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Old School Blues Licks & Riffs - Bessie Smith "Backwater Blues"
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Hello friends,

Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another old school blues tutorial. One of the best ways to diversify your skills and make your playing sound more unique is to dig into obscure tracks or to adapt techniques employed by other instrumentalist. In today's session we will do both as we master lead and rhythm techniques performed by pianist James P. Johnson on the iconic 1927 recording of "Backwater Blues." Let's get started!

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POSTEDMar 17, 2023
ARCHIVEDJun 10, 2026