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NEW! One More Night (Concert DVD)
On a late Spring evening in 2007, Chris performed two concerts for an intimate audience in Lyme, Connecticut. These shows, as well as footage from a rare concert with a full band at The Somerville Theatre in Boston and a personal interview in Chris's home, come together on this long-awaited concert DVD.
78 minutes + Bonus Features
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Chris Smither Teaches Six Outstanding
Fingerpicking Arrangements
On this DVD lesson, Chris shows you how he uses his alternating
thumb and syncopated two-finger picking, along with a variety
of left hand techniques, to create the rhythmic drive and distinctive
harmonies that distinguish his unique arrangements.
Includes the songs "No Love Today", "Drive You Home Again",
"Visions of Johanna" (Dylan), "Get a Better One", "Leave the Light
On", and "Blues in the Bottle" (Lightnin Hopkins).
Chris's wry humor and deep understanding of traditional styles
help to make this an outstanding guitar lesson for all fingerpicking
enthusiasts.
90 minutes, includes music & tablature
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THE GUITAR OF CHRIS SMITHER
In this video, Chris Smither teaches the guitar arrangements to
some of his most popular songs. You'll learn the bass-line shuffle
groove of "Link of Chain", the sliding harmony figures of "Happier
Blue", and a load of great licks to pull them together (including
Chris's trademark use of his feet for rhythm accompaniment).
Moving into open D tuning, "Hold On" features bluesy vibrato,
bends and hammer-ons, while Roly Salley's heart-wrenching "Killin'
the Blues" highlights his unique style of ballad accompaniment.
Back to standard tuning, Chris slows down the Skip James-type
lick that's at the heart of "Can't Shake These Blues" and then
closes with a Delta-style "The Devil's Real."
Chock full of musical advice, clarity, and good humor, this lesson
will add powerful licks and interesting ideas to your song accompaniments
and blues technique.
85 minutes, includes music & tablature |