Stack O'Lee/Stagolee by Mississippi John Hurt | Blues Fingerstyle Lesson

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@thirty3point3_904
@thirty3point3_904 6 жыл бұрын
You've done a great service to MJH. He was a true legend...unknown for so long until the blues explosion in the 60s. By then he was up there in age. Thankfully, there were recordings of him. A great example of musical genius who didn't have to rely on technology to be great. Well done!
@DisabilityExams
@DisabilityExams 6 жыл бұрын
You are a brilliant teacher
@Dreyno
@Dreyno 6 жыл бұрын
Love Mississippi John Hurt. His thumb was like a rhythm section of it’s own. Thumping. Love Stagger Lee. Great choice. 👍🏻
@Dreyno
@Dreyno 6 жыл бұрын
I tried to learn Spike Driver Blues but I’m rubbish at finger style.
@harigeorgeson5885
@harigeorgeson5885 6 жыл бұрын
A great way to start off the new year. Can’t go wrong with acoustic blues. Thanks for presenting.
@eviled2006
@eviled2006 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the Mississippi John Hurt shout out....loved Stagolee finger style, very lilting tune. Best played like he did and you did... I play it like Missipippi did...why not?
@henrykrinkles2208
@henrykrinkles2208 6 жыл бұрын
It’s scary how you cover so many of the songs I like...
@UTDATL
@UTDATL 4 жыл бұрын
I KNOW RIGHT!
@wiscgaloot
@wiscgaloot 5 ай бұрын
This was one of the first fingerpicking blues songs I learned from Ed Johnson at Gryphon Palo Alto about 34 years ago.
@jefferylord3068
@jefferylord3068 6 жыл бұрын
life is about choices, you have chosen well here sir! what a great song.
@juicylucy5797
@juicylucy5797 5 жыл бұрын
This guy only does my favourite songs. Thank you so much!
@sidwhitten7126
@sidwhitten7126 6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this.
@adamtorres109
@adamtorres109 4 жыл бұрын
I'm late to the show but thanks for showing us how to play a Mississippi John Hurt song! Love your channel.
@Bob48
@Bob48 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adrian...love this piece.
@duanerykhus9425
@duanerykhus9425 Жыл бұрын
Another Great acoustic lesson ☺
@23566252
@23566252 4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'd come to grips with the guitar work., but always had trouble fitting the words to it. Thanks for sorting that out. Lloyd Price did a great version in the fifties and added a few more verses. Thanks again
@cskueny
@cskueny 6 жыл бұрын
Pretty challenging for a non-fingerstyle player, but a great lesson on a great song. And it's always worthwhile to develop a skill that taxes your brain/fingers. Finally, that big Harry Smith anthology is fantastic. That box set and the Velvet Underground's "Peel Slowly and See" are the only ones to have given me such a feeling of awe in knowing that I would be years digesting the music that I'd just discovered.
@Cliffolaus
@Cliffolaus 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Adrian, I've watching your channel for a while now and have always really enjoyed the very versatile content as well as your presentation. Just wanted to thank you and say how much I have enjoyed witnessing your development as well as all the very well thought out and precisely explained instructional material. I especially enjoyed your excursion into swing guitar ala Charlie Christian when you covered Rose Room! You did a very good job on that and I would love to see some more of that! Thanks again and I wish you one of the best years you have ever had! Cheers!
@acpg
@acpg 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cliff! I do like to keep things varied. It makes it interesting and challenging for me as well as - I hope - for viewers of this channel. I'll try and do a bit more swing or jazz later this year.
@jonathanhandsmusic
@jonathanhandsmusic 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. I've heard a lot of people do Staggerlee over the years and whether acoustic or electric, major chords or 7ths and bluesy, they all captured the basic vibe. You give a real nice lesson for this tune!
@raylynch8419
@raylynch8419 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Adrian, I didn't know you could sing as well as play guitar! Such talent! Cheers.
@motioninmind6015
@motioninmind6015 6 жыл бұрын
Oh man, you just continue to impress. I really love the range of music that you cover, it's very eclectic but every song is high calibre. Btw, the Clash mention the background story when they sing, "Stagger Lee met Billy, and they got down to gamb-e-ling" :)
@cskueny
@cskueny 6 жыл бұрын
I love Mississippi John Hurt, and this was a great choice. I still haven't gotten very far up the hill of learning fingerstyle, but this is another piece of motivation. Also I can't think of this song without thinking of Nick Cave's over-the-top take on it, but that's a very, very different animal.
@jeffreyabelson7171
@jeffreyabelson7171 Жыл бұрын
Super helpful! Thank you!
@1Keef
@1Keef 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Adrian. What an amazing lesson to usher in the New Year. Thank you for uploading this blues classic- looking forward to learning it. All the best for the New Year. Cheers.
@2931215
@2931215 3 жыл бұрын
d2 Adrian, been away for several months. Had surgery on my wrist and got back playing on this one.
@danielyanez7146
@danielyanez7146 Жыл бұрын
I do thank you real much Adrián! I love that simple explanation and guide for the complex matter John Hurt’feeling reaching and expression means Sorry for any mistake Not my native language 😊
@acpg
@acpg Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Daniel. glad you liked the video!
@REALmacheight
@REALmacheight 6 жыл бұрын
Love this one!
@tommymeyer9205
@tommymeyer9205 4 жыл бұрын
First attempt at playing fingerstyle, finally got this down after about 3 weeks :)
@jimgower5925
@jimgower5925 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff.
@RealPartySongs
@RealPartySongs 4 жыл бұрын
Great! I didn't know you could sing! 👍
@damcat74
@damcat74 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adrian.
@lamper2
@lamper2 Жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see you analyze the pop hit of this song by Lloyd Price. figuring out how and why he got a big hit from this original version.
@christianhahn1299
@christianhahn1299 6 жыл бұрын
amazing.
@johnj.flanagan-hymnsoffaith
@johnj.flanagan-hymnsoffaith 5 жыл бұрын
I have tried unsuccessfully to emulate Mississippi John Hurt fingerstyle but can't quite get it down. On my own playlist, I play "Nearer, my God, to Thee," a john Hurt song frequently done by other fingerstyle players, but I need to work on it more to come close to blues style. Thanks for the video.
@wesmatron
@wesmatron 6 жыл бұрын
I love your voice
@cskueny
@cskueny 6 жыл бұрын
I thought Adrian's voice sounded particularly nice on this song.
@alphasxsignal
@alphasxsignal 6 жыл бұрын
Nice lesson
@bradh6185
@bradh6185 6 жыл бұрын
I love delta blues.
@mcdowell356
@mcdowell356 6 жыл бұрын
brad h I believe this would be Mississippi Hill Country style . Other examples would be Mississippi Fred McDowell , R.L. Burnside etc.
@bradh6185
@bradh6185 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm not exactly an expert. But I have all these guys on my Pandora delta blues channel. The common thing is that it is mainly singer and guitar, from the south, and from way in the past. I was basically contrasting this style to more modern blues. @@mcdowell356
@richardjerrett3144
@richardjerrett3144 6 жыл бұрын
Great, thank you!
@DK-sn2ih
@DK-sn2ih 4 жыл бұрын
I think that he was in dropped d tuning, and was alternating 6-4 6-4 on the d chords
@sniper141100
@sniper141100 6 жыл бұрын
nice Adrian top job!
@BlackIllusionPictures
@BlackIllusionPictures 3 жыл бұрын
That bad man Stack O Lee stole my capo.
@maximemichiels
@maximemichiels 6 жыл бұрын
Fantasticccccccc
@deannilvalli6579
@deannilvalli6579 6 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, as always. And let's not forget the reference to this song by the Clash- Stagger Lee met Billy, and they got down to gambling, Stagger Lee throwed sevens, Billy said that, he throwed eights... (Wrong"em Boyo)
@henrykrinkles2208
@henrykrinkles2208 6 жыл бұрын
It’s a traditional folk song, much like The House of Rising Sun, Gallows Pole etc I don’t think anyone really knows where it originated from.
@Kleyguy7
@Kleyguy7 3 жыл бұрын
8:24 first four bars slow
@stevedouglas7375
@stevedouglas7375 6 жыл бұрын
I really like this and very much appreciate the lesson, but I do want to ask the following: Why the capo on the first fret?? Does it help to use it for this particular song, versus other songs, or ??? Thank you.
@davegooner2
@davegooner2 6 жыл бұрын
MJH often tuned his guitar up half a step up (or presumably used a capo on first fret) and the original is recorded at this pitch hence capo is needed to sound in pitch
@stevedouglas7375
@stevedouglas7375 6 жыл бұрын
@@davegooner2 Thank you David Campbell for your reply. I appreciate it.
@1114gabby
@1114gabby 6 жыл бұрын
Good lesson. I find fingerstyle quite difficult having played mostly with a pick for most of my playing career. I think it would take a major time commitment on my part. Ironically I can play guitar and harmonica together with no problem.
@davegooner2
@davegooner2 6 жыл бұрын
It took me 2 weeks solid to learn the basics of fingerstyle over a Christmas break using a Happy Traum DVD about 15 years ago. I would recommend it to anyone. He starts very slowly building up the muscle memory to separate bass and melody. Best 2 weeks investment on the guitar you could imagine. It completely changed my enjoyment of the guitar and opened up so much new music to me. I am no virtuoso so I would think a similar investment in time would get you there. On the other hand I can't flat pick to save my life!
@Kleyguy7
@Kleyguy7 2 жыл бұрын
0:18 start
@1c2sproductions75
@1c2sproductions75 6 жыл бұрын
you managed to find this box wow vinyl!
@1c2sproductions75
@1c2sproductions75 6 жыл бұрын
where you bought this box ?
@pishbot
@pishbot 6 жыл бұрын
Mississippi John Hurt - Live At Oberlin College, is a beautiful album. I love his gentle approach.
@acpg
@acpg 6 жыл бұрын
Don't know that one. I'll check it out...
@danr554
@danr554 6 жыл бұрын
Could you do some Bert jansch, maybe train song , it’s fingerstyle folk but you already know that
@cskueny
@cskueny 6 жыл бұрын
Adrian does have Bert's "Needle of Death" on his site (and I guess here on KZbin too) in case you missed that one.
@craigcameron450
@craigcameron450 6 жыл бұрын
I can't fault the lesson. I only wish my picking technique was up to the challenge. Any chance of a lesson on finger picking exercises to get those skills up to speed and at the ready? (Or am I missing the point of the example you've just demonstrated?) Many thanks.
@cskueny
@cskueny 6 жыл бұрын
I was trying to decide myself whether to attempt this as an utter beginner or go try some more easier finger picking first. This is a great motivator because such a great song, and also because it's taught by Adrian, but I guess there are some easier ones to master first. I'll try the first bar of this in any case!
@richarddavis7487
@richarddavis7487 6 жыл бұрын
When I started, I focused on my thumb, keeping a beat while thumbing the bass notes over various chords. I've now worked bringing in a couple of fingers for the other notes. I'm still not where I want to be but can do some passable interpretations of lightning hopkins and son house. It's taking a while, but slow and steady wins the race.
@juicylucy5797
@juicylucy5797 5 жыл бұрын
Keep at it, I couldn't do it either till I learned Mystery Train off Adrian and then it all fell into place. To learn this I just had to watch him play it once, and I could do it straight away. Learning to finger pick is the best thing I ever done! It has opened up a whole new world.
@stevehowell231
@stevehowell231 11 ай бұрын
Taj does a great version.
@fabiopunk1661
@fabiopunk1661 6 жыл бұрын
Is this linked somehow to Stagger Lee by Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds?
@acpg
@acpg 6 жыл бұрын
It is Fabio...roughly the same story but a little less gentle than MJH's take on it!
@danieli.9252
@danieli.9252 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Adrian, you have probably divulged the model of that Martin already on your site, but if you see this and care to share, I'd love to know. Cheers!
@danieli.9252
@danieli.9252 5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, found it. It's so nice looking.
@JohnSmith-tc6xx
@JohnSmith-tc6xx 4 жыл бұрын
Martin Dreadnaught?
@geraldbrown2875
@geraldbrown2875 2 ай бұрын
Love this song! I thought he killed him over a stetson hat!
@johnnybx3254
@johnnybx3254 6 жыл бұрын
Great lesson!👍 Can you do freight train Elizabeth Cotton
@acpg
@acpg 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks John. Already done Freight Train! Search here or on my site.
@guitarfend
@guitarfend 5 жыл бұрын
Gladly pay for a chart
@Sstivers90
@Sstivers90 8 ай бұрын
I thought this was the other stagolee pG&E
@fabiopunk1661
@fabiopunk1661 6 жыл бұрын
Oh yes Adrian explained it
@frank-ts1yr
@frank-ts1yr 4 жыл бұрын
Wish it was in normal key cos i dont know wheres my capo
@Roitherkur
@Roitherkur 6 жыл бұрын
New guitar? Why the switch from the guild?
@acpg
@acpg 6 жыл бұрын
Had the this Martin 2 or 3 years. Still have and use the Guild - it's just different, not necessarily better or worse than this one.
@Dumb_User_Name
@Dumb_User_Name 6 жыл бұрын
You fooled me Adrian...I almost didn’t watch because it wasn’t the typical screen grab thumbnail with the tele. Great lesson nevertheless. Keep it up!!!
@davegooner2
@davegooner2 6 жыл бұрын
I think MJH uses drop D for this tune
@acpg
@acpg 6 жыл бұрын
Fairly certain the 1928 recording is in standard. He may done it differently in subsequent recordings though, I'm not sure.
@coronelsakura2841
@coronelsakura2841 3 жыл бұрын
I see a sweet wurlitzer at the back!
@filled_soda
@filled_soda 5 жыл бұрын
Have you heard the Nick Cave version of this song? Hilarious 😂👌🏻
@cskueny
@cskueny 4 жыл бұрын
That's a killer version live! Definitely a slightly different vibe from the original....
@alexkairos3379
@alexkairos3379 5 жыл бұрын
Please skip james hard times killing floor blues!! Mississipi fred mcdowell too.
@edwill62
@edwill62 6 жыл бұрын
60's.....? lol
@GildedEntries
@GildedEntries 6 жыл бұрын
Yes, although Mississippi John Hurt recorded some songs in 1928 he gained fame from recordings made after his “rediscovery” in 1963.
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