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Deep River Blues Fingerstyle Guitar Tabs

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Deep River Blues Fingerstyle Guitar Tablature: One Song, Many Styles

Recomended level: Intermediate

Tags: #vocal, #bluesy, #shuffle rhythm, #essentials

Deep River Blues is a classic folk tune. It's been recorded by artists such as The Delmore Brothers, Merle Travis, and Doc Watson. It's definitely a standard in the world of Fingerstyle guitar.


Start by first learning the melody, then check out some basic rhythm and the moving 7th chord étude. This will help you develop a good foundation before trying to tackle one of the challenging Doc Watson style arrangements.

Learn how to play Deep River Blues on Fingerstyle Guitar with this selection of tablatures:

  • Fingerstyle Guitar Deep River Blues Melody

    Melody

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      E
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    The Melody for Deep River Blues is very interesting and is definitely very "bluesy". This version has simplified timing to make it easier to play.

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  • Fingerstyle Guitar Deep River Blues Melody - Syllabic

    Melody - Syllabic

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      E
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    This melody for Deep River Blues is very detailed. There is a note for each syllable in the lyrics. This is often referred to as "playing the syllables". It's a great secret of the ...

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  • Fingerstyle Guitar Deep River Blues Fingerstyle - Basic

    Fingerstyle - Basic

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      E
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    Deep River Blues is a classic Fingerstyle guitar song. This one is a simplified version of the way Doc Watson plays it.

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  • Fingerstyle Guitar Deep River Blues Étude - Movable Chord Shape

    Étude - Movable Chord Shape

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      E
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    Deep River Blues for guitar is usually in the key of E. There's only 4 chords in the song most of the time. However, there is often multiple chord shapes used for each chord. This c...

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  • Fingerstyle Guitar Deep River Blues Rhythm - Basic

    Rhythm - Basic

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      E
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    Learn a very basic version of Deep River Blues for finger style guitar. This one uses simple chord shapes, a repeating picking pattern, and adds in a classic walking bass line.

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  • Fingerstyle Guitar Deep River Blues Doc Watson Style

    Doc Watson Style

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      E
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    This version of Deep River Blues for finger style guitar is based on the way Doc Watson played it earlier in his career.

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  • Fingerstyle Guitar Deep River Blues Doc Watson Style #2

    Doc Watson Style #2

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      E
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    This version of Deep River Blues for guitar is based on the way Doc Watson played it later in his career.

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