Deep River Blues
Channel: Chris Ellis
Date: 01/10/2021

My version of Deep River Blues, first recorded by the Delmore Brother in 1933 and popularised by Doc Watson. I've jammed my way through it many times. I'd forgotten about it for a good while when I migrated south. Some of the local pickers play it around here so it was time to revisit it, starting with Doc Watson. It's a simple 16 bar blues, but there's a variation in the third line the second time around. And then there's the four triplet turn around at the end. It's taken months, but I've reached a baseline with it. Someone said it's a stretch song. Worth getting the basics figured out and see where it takes you over the years.