Trouble in Mind - cigar box guitar lesson

It's been ages since I've posted any tuition stuff, so here's one I did a while ago. Apologies about the filming & presentation techniques...rambling, not getting my hands in the shot etc. etc. Anyhow, some bare bones stuff on how to play a simple version of one of my favorite old time blues numbers "Trouble in Mind"...with a few tips about playing slide.

The guitar is tuned C -G- C, so 032, 024, 016 gauge strings will get you in the zone for this tuning.

I learned this from Kent DuChaine; seeing him live, doing a support spot and just listening to his CDs...just getting a bit of a flavour of what he was doing with it, and also inspired by the brilliant Jim Crawford.

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Comment by smilingdog1 on July 12, 2013 at 10:04am

Thanks for the tips!

Comment by Maddog on July 12, 2013 at 4:33am

Cool John! I'll watch all the learnin' vids I can get man!

Comment by turtlehead on July 11, 2013 at 1:56pm

Some great tips here John. The slide harmonic is super cool.

Comment by South Paw,Davey on July 11, 2013 at 5:28am

Good info John ;-)

Comment by Uncle John on July 11, 2013 at 1:28am

One of my fave songs too.   Good to see again.

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