Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me taught by Jim Ohlschmidt

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From the Jim Ohlschmidt's lesson "The Rural Blues of Mississippi John Hurt".
In this DVD lesson you will learn some of the classic songs performed by Mississippi John Hurt. Unlike some of his contemporaries who played in open tunings, John Hurt mostly used standard tuning and played in a variety of keys. His playing demonstrates a systematic approach to playing melody and rhythm with an alternating thumb technique that allows for playing up and down the neck without the extensive use of chord inversions and tricky fingerings. John Hurt’s guitar work embodies a refreshing simplicity that is well within the grasp of any serious student of fingerstyle guitar.
In addition to learning what the left hand does, we will learn how to get John Hurt’s “sound” with our right-hand picking, using palm muting and brush strokes in the rhythm. A variety of familiar keys are covered here: A, C, E, G, and D. We’ll even learn one of the few songs John Hurt wrote and played in Open G tuning. John’s repertoire is also a fascinating snapshot of early 20th century popular music, and many of the songs he played have a rich history which is explored in the accompanying notes.
Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and played slowly on a split-screen. A detailed tab/ music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. As well, the original recordings are included in the Bonus Audio section.
Titles include: Make Me A Pallet, Joe Turner Blues, Ain't Nobody's Dirty Business, Coffee Blues, Boy's You're Welcome, Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me, Spider, Spider, Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied, C-H-I-C-K-E-N, You've Got To Die
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[@riccardoguadagna3513]

MJH would be proud. Thank you, Lost Jim!

[@tonyrussell7315]

Not actually a MJH composition but written by William E. Myer of Richlands, VA, who ca. 1929-30 owned the short-lived record label Lonesome Ace, for which Dock Boggs cut several songs also written by Myer.

[@liorbardov1365]

Thank you!

[@witchfindergeneralelectric8758]

Beautiful song , wonderful playing and you have a fantastic voice, sir, very reminiscent of late Johnny Cash. Thank you for this.

[@fanniterrette]

Thanks. Nice playing. I think John was singing "Save on the undertaker's bill." It also seems to suit the song's subject-matter.

[@ianmcculloch9455]

This great. Well done. I can't help thinking of Jimmy Rogers and his song Waiting For A Train.

[@folkbluesbeyond6044]

one of my favourite mississippi john hurt songs

[@oldschoolmasterxl]

Thanks for sharing. Excellent playing and instruction by Jim. Just ordered the DVD.

[@cjanshrestha2867]

Dont mess a old man with a guitar because they are very talent

[@davidhoxit4274]

Thank you Jim!! Great example sir!!

[@ronphilip3832]

It sounded great! This is my favorite John Hurt song. Thanks very much for the lesson.

[@VowensJr]

Thanks for the lesson....you nailed it...

[@juicylucy5797]

Nice tune!💕

[@Kevtron9000]

So much help thank you

[@ianson3]

Immediate add to my Guitar bookmarks and liked videos. Thank you.

[@mfats123]

6:04 in case you step away and come back to this 👍