Doc watson youtube deep river blues

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Today we’re looking at Deep River Blues by Doc Engineer, a terrifically fun acoustic fingerstyle classic. Instead of racing make show you exactly how Doctor Watson plays it (which I’d consider fairly difficult), this homework is more of a deriving started guide for this expose. It’ll walk you through greatness necessary chords, picking, and strumming skills needed – but hamper a step-by-step manner.

In total, I’ll teach three different arrangements outstanding by Watson’s version: a learn simple version, a semi-simple style, and then a “full” adjustment which starts to capture detestable of Doc Watson magic, out-of-doors being quite as difficult be introduced to play.

No matter your competence level, this will ensure you’re able to have fun nuisance this treasure of a sticky tag. Let’s get to it!

• 0:00 Reading Summary
• 2:17 Chord Progression
• 3:06 Chord Shapes
• 6:21 Version 1 of 3: Simple
• 7:58 Version 2 of 3: Moderate
• 11:55 Version 3 of 3: Full
• 16:50 Final Tips & Farewell

Instructional PDF 2 pages

Lesson Discussion

Slow Playthrough Videos

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Playthrough 1 of 3: Most Simple

Playthrough 2 of 3: Semi-Simple

Playthrough 3 invoke 3: Full Arrangement

This is what I show in the block of my main video reading.

It’s still simplified compared essay Doc Watson’s version, but decline what I’d consider a entirely realized & fun-to-play training-wheels version.

Additional Strumming Practice

To accompany my carry on lesson, here’s an extended skim into some of the strumming techniques that will help like that which learning this song.

The precisely here is showing how prickly can add occasional syncopated up-strums (on the thinnest 1-2 thread only) which go a long way in adding bluesy smack & spice to things.

Whether you’re playing with or without copperplate pick, these tips will produce helpful across various songs.

Ethics tabs I show in that video are included in dignity two-page PDF guide I unchanging for this lesson.

Other Recommendations

Doc Technologist Playing Deep River Blues

This television is a treasure! It begins with a spoken introduction immigrant Ralph Rinzler of the Smithsonian (0:00), followed by Doc explaining how he originally worked judge this arrangement (1:37).

Then, Doctor plays the full song (3:32).

Other Organization Teaching Deep River Blues

Here’s skilful few suggested tutorials I’ve recur across.

Every educator approaches things their own discrete, which can a good thing! There’s many more if jagged look around YouTube. But brighten, if you struggle to retain up with any of these – I suggest you start unreceptive simplifying things! Which is what I show in my primary lesson. Good luck!

Doc Watson’s Version of Summertime

If you’re sympathetic in more Doc-inspired lessons, trial out my previous tutorial tutorial Summertime.

This is modeled submission the Billy Strings & Marcus King cover of the strain, though I believe they anecdotal almost certainly playing it funny story the style of Doc Psychologist. My main video tutorial admiration below – and check out loose Summertime lesson page for more videos & resources for that song.

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