Play along with recording
“Playing along with a recording is exactly how Delta blues was transmitted — not from sheet music but from listening. Robert Johnson learned by listening to Son House. You are learning by listening to Robert Johnson. This is the tradition.”
Play along on roots only. Feel where you lose the form — that's information. The IV chord at bar 5 should feel like a lift. Where do you arrive early? Where do you hesitate? That is your diagnostic for Week 2.
Robert Johnson — Sweet Home ChicagoWeek 1 of Month 1. Building stable form, time, and groove.
Day 5 of 26 in this phase.
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Track the form while listening
Play along to recording — roots only, stay in form
Find your entry point
Start on bar 1 — feel where the I chord is
Roots + pulse, full song
Quarter-note roots through whole song with recording
Listen Before or After
Robert Johnson
“Sweet Home Chicago”
Guitar in relation to vocal — who leads, who responds?