Scott Ainslie: Mississippi John Hurt-2: Chord Families

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The second in a series of instructional videos on the music of Mississippi John Hurt, this six-minute video lesson deals with the three basic chord 'families' in standard tuning and common ways of understanding and identifying their shapes on the fingerboard. More information at CattailMusic.com.

[@michaellohr7683]

First thing I notice: you are playing a Froggy Bottom guitar. I once visited Michael Millard in his workshop in Vermont and wrote an article about him and his gorgeous guitars for German "Akustik-Gitarre" magazine. Unfortunately that has been the only time so far that I have been in Vermont apart from passing through. It´s a wonderful place I would like to visit more often.

[@scottainslie]

Michael: like you, Michael Millard’s remarkable attention and skill as a guitar maker connected us, but very quickly we became friends, best friends, and then brothers. Should you make it over the pond again, we’ll hope to all meet. And if I get to Germany, I’ll try to give you fair warning. I, too, wrote a profile of Michael for the Fretboard Journal a few years back. Small world, eh? Fielen danke!

[@frankmoore1644]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@scottainslie]

Great, Frank. Thanks..s.

[@stayclean777]

Great lessons, thanks!

[@scottainslie]

Glad you found it. Good playing!