Poor Black Mattie (RL Burnside, Black Keys) Guitar Lesson with tabs on screen

[@iceWaterProductions1]

You have one of the best guitar instruction KZbin channels. Your way of getting the point across clear and concise is your strong suit not to mention what your teaching is fun to play music that people want to dance to.

[@Mosey410]

Nice groove great class RL wasn’t worried about perfection That man was a rhythm king .

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks!

[@dubhmor]

Bro I'm loving these Hill Country Blues videos.THE SIDE OF MY THUMB IS TURNING BLACK! 👍

[@jfkspillow9527]

I honestly don’t think RL slaps his guitar, it sounds more like a simple scratch on muted strings while the thumb simply keeps the base. Learned from a blues man in the Sip delta.

[@ZeuzBluez]

Whatever works for you. Blues ain't to be copied note by note(computer could do that )but to be personalised. ​@@jfkspillow9527

[@52klog]

Awesome, the best explanation of this song I have seen on youtube!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks- Im glad you liked it!

[@MasterBelch]

yes agreed. this guy kicks ass.

[@davidvidler5107]

Bin waitin' for someone to do justice to this style of country blues. You're right, it's fun to play when you get it! Congratulations

[@FlatlandMando]

I just watched another of your vids & subscribed. Great that you can both speak about these techniques & actually DO them as well, all the while keeping an attitude of your own humbleness. Well done...now I wanna try 😅

[@intalik4397]

Great tutorial. Four days into the proces, Im beginning to get the basic riff and I still have so much fun ahead of me. Thank you😊

[@kerryfromaj9032]

I think with patience and steady slow practice to start this will open the gates to Hill County for whoever wants to go there. I am starting my 4th year learning guitar and making a one year commitment for 2022 to learn this style. This is a great opportunity for all of us now. So I’d say lets hit it while we can! I’ll still practice everything else like Hendrix, Sabbath, Soundgarden, Kyuss, punk, surf and especially Psychobilly!!! Practice every day……and there will without doubt be steady progress. 👍

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Great advice, Kerry! Thanks for watching and commenting- I appreciate your support! 👍

[@notmyname3681]

Starting my fourth year of playing here, making a similar committment. Had never heard of Hill Country Blues or Burnside until I randomly came across the Goin Down South lesson on this channel a few days ago. Hooked now!

[@kerryfromaj9032]

@@notmyname3681 I’m now a year after that post and much more proficient at doing this. I’ve been taking Zoom lessons with Heath on Mondays for a year and a half now. Mid last year it’s like a door was opened for me and I feel like I can really play guitar now. I found Heaths online courses amazing as well. I just started his SLAP course to venture into Reggae!

[@Facelessman276]

“Don’t play it like this…although that sounds pretty cool” 😆 I was thinking that when you said it. Thanks for these great lessons!

[@charlesbaxter5805]

Thankyou Sir for keeping the Blues alive!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@pneumaticman5927]

I am having an incredible amount of fun with this. I do not sound as neat and clipped as you, but I’m working on it. Thanks so much for making these brother. Falling in love with Burnsides music.

[@jeremiahross2435]

probably the most helpful tutorial I've seen on RL. thanks a bunch!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for commenting!

[@willkop287]

I’ve just come outta a Mississippi John Hurt lay me a pallet induced brain squeeze and now onto this. Your lessons are great, thanks! Well done!!

[@ZeuzBluez]

You really rock man. Keep up the good work. I just subbed. I tried to learn from many tuts and I failed till I found yours n got it under my fingers in a couple of hours . So simple and straightforward without all those multiple stacked Xs of the other versions. Thanks so much .

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks- I appreciate it!

[@jefffinell4210]

You are an excellent teacher!

[@spekenbonen72]

Finally! It's impossible to find a teacher in this area, in The Netherlands, who can teach this style of playing. Subbed specially for this style of THE blues. Thanks a bunch!!!

[@jamesmorgan2064]

You need to come to these old crossroads .. Saturday night at midnight. Meet a man named Legba . He gonna make you a real good deal ..

[@osupayne280]

very, very well-done on breaking this technique down. Much appreciated.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks so much!

[@peterpowell563]

Ive always played with a pick but have wanted to try fingerstyle. Your tutorials are absolutely excellent and have given me lots of enjoyment playing my guitar. Its fantastic you have have studied the hillside blues techniques they are awesome to play. Well Done.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vandre5588]

RL Burnside único estilo próprio!

[@z33r2]

Thank you man, love your song selections, your patient and thorough lessons and your teaching style. I'm having so much fun learning these songs, especially the RL Burnside ones. Would love to see you do more Delta slide style lessons!

[@IllbeaMarinetillthedayidie]

glad i found your channel. professional and easy to understand tutorial on a not at all easy to play song.

[@user-is9lo3vn3c]

Great lesson! Trick song to play and get the groove just right, the video does a great job of breaking each component down. Thanks man!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks for watching, glad you liked the lesson!

[@the_penitent_]

Good intructional video. Thank you, man!

[@bustov75]

Great lesson!!!!! It demands a lot of excercise! thx!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks- yes it'll take a while to get the technique down, but I think its worth the effort! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@anthonylawson6955]

This is a fantastic lesson. Thank you so much for all of it, especially the attention to all the details.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@rambodaog4040]

I bet your guitar had a cig after you were done with it

[@nodgelyobo1]

That intro groove was cookin' boss!

[@charliesideshow8400]

Asbolutely fantastic! Your lessons are great! Thank You very much for sharing!

[@populophobie2123]

Je te regarde depuis Paris en France et j'arrive à te comprendre très facilement alors que je déteste écouter en anglais. Tes vidéos sont donc parfaites !!!

[@novushomo1311]

Don't worry, anglos dont like reading in french as much as you dont like listenin in english lol

[@populophobie2123]

@@novushomo1311 😆😆😆😉

[@fabientissier1218]

My WE is staring pretty much well!!! I love that series dedicated to RL BURNSIDE. Super video and great great teacher 👍

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@rigmormortis164]

KZbin only need one channel..this one💚

[@John-ic6zo]

Reminded me of My souls in Louisiana by Otis Taylor

[@icebob8555]

Thank you 4 string cigarbox guitar player.(DGbd) Easy to convert just did it on the other G string love hill country blues

[@jonbeckleymorrisblues]

Nice job again. You really have R.L.'s stuff down. But, one thing I can say after playing with R.L. for years is that with all do respect to all of us wanting to play in the Hill Country Blues style R.L. helped to popularize along with Junior Kimbrough, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Belfour, what they had going for them, and equal to their guitar was their ability to sing right along with their guitar playing. Even the slightest change like in R.L.'s voice relating to the notes he was playing on the guitar just helped make whatever song he was singing stronger. Many years ago I decided that though I may learn R.L.'s guitar style I was not going to perform his songs in public. I've written songs in that style many from stories R.L. told me. But, I just have to much respect for R.L. to make an attempt to copy him.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks for sharing Jon!

[@jonbeckleymorrisblues]

@@FeedbackGuitarAcademy Sure. You're doing a great job. R.L. didn't have a huge repertoire, and you know he didn't bother to learn more than a verse, or 2 in his songs, but what he could do with what he had was magical. Sometimes he'd pull something knew out like A BIRD WITHOUT FEATHERS, you know it was hard being older, and touring, and everyone wanting a piece of him. Good luck.

[@socrates4747]

Thanks From Colombia you are genius

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Hey, thanks for the shoutout from Colombia! You rock!

[@drsteviejasengnsangma8739]

Amazing channel Love it❤ I came across today only Tons of learning opportunity from you. Thanks a lot

[@jonbeckleymorrisblues]

Thanks so much again.

[@user-qf2jo3zl5k]

Здравствуйте . Спасибо за доходчивый разбор (не знаю языка) . Для меня новый способ игры без нюансов плохо доходит. С Вашей помощью есть шансы на успех .СПАСИБО! Вот еще интересная тема-R.L. Burnside Lesson - See My Jumper On The Line

[@jamesmorgan2064]

Yessir ❤

[@ericaguirre98]

Fantastic.... so much groove.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thank you!! Glad you liked it!

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

Your guitar is rocking my friend

[@womma]

Great lesson clearly explained. More RLBurnside please. Jumper on the Line would be really appreciated.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks- Yes Ill get to that one soon

[@robertcampbell6253]

You are a good teacher

[@myyootube2]

Kudos, this is perhaps the best effort to cop his brilliant style which I've seen. Only thing I'd say as an outside observer is that R.L. didn't really raise his hand up off the strings to SLAP them with his thumb so much as his thumb would just THWACK with a blindingly fast PUSH, through the strings. This gave his percussive dead strokes just a bit of that Guiro like scratch sound which the slap sound isn't quite accomplishing. Yes the edge of his hand which mutes at the end of the stroke had to be coming off and then closing down onto the strings, so that notes could ring in between the percussive strokes, but it appears to me that the motion he was able to do that with was just as slight as it could be. Perhaps he was the only one with the hands to do it I don't know... That scratch though man, makes me itch just thinkin' about it.

[@bobpeev8381]

Good lesson

[@jerryvisco83]

Nice job ..great to see n hear RL 's l music ..Thanks

[@valeriyblinov1573]

LOVE YOU!!! BLUES!!! Thank YOu!!@! VOdKA With You!!! Valeriy

[@Blacksmith1959]

The best lesson and free!!!!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks Im glad you liked it!

[@girliedog]

You are adorable and an excellent teacher.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thank you! 😃

[@bluegrasspicker1204]

Wonderful

[@florencecouture8738]

Awesome teaching.

[@wiseman007100]

That's spot on mate! Grt lesson!😊Ty!

[@jessiejenkins9817]

As you know, there are countless R.L. Burnside lessons on KZbin. "Black Mattie" alone has several tutorials, all of them different from one another. After years of studying it, I think your lesson is the one that will finally work for me. Thank you a 1,000 times for uploading it for free. I see that other players have trouble getting the percussive click sound on beats two and four. For the time being, I strike and mute the low E and A strings with my thumb, while simultaneously flicking the open D and G strings with my index finger. It's not an easy shortcut, but it works. I just can't get that sound with my thumb alone. My love for this music exceeds my talent, but trying to play it takes my mind off my self-loathing and my tragic life. A question: What dobro/resonator do you prefer to play Mississippi Hill Country Blues with, especially on songs that don't require a slide? I'm considering a Gretsch G9200 Boxcar Round-Neck, Mahogany Body Resonator with a spider cone. I'm looking for something that does not sound like a banjo. Sorry for my long post!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Hi, Thanks for watching and commenting! I think its important to find a comfortable guitar and I think thats more important than the sound. So I have the most fun playing on my Taylor and my Gibson for open tunings. I dont have an old resonator at the moment.

[@duanerykhus9425]

Thank you !!! :)

[@shivamoon108]

Great video! I've been workin' on these hill country styles for years, and I ain't got there yet! Hopefully, this one will put me over the top! What I would love for you to take a look at is Robert Belfour's "Done Got Old" (or some of his other songs.. ).Or Jr Kimbrough's version...Thanks!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Ill try to get to those videos, thanks for watching!

[@sirbanjorochambeaux]

ok fine... i'll subscribe.

[@thomasforeman2162]

Hypnotic

[@richardfocic3281]

Thanks for a great video. You really know your stuff !

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@sacredk1]

Awesome, I really needed this.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting!

[@sethtouchet511]

Nice! Thanks for doing this one.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@pellecoveringsongs]

Great tutorial on this Great tune!!!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks so much! Im glad you like it!

[@dandalgleish1137]

great lesson - thanks

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting!

[@stevesanchez2827]

I’d like to know if feedback has a video that focuses on open key tuning and strumming/technique that will teach us to sound like players , R.L and Kimbrough ? Thank you.

[@dmyerstc55]

Great lesson

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thank you!

[@chreeslaarge4866]

Hey man......thanks a million for this, and your other videos ....awesome tuition ! Quick question .....I'm a drummer who's been playing guitar for around 5 years. When I play this, I'm pretty happy with my interpretation ,however i find that I'm naturally using my first finger for the percussive strums on the accented 2 and 4 beats. Any tips?....stick with what comes naturally and focus on the groove ,or be persistent and use my thumb more? Anyway ,thanks again! Great video !

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks! I say just go with what feels natural for you. Using the first finger for percussive strums is a great technique and it works really well with this style. You can try to add more thumb over time, but dont expect it to come really fast. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@BlindTom61]

Perfect!

[@rickd1201]

Awesome loved it at first time I heard of that guy I seen him on a blues documentary and I was like yeah he he brings you into it no doubt best to you 1 straycat 99 KZbin... Same dude haha loving the blues no doubt

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Cool!

[@duaneulman9915]

Thank you

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@jessiejenkins9817]

Please tell me exactly what guitar you're using in this video. It sounds great and I think it'd fit my body comfortably.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Its a Gibson J-185 EC. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesmorgan2064]

Po black Mattie ❤

[@bobpeev8381]

Any tips on tuning to open g?

[@georgelange5272]

Wow this is cool

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Im glad you like it!

[@johnanthonycafe2993]

Best way to do it. Without the TAB the nuances get lost in the telling.

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Glad you liked it!

[@kennyg8053]

What guitar do you use for the vidéo ?

[@TheArtofBlues]

Whats the time signature?

[@elrikanos401]

👏👏👏

[@danguitare28]

👍😊

[@jeremiahross2435]

could you please cover RL's "poor boy"?

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Ill check it out- it might be a while, no promises. Thanks for watching!

[@banjopete]

Banjo tuning.

[@LarryStallings-dk4rr]

CHECK OUT TOM FELDMAN

[@mrcollinsbhs7909]

I can't get the goddamn click sound!

[@FeedbackGuitarAcademy]

Its not an easy technique- give yourself plenty of time to get it. I was really frustrated with this technique at first too but if you keep at it, you'll get it.

[@kerryfromaj9032]

I’ve been trying this click for a few weeks, not easy at all but keep trying every day a bit and you’ll get it. I figure I’m a month away from the clean kill click strum. I did find a cheat for quiet strings: On electric guitar turn up reverb and add a quick slapback on delay and it will click like hell👍 My acoustic I tuned the fat E to D called drop D. That looser string clicks down on the frets easy and louder. As a last note, I have been taking lessons from Heath here and I’ve made more progress in three weeks than ever. Fast progress 👍

[@jukejointjack]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ28ha2MiJ59fKc I’d love to see a good tutorial on this first tune by C.W. Stoneking called on a desert isle

[@joewalsh6359]

I hit the dislike thumbs down button by mistake. It happens

[@ErfolgFortunado-vo7db]

So what prevents you from a rehiting in order to make a like for our professor?

[@joeurbanowski321]

I don’t know about most players.. but you’re losing me with all the details.. some things just develop organically as long as you play the parts.. Thanks though…👍🏼

[@haterade5137]

It's COAL black Mattie. It's about a black woman. Poor is a circumstance