Lesson ID: A0075
“Deep Elem Blues” is a traditional American song from the early 1900s. This song is usually played in a blues format but we’re going to add a country and bluegrass twist to it for this guitar lesson. We’ll go over several country strumming patterns, the song intro, a nice country filler riff, and we’ll go over all of the vocals verse by verse.
Overview & Rhythm
Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
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00:00 min | Overview |
03:01 min | G Chord Formation and Hammer-On |
04:35 min | Country Strumming Patterns |
10:21 min | “Building Up” Chord Progressions |
14:05 min | Intermediate Country Strumming |
17:08 min | Apply This to Deep Elem Blues |
Song Intro & Filler Riff
Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
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00:00 min | Easy Intro |
01:13 min | Intermediate Intro |
06:01 min | More Advanced Intro |
08:16 min | Filler Riff |
13:04 min | Play Through Entire Intro |
Great lessons on strumming & fills. Is there any tab for this lesson?
Bobbie
Hey Bobbie – I just added tablature for the entire section I played there in the beginning of the video…it’ll be a CGO member download..button’s right below the video. Thanks for checking out the lesson! – Devin
Thank you Devin. I’m really impressed with with your site, your wonderful manner of teaching and the quick response about the tab 😉 ! THANK YOU!
Really nice intro!
You’re a fabulous teacher! Simple and to the point. I learned a lot from this. THanks!!
Just joined, and looking forward to your weekly guitar lessons! And very nice website by the way.
Perfect lesson on rhythm and fills! Thanks a lot for what you’re doing here.
This is cool. But I have a question. Is it me (probably is) or does the 2nd part of the intro have a couple more filler notes than what’s shown on the tablature?
Thanks! It’s been a while since I’ve looked at this one but think most of them should be in the tab. I can take a look tomorrow though.
All the filler riffs you hear in the intro are shown in the tablature…when I tabbed it out, I might’ve stripped down the strumming a bit in spots just to keep it simple..could be a couple extra accent strums here and there in the intro video, but all the main riffs should be there. Hope that helps!
I figured it out. I was trying to play that the extended intro run more like a G run so I was pausing slightly on the G note so it was a very slight timing difference from the way you played it. The ability to slow it down on the video is a big help.
Great lesson, exactly what I always wanted to learn but didn’t dare to do: more complex rhythm patterns that sound more dynamic. But you give such a good instruction to the topic combined with a very good song, that I now try to insert the strumming pattern into 2 bar section of chords. I probably have to practice this every day for months…. But it’s a lot of fun. Thank you Devin.
Thanks Birgit! This is still one of my favorite songs too. Perfect song for practicing this kind of rhythm and fills. Glad you like the lesson!
I have an old cassette where Jerry Garcia played Deep Elem Blues. It is a fun song.
Is there a video on playing the intro?
What key is this? And what scale should I be using when trying to build a solo?
Devin. Ive had so much fun playing. The site is great. Love the easy loops and i particularly like that I can go off and put in riffs and fillers as I go and then improvise new ones.