Old School Blues Licks & Riffs - Bessie Smith Backwater Blues

Learn Old School blues techniques from Bessie Smith’s 1927 recording of “Backwater Blues.“ Printable tabs & chord sheet available at: Hello friends, Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another classic blues tutorial. One of the best ways to diversify your skills and make your playing sound more unique is to dig into obscure tracks or to adapt techniques employed by other instrumentalist. In today’s session we will do both as we master lead and rhythm techniques performed by pianist James P. Johnson on the iconic 1927 recording of “Backwater Blues.“ Let’s get started! Navigation: 0:00 - Demonstration 1:20 - Intro Section 3:10 - Routine 1 12:00 - Routine 2 20:40 - Thanks to my Patrons! ___________________________________________________________________ Links: Bonus Resources - Request a song at: Facebook: http://fac