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DOWNLOAD ONLY. Vol. 1: Bob teaches the funky blues tunes, cool riffs and adventurous improvisations he pulls from a seemingly bottomless bag of tricks. Playing in open D and open G he teaches pieces from the “primitive” one-chord renditions of Charlie Patton to modern country-swing blues. Learn how to use the round nose bar, attain quality vibrato, pitch precision, blue notes, rhythmic effects, more. Vol. 2: Bob covers: “Delta notes,” bar hammer-ons combined with open strings, practice jumps and slides, the classic “Rolling and Tumbling;” maintaining a steady bass while keeping rhythm and melody going, two-hand damping, sweep picking, raking and other special effects. Intermediate/advanced. Note/tab included as either booklets or PDF files on the discs. 105 & 85 min.