first is played after the verse and the second is played after the chorus. We'll also learn the rhythm and chords accompaniment so you can have everything you need to play this tune live! Add this classic to your repertoire.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Performance
03:57 - Intro
05:23 - Measure 1
08:45 - Measure 2
09:51 - Measure 1-2 | 60 BPM
10:11 - Measure 1-2 | 80 BPM
10:26 - Measure 1-2 | 100 BPM
10:40 - Measure 3
11:34 - Measure 4
12:23 - Measure 3-4 | 60 BPM
12:43 - Measure 3-4 | 80 BPM
12:58 - Measure 3-4 | 100 BPM
13:13 - Measure 1-4 | 60 BPM
13:42 - Measure 1-4 | 80 BPM
14:03 - Measure 1-4 | 100 BPM
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[@752brickie]

Young man you made Norman Proud !!! Excellent !! Amazing job my picking friend. I have been just trying to learn how to play it !

[@davelow7586]

Superb! Must never, ever, let classics like this slip away.

[@uglyawesome]

One of my favorite covers by Blake, glad to see this.

[@ericisenhart4762]

Norman Blake's my favorite! I like the song Widow's Creek a lot...in case you're trying to decide on your next Norman Blake lesson

[@apocalypse9347]

Awesome 🤩 Great playing and singing! Thanks again for sharing your gifts. Peace love and blessings!

[@stevepick9527]

Excellent!

[@jamesblevins4290]

Brandon have you ever thought about making a book with all your songs with complete tads all in one book and maybe a lifetime membership I have lifetime membership with one teacher had it for years and love it just thought

[@BrandonJohnsonGuitar]

Thank you, that's a good idea!

[@bob_dod]

Hi Brandon, I was wondering is your guitar a genuine pre-war bone or is it from authentic 1937 series? I noticed it looked well used and sounds incredible. Great picking and singing!

[@BrandonJohnsonGuitar]

Thanks! Not a pre-war Martin, it's a 2001 HD-28V, serial number is pre-millionth but I actually bought it at Guitar Center about 15 yrs ago! :D