Truefire Robert Jones’ Blues Traditions TUTORiAL  布鲁斯传统教程
蓝调的起源可以追溯到130多年前，它是整个美国歌曲集中最具影响力的音乐。乡村音乐，蓝草，R&B，福音，摇滚，民谣，卡真，克里奥尔，说唱，爵士，灵魂和无数其他风格都拥有大量的歌曲集，建立在传统的布鲁斯进步，原则和技术。

TruefireRobertJones'BluesTraditionsTUTORiALscreenshotP2P|07August2019| 

Withitsoriginsdatingbackover130yearsago,BluesisthemostinfluentialmusicacrosstheentireAmericansongbook.Countrymusic,bluegrass,R&B,gospel,rock,folk,Cajun,Creole,rap,jazz,soulandcountlessotherstylesallboastvoluminoussongbooksthatarebuiltontraditionalbluesprogressions,principles,andtechniques.

ReverendRobertJones’BluesTraditionshighlyengaging,hands-oncurriculumexplorestherootsofAfricanAmericanbluesguitarfingerpickingrevealingthekeyapproaches,traditions,andtechniquesthatcomprisethegenreacrossavarietyofregionalandartist-specificstyles.

”Theblues,anditstraditions,canteachusalotaboutthehistory,culturalchanges,creativity,andresilienceofAfricanAmericanculture.HereinBluesTraditions,I’mexcitedtosharewithyousomeofthekeyprinciplesthatunderpintraditionalAfricanAmericanguitarfingerpickingregardlessofregional,personalorgenrespecificstyles.TheapproachesthatI’llshowyouaretruewhetheryou’replayingaLightnin’Hopkinstune,anuptownblues,RhythmandBlues,andevengospel.

Sincealloftheseapproachescomeoutofthebluestradition,therearethingsthattheyallhaveincommon,andlearningthesecommonalitieswillallowonetomovemoreeasilybetweenstylesandaddabluesflavortoanystyleofmusicyouplay.”

You’llplayyourwaythroughtheentirecoursewithRev.Jones.He’llteachyou7keybluesguitartraditionsandapproachesandthenguideyouthroughaseriesof7performancestudiesrepresentingawidevarietyofstyles,whichutilizethosetraditionsandtechniques.

ThePiedmontRollPattern:BluesTradition1
"ThePiedmontRollisapickingpatternderivedprimarilyfromEastCoastplayerslikeRev.GaryDavis,ElizabethCotton,andBlindBlake.Ilearneditfrom"BowlingGreen"JohnCephas.Theidearevolvesaroundplayingafourstringpatternbetweenyourthumbandfingerorfingers.”

TwoNickelBlues
"ThisisperformancestudyiswherewelearnhowtobreakdownandapplythePiedmontRollmusically.Thispatterncanbeappliedtomanykindsofmusic,notjusttheblues.Onceyougettheideaofplayinganalternatingbassoutofagivenchordshape,tryplayingatunethatyouknowwell,thatyouhavealwaysstrummed,withthePiedmontRoll.You'lldiscover,allofasudden,thatyou'refingerpicking!"TwoNickelBlues"isinthetraditionofBlindLemonJefferson's"OneDimeBlues".BlindLemonwasacontemporaryofLeadBelly(HuddieLedbetter)wasAmerica'sfirstimportantcountrybluesrecordingstar.WhilethesongisatwelvebarbluesinthekeyofE,ittakessomeinterestingdetoursgettingthere.”

TheHomeandtheAnswer:BluesTradition2
"AbigpartofAfricanAmericanmusicalcultureissomethingreferredtoas"callandresponse",orherecalled"HomeandAnswer".Inthechurch,it'sthe"amen"thatfollowsthepreacher'sshout,onaworkgangitwouldbethecollective"grunt"oftheworkers,butintheblues,it'stheguitarrespondingtowhatthesingerhasjustsung.Oneofthegreatmelodictoolsforgettingtheguitarto"sing"withyou(ortorespondtoyou)istheminorpentatonicscale,alsoknownasthe"bluesscale".Thistraditionlessonusesthesong,"BabyPleaseDon'tGo"toexploretheimportanceofthebluesscaleandtheideaofcallandresponse.”

JailhouseBlues 
"ThisisanothertunefromtheTexasbluestradition.It'sbasedonLightnin'Hopkins'"PenitentiaryBlues",anditemphasizesusingtheminorpentatonicscaleespeciallyinthecontextof"callandresponse"betweenthesingerandtheguitarist.Thisisa12-barbluesinthekeyofA.Itfeaturesagoodbitofstringbendingandpentatonicruns.Pleasepayattentiontohoweachpentatonic"box"runsintoanother.Thishelpsustomoveuptheneckasweimprovise.Also,notethatthissongcontainsmany"Lightnin-isms"thatshowupinothersongsbythisTexasbluesgreat.”

ModularityoftheBlues::BluesTradition3
"Thebluesaremodularinthataskillthatyoumasterinonesongcanbeeasilymovedintoadifferenttune,thuscreatinganever-expandingtoolkitoftechniquesandlicks.”

GoodWoman
"Thisperformancestudyisalsoa12barbluesinA,butit'sbasedontheplayingofRobertJohnson.JohnsonwasaMississippibluesguitaristwhoseinfluenceisstillfeltinAmericanmusic.ManyoftheconceptsthatwelearnfromJohnson'smusicwillreinforcetheideaofbluesasmodularmusic,astylethatallowsustoreorderthepartstocreatenewpieces.Thisisthemusicthatsupportssongslike"KindHeartedWoman","LittleQueenofSpades","MeAndTheDevil","PhonographBlues"andothers.Thesesongsareallbuiltonthesamemusicalchassis.”

TheCAGEDSystem:BluesTradition4
"Inthisperformancestudy,webegintolookattheCAGEDsystemthroughthevehicleofgospelmusic.Ratherthantryingtomemorize25,000guitarchords,theCAGEDsystemconcentratesonlearningfivebasicshapesandthenmovingthemaroundupanddowntheneckoftheguitarinordergetdifferentchordinversions.Gospelisastylethatusesavarietyofshapesmoresothanmostcountrystyles,soithelpsustounderstandhowtheCAGEDsystemworksinabluescontext.”

BeautifulCity
"BeautifulCityisbasedonRev.GaryDavis'"TwelveGatestotheCity",anditisalsoplayedinthekeyofA."BeautifulCity"isinterestingasaninstrumental,butitreallyshinesasa"holyblues"withagreatcallandresponsebetweenthevocalandtheguitar.We'refortunateinthatRev.Davis'performanceofthissongcanbeseenonYouTube.Hisfingeringissometimesabitdifficulttofigureout,buttheinterplaybetweenvocalandguitariswonderful.Thekeyconceptinthislessonisinhowwecanbuildonpreviousskillstoproduceacomplexguitarpiece.IthinkofRev.Davis'musicaslayered;Idon'tthinkthatanyonecangetallofitinonepiece.Ilearnasonglike"BeautifulCity"inabasicway,withsimplechanges,andthenIgraduallyaddRev.Davis'embellishmentsuntilitstartstogetclosetowhathe'sdoing.Ineverquitegetthere,butit'sfuntrying.”

OneChordBlues:BluesTradition5
"Weoftenthinkofbluesasbeinga12-bar,three-chordmusicform,butthisisn'talwaysthecase.Sincetheoriginalbluesweredevelopedfromworksongs,shoutsandmoans,somebluesneverleavetheIchord.ThiscanbeheardinthemusicofartistslikeJohnLeeHooker,RobertPetwayandoccasionallyinworkofmorecomplexplayers.”

RailRoadSpikeBlues
"RailroadSpikeBluesisinthetraditionofMississippiJohnHurt's"SpikeDriver",anditcomesclosertothehistoricalJohnHenrythanmostofthesongswrittenaboutthelegend.SteelDrivin'Man:JohnHenry,TheUntoldStoryofanAmericanLegendbyScottReynoldsNelsontellsthestoryofmenwhodiedfromthedustthatthesteamdrillsthattheyworkednexttokickedintheairandfilledtheirlungs.Insteadofbeinganhomagetoamanthatdiedcompetingagainstamachine,thissongcelebratesrunningawayfromahorribledeath."RailroadSpike"isaone-chordbluesinthekeyofG.NoticehowitutilizesthePiedmontRolltoarticulateatunethatusesafirstpositionGchord,aG7andanothervoicingofaG7.That'saboutallthatthelefthandisdoing.”

Slide,Resonator,&OpenTunings:BluesTradition5
"Mississippiisthehomeofmanyinfluentialbluesstyles.Justastoday,earlybluesplayerslistenedtoeachotherandsharedideasaboutgearandtechniques.So,whiletheresonatorguitarneverreallygainedmuchtractioninjazzmusic(otherthanwithartistslikethegreatOscarAleman),itwasahighlyfavoredtoolinthehandsofMississippiDeltastyleplayers.Justastheseplayerssawthevirtueofaloud,durableandsustainingresonatorinstruments,theyalsooftenusedopentuningsforreasonsthatareaddressedinthevideo.”

BiscuitRoller
"BiscuitRollerisatunethatisthebasisforanumberofDeltaclassicslike"RollingandTumbling","GravelRoadBlues","TravelingRiversideBlues","MeetingMeintheBottom"andmore.TheoriginaltunewascreditedtoHamboneWillieNewbern,anoldersinger,andguitaristintheDeltatradition.ThisisthewaythatI(usually)playthistune.It'snottheonlywaytoplayit,asyouwillfindoutifyoufollowupbylisteningtosomeofthetitlesI'velistedintheprevioussection.Youmightalsonoticethatthisisnotnecessarilya12-barblues.Howlongyouplaytherhythmorhowlongorhowoftenyouplaythemelodyistotallyuptoyou.ListentoarecordingMississippiFredMcDowell's"GravelRoadBlues"tounderstandwhatImean.”

SharedDeltaBluesLicks:TheBluesTradition:7 
"Thissectionagainfocusesontheideathatthebluesaremodular.AsmusicianslikeSonHouse,WillieBrown,CharleyPatton,RobertJohnson,MuddyWaters,andHowlin'Wolfborrowedandstolemusicfromoneanothertheycreatedpatternsthatwerepowerfulintheirexpressivenessandsimplicity.TheytendedtocreateuniquemusiclicksontheIchord,forthefirst4barsoftheirsongs,butthentheygotofairlysetpatternsontheIVandVchords.Eventhoughthesepatternsaresimple,theyaren'tnecessarilyeasy.Topulloffthisstyleoff,you'llneedbeabletoplayawitharocksolidrhythm.”

SwimmingKittyBlues
"SwimmingKittyisderivedfromabodyofmusiccloselyassociatedwithRobertPetway's"CatfishBlues".MuddyWatersslowedthetempoinhis"CatfishBlues",buttheideaisstillthere.ThisisthestyleofbluesthatliessomewherebetweentheHillCountrystylesofMississippiandtheboogiebluesofJohnLeeHooker."SwimmingKitty"isinthekeyofEinstandardtuning,buttherhythmispureMississippi.Thispieceispolyrhythmic,butit'sstillbasedonthebluesscale.Aswegettowardtheendofthebreakdown,it'seasytoseehow,again,modularthismusiccanbe.Wereturntheconceptthat"simpleain'tnecessarilyeasy",butit'sdefinitelyworthit.AllofthepiecesthatwehaveshareddrivehomeRev.GaryDavis'teachingsthat,'Guitarplayersusethreehands:theleft-handmakesthechords,theright-handmakestherhythm,andtheinteractionbetweenthetwohandsmakesthemusic’.”

Rev.Joneswillexplainanddemonstrateallofthekeyconceptsandapproachesalongtheway.You’llgetstandardnotationandtabsforeachoftheperformances.Inaddition,you’llbeabletolooporslowdownanyofthevideossothatyoucanworkwiththelessonsatyourownpace.

Grabyourguitarandlet’splaytheblueswithReverendRobertJones!