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Mississippi John Hurt: It’s All In The Thumb and Then Some

"Mississippi John Hurt; It's all in the thumb." - if you've been wondering how the great early country blues guitar players sound as good as they did, take a lesson from one of the greatest, Mississippi John Hurt. Mississippi John's whole style was based on a rocking thumb that was steady as a metronome, while the fingers played syncopated melody lines. in this four week class you will not only learn some of the great tunes Mississippi John played, but also his approach to the guitar so that you can create your own fingerpicking s

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