Steve James – Acoustic Guitar https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Steve James – Acoustic Guitar https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 Play Like Mississippi John Hurt: Steve James, Happy Traum, and John Sebastian Show You How https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-play-like-mississippi-john-hurt/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-play-like-mississippi-john-hurt/#comments Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:25:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=106561 Mississippi John Hurt playing guitar Although John Hurt’s style and repertoire are often imitated, his guitar sound is hard to duplicate. In this lesson, Steve James teaches you how to play like Mississippi John Hurt.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-play-like-mississippi-john-hurt/feed/ 3 106561 Mississippi John Hurt’s Influence on the 1960s Folk Scene and Beyond https://acousticguitar.com/mississippi-john-hurt-influence-on-the-1960s-folk-scene/ https://acousticguitar.com/mississippi-john-hurt-influence-on-the-1960s-folk-scene/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:10:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=106544 Mississippi John hurt with guitar In the folk music boom in New York in the 1960s, the music of guitarist Mississippi John Hurt was a huge influence on players like Happy Traum, John Sebastian, and others.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/mississippi-john-hurt-influence-on-the-1960s-folk-scene/feed/ 3 106544 Which Alternate Tunings are Most Commonly Used in Blues? https://acousticguitar.com/which-alternate-tunings-are-most-commonly-used-in-blues/ https://acousticguitar.com/which-alternate-tunings-are-most-commonly-used-in-blues/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=116818 blues tunings acoustic guitar how to alternate blues tunings The two principal open tunings used in blues guitar playing have old, vernacular American names: Vastopol and Spanish.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/which-alternate-tunings-are-most-commonly-used-in-blues/feed/ 1 116818 Gearing Up: A Guide to Old-School Blues Guitars and Their Modern Counterparts https://acousticguitar.com/gearing-up-a-guide-to-old-school-blues-guitars-and-their-modern-counterparts/ https://acousticguitar.com/gearing-up-a-guide-to-old-school-blues-guitars-and-their-modern-counterparts/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=108326 AG312_Roots and Blues Guitar Explorations - Roots & Ladders.00_07_12_25.Still001 The sound of blues players on a budget remains an aesthetic legacy to the present day.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/gearing-up-a-guide-to-old-school-blues-guitars-and-their-modern-counterparts/feed/ 0 108326 Roots and Blues Fingerstyle Guitar Explorations | Acoustic Guitar Champions https://acousticguitar.com/roots-and-blues-fingerstyle-guitar-explorations-acoustic-guitar-plus/ https://acousticguitar.com/roots-and-blues-fingerstyle-guitar-explorations-acoustic-guitar-plus/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2019 17:50:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=129319 Roots & Blues Fingerstyle Guitar Explorations for Patreon A comprehensive guitar method, songbook, and narrative anthology by Steve James, available to champions of this site or to purchase at store.AcousticGuitar.com.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/roots-and-blues-fingerstyle-guitar-explorations-acoustic-guitar-plus/feed/ 0 129319 ‘Copeland’s Fancy’: Learn a Spirited Country-Blues Number in Open D https://acousticguitar.com/copelands-fancy-a-spirited-guitar-original-with-deep-country-blues-roots/ https://acousticguitar.com/copelands-fancy-a-spirited-guitar-original-with-deep-country-blues-roots/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:04:21 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=110300 steve james playing acoustic guitar The sound of Leonard Copeland’s guitar has remained iconic, and this piece by Steve James reflects that.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/copelands-fancy-a-spirited-guitar-original-with-deep-country-blues-roots/feed/ 0 110300 ‘Spanish Fandango’: Learn a 19th-Century Acoustic Classic in Open-G Tuning https://acousticguitar.com/spanish-fandango-learn-a-19th-century-acoustic-classic-in-open-g-tuning/ https://acousticguitar.com/spanish-fandango-learn-a-19th-century-acoustic-classic-in-open-g-tuning/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:54:45 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=108252 ‘Spanish Fandango’: Learn a 19th-Century Acoustic Classic in Open-G Tuning Henry Worrall scored his biggest hit with this tune, a bright melody in triple meter, played in open-G tuning.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/spanish-fandango-learn-a-19th-century-acoustic-classic-in-open-g-tuning/feed/ 0 108252 ‘Coffee Blues’ – Learn How to Play a Mississippi John Hurt Classic https://acousticguitar.com/coffee-blues-learn-how-to-play-a-mississippi-john-hurt-classic/ https://acousticguitar.com/coffee-blues-learn-how-to-play-a-mississippi-john-hurt-classic/#respond Tue, 22 May 2018 18:15:55 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=106712 ‘Coffee Blues’ – Learn How to Play a Mississippi John Hurt Classic This is one of Mississippi John Hurt's signature songs, and contains the innuendo-rich lyric "lovin' spoonful."]]> https://acousticguitar.com/coffee-blues-learn-how-to-play-a-mississippi-john-hurt-classic/feed/ 0 106712 How to Play Slide Guitar: Bottleneck Basics https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-slide-guitar-bottleneck-basics/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-slide-guitar-bottleneck-basics/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2016 18:16:37 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=36732 guitar being played with slide on pinky viewed from the soundhole up the neck At its best, slide guitar playing combines economical phrasing with special attention to pitch and tone.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-slide-guitar-bottleneck-basics/feed/ 0 36732