JOHN
CEPHAS SKV 4 Teaching the blues guitar styles of
Mr. Skip James
Songs: Cypress
Grove Blues, Cherry Ball Blues, Devil Got My Woman, I'm So Glad, Prison Blues, Special Rider Blue, Hard time killing floor blues, Illinois blues, Sick bed blues
In
this 4 volume series of videos John Cephas teaches the guitar playing
style of legend Mr. Skip James. Skip James was one of the first
blues artist to be recorded, the forem ost practitioner of the
bentonia sound of the Mississippi. He was an inspiration to the
then young Robert Johnson.
His music was often described as the Deepest and Darkest of all the Blues, eerie.
mesmerizing down right haunting. His vocal style featured his falsetto phrases.
His guitar playing was based mostly on open tunings, in G and D minor.John begins
each tape with a very thorough explanation of all the licks and signature moves
Skip James used. Chord progressions and turn arounds, bass runs, and tuning to
D minor is all explained.
John sings each song he teaches several times and explains how to train your
voice to get the falsetto sound. Clear close up shots of each hand and picture
in picture techniques are used so the viewer won't miss a lick. John style of
teaching breaks down each move very slowly multiple times, and he constantly
tells the student which finger is on what string. John has been teaching guitar
for decades and it shows, in all his videos
