You can download the full length video at www.video-4-download.com THE FINGERPICKING GUITAR OF KELLY JOE PHELPS Taught by Kelly Joe Phelps. Kelly Joe has chosen five originals and one traditional song to demonstrate how he uses fingerpicking techniques to communicate his musical vision, and he gives you the tools you need to bring out the best in your own arrangements. Starting out in standard tuning with the relatively straightforward fingerpicking song Tommy and the off-beat Delta-style blues tune Sally Ruby, Kelly Joe teaches how to build arrangements and improvisations using textures, rhythmic devices, unusual chord forms, blues scales and a variety of guitar licks against a steady thumb bass. One of the many revelations of this lesson is the in-depth look Kelly Joe gives us in how he takes a traditional song (Rev. Gary Davis I Am the Light of This World in open G tuning) and infuses it with his unique energy and passion. He plays it in its traditional form, and then demonstrates how he adds his own touch by changing both the guitar part and his vocal approach. Kelly Joe shows how he uses chord forms and scales to improvise his arrangement based on how he sees the fingerboard, moving up the neck to play high notes against open bass strings. Kelly Joe then moves further into alternate tunings, showing you how you can (as he puts it) change the strings to whatever you want and then find musical magic in it. Capman Bootman is arranged in DADGCD, with its banjo <b>…<b>

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11 thoughts on “THE FINGERPICKING GUITAR OF KELLY JOE PHELPS”

  1. Kealaseo
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    How in the hell KJP is not a superstar is beyond me..he is a giant on guitar..amazing!

  2. rrrrockin
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    Hi saw him and was mind blown ,,a deep soulfull man and a true gentleman ,,I shook hands and chatted about 2-3 min ,,hes a cool cat and his performance was majical…cheers

  3. tysy73
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    This guy is amazing and I never see any hint of ego. Simply amazing!

  5. bluejimbop
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    I don’t know how he can get through this song without falling apart. I can’t.
    One million stars.

  7. Doug Bennett
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    This guy IS a superstar. It’s just that very few people know it. :-)…He is by far my favorite musician. Nobody else compares or is even close. Unfortunately for me he has ruined any appreciation for music that is on the radio. That stuff disgusts me when compared to KJP’s music.

  8. vatti902
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    This guy is just so great, i don,t understand why he isn,t a superstar.

  10. rrrrockin
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    wicked ,,un orthodoxial playing of this blues master has my vote ,,,look forward to Vancouver BC Nov 2012 ,,rockon man

  11. healinggreen
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    Nice playing man ! I like your guitar too! WHOO HOOO!  THUMBS UP!!!

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