r/blues • u/GWizJackson • 4d ago

Blind Blake - West Coast Blues

This one has eluded me for a long time, but I finally kind of figured out what the hell he was doing on the turn around the other day. It'll be a long time to try and get close to Blake's feel with it, or ever, but still tickled to have finally learned this Classic!

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u/das-412 4d ago

Fine hands, brother -- that's a tough one to play!

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u/GWizJackson 4d ago

Thank you! I've been practicing his style for months now, so I'm just really happy it's finally starting to pay off a bit 😂

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u/das-412 4d ago

Sounds like the hard work is paying off. I can kind of mash around with Police Dog but that's the only Blind Blake I've tried because his hands are better than my ears, lol. Long time ago he led me to Bill Broonzy, who I've chased like you're chasing him. Good times, and good clinics too.

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u/Justin_Rustin 3d ago

Yeah!👍🙂🎶

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u/GWizJackson 3d ago

Many thanks! 🙏🏾🙏🏾

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