Peter757
3 posts
Feb 15, 2008
11:30 AM
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Following on a post in another topic by HarpinNinja....
Any suggestions on great slow blues artists...both to listen to and tabs available?
Appreciate the shared knowledge....
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newsdog
1 post
Feb 15, 2008
11:46 AM
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My favorite slow blues is "Alone and Acoustic" by Buddy Guy and Junior Wells. You need to be able to play the 2d and 3d bent, but Junior Wells gets a lot out of these two notes. The same idea, only electric Chicago blues can be heard on "Hoodoo Man Blues" by Junior Wells and band. He plays slow on this one too, but it has a hot electric sound.Hope this helps.
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Bluesfanatic32
Guest
Feb 15, 2008
3:12 PM
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Many players have made great slow blues, so the question I will answer is, what songs by what artists are good slow blues. My favorite slow blues are "Last Night" By: George "Harmonica" Smith (Little Walter's original version is great to), "Don't Lose Your Eye" By: Kim Wilson, "Helinksi Laundramat Blues" By: James Harmon, "Blue and Lonesome" By: Jason Ricci (best solo I've ever heard on this one), "Hoodoo Man Blues" By: Junior Wells, and "Mean Old World" By: Little Walter. Also, the Muddy Waters album "Live at Mr.Kelly", on which James Cotton plays, has many great slow blues.
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Jeff
2 posts
Feb 15, 2008
3:38 PM
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My favorite slow blues of all time is Little Walter's "Quarter to Twelve", a tab I got from Glenn Weiser.
You can buy Mel Bay's tab book of Big Walter and Carey Bell or Blues Harmonica Collection. That's enough slow blues tabs to keep you busy for years.
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harper13
2 posts
Feb 15, 2008
4:48 PM
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Driftin and Driftin by Paul Butterfield!Great! Check out Adam's video about that.Fantastic!
thanks!
Peter
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phatcat213
3 posts
Feb 15, 2008
5:23 PM
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hey now there is an idea. If there is a song to learn I am sure Adam can teach it.
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Jeff
3 posts
Feb 15, 2008
5:38 PM
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I would love for Adam to upload an entire tab and video covering Driftin' and Driftin' as it's my favorite harp solo of all time.
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missmymissy
8 posts
Feb 20, 2008
12:13 AM
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Too many to list but I really like Walter Horton's "Tin Pan Alley" from the Can't Keep lovin you album....
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Preston
4 posts
Feb 21, 2008
6:34 PM
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How about Charlie Musselwhite: Christo Redempto. That one really gets me with a Bb in 3rd position against a piano. Very smooth.
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D.C.
2 posts
Feb 22, 2008
8:17 AM
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The way i hurt myself by jason ricci is great but changes all the tyme lol
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bluzlvr
9 posts
Feb 26, 2008
2:15 PM
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Go to youtube and type in James Cotton - Slow Blues in the search engine.
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Tweed
3 posts
Feb 26, 2008
6:59 PM
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I agree with Cotton's Slow Blues on YouTube. Also good is Cotton"s "Black Night's" on the Harp Attack CD.
Learn to get in and out of the long wails when doing the slow blues.
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HarpinNinja
6 posts
Feb 27, 2008
4:29 PM
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I need tabs of all those licks in that James Cotton - Slow Blues jam.
I never could figure out how people went so fast between alternating draw and blow notes, I just can't change air direction that fast. I can get fairly fast runs if its all with draw notes (using the 4 hole bend, its close to the 4 hole blow, so it sounds like I'm doing the same run... but I always have these small pauses I need to change direction and build up pressure to continue).
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stollie
2 posts
Mar 02, 2008
1:07 PM
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So many, but listing so all can pick up on stuff they may not have heard. Thanks for what's posted. A few more.
Little Walter (LW):
Blue Light; Blue Midnight; Lights out; Blues with a Feeling; Mean old world.
James Cotton: Mighty long time; Moanin at midnight (also by Howlin Wolf).
Junior Wells: Ships on the ocean; In the wee hours (both on Hoodoo Man Blues, along with some other smokers).
Big Walter: Sugar mama; Hard hearted woman; Tin Pan Alley (album listed already); Temptation blues; Under the sun; Little Boy Blue; Blues with a feeling; Can't hold out much longer (also by LW); Not that easy/Ain't that a shame; Easy; Not Easy.
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Harmonica Slim
9 posts
Mar 04, 2008
7:36 AM
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There is also the fine album from Alligator records with Big Walter and Carey Bell lots of good slow bluessongs to jam along to. The last cut might be a bit tricky as it involves first positionplaying on a 14-hole Marine Band. Othervise its pretty much second positon and you will get along with an A and a C harp. Ther is one for Bb harp also but just one tune If my memory serves me correctly. Keep on harpin and "Have a Good Time"
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Jeff
17 posts
Mar 04, 2008
8:06 AM
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^^^ As mentioned earlier in the thread, there's a complete tab book for this album put out by Mel Bay. He even has each song broken down into two tabs: one for beginners that has some of the more tricky tongue-blocked riffs simplified and then the true tab. He tabs out both Big Walter and Carey Bell's parts.
Spare "Have a Good Time", *all* of the tracks on that album are slow blues. It's by far the best collection of tabs published if it's slow blues your after. I got mine off Amazon a few months ago. It seems like I'll have superb new slow blues songs to work on for years to come.
I think this book is a must buy if you plan on really digging deep into Chicago or slow blues; it really gives you a handle on Big Walter's style.
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Peter757
10 posts
Mar 04, 2008
12:58 PM
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Thanks for all the great info....Thanks again ADAM for making this Board possible to share and learn.
Good stuff!
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Oxharp
7 posts
Apr 17, 2008
1:47 PM
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Go on the tube and listen to the power of Lee Sankey Slow Blues Clip in 1st Position and then in 2nd " Brilliant"
I thinkit is as good as driftin PB let me know what you think?
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