The Home From Work Blues

Nothing makes me happier as a guitar teacher than seeing a student really "get it" and run with it.

In this case one of our fearless BGU forum moderators, Wayne, took it upon himself to create a cool Muddy Waters style lesson to share with our community. And I have to say, he did a pretty darn good job...

Wayne was kind enough to let me share it with all of you. Personally I like it acoustic style with the fingers instead of the pick... but I was listening to Hendrix's version of Catfish Blues and this same idea works killer with a Strat and a Marshall.

I hope you enjoy it... I'm extremely proud to be able to share it with you. Big Thanks to Wayne for making this video and showing how to put the elements together simply but effectively. The TAB is downloadable below the player.

Here is the PDF of the TAB
This video is Here (Thanks Wayne!)

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Leave A Reply (148 comments So Far)


  1. CRAIG S

    HEY THANKS GRIFF FOR SHARING , AND THANKS WAYNE , HAVE YOU MADE UP LYRICS TO GO ALONG WITH IT?
    REALLY NICE!!


  2. nathalie

    Hi! Well,so well explain, it take me 10 minutes to learn! Big thanks Wayne!


  3. Temple Weste

    love the sound, Wayne, thanks. well done. Always grateful for the PDF of the TAB.

  4. Wayne, that was tasty. ;-) Really, thanks for sharing what you learned / discovered, buddy. I enjoyed evvery minute of it and like all other times I 'rub elbows' with another fellow musician I come away inspired. Thanks!


  5. Dan

    Did anybody else notice the COOL CAT? And I don't mean Wayne. Didn't see him until the about the 5th view of the video.


  6. Juris

    It was brilliant for me !
    Thanks a lot !
    Maybe something else?

    Best regards -- Juris


  7. Wayne

    Hi Wayne, . Mucho gusto! Loved it & it is one I will definitely learn & fairly quickly at that. Thanks for the breakdown & friendship to go to the trouble to share. Ditto to Griff! Many thanks again. Warm regards from down under. Wayne


  8. Eddy J

    Awesome Lesson, Thanks! Man that sound is IT!


  9. Bob H.

    Cool lesson and absolutely gorgeous guitar!
    Nice work!

  10. Great riff, gives me something to work on. Idiotwind has a good point regarding teaching methods. His suggestion comes from a basic course in communications. This approach is used by communicators everywhere. It works well for speeches, sales, marketing, debating, teaching and preaching. Anytime really where information needs to be given to an audience ( of one or a thousand). Simply put the idea goes:

    Tell'em what you're going to say.

    Tell'em.

    Tell'em what you told them.

    The first part preps the audience as to what it's about to hear. Kind of gets folks minds warmed up so they can start filing info right away. The second part is the guts. The wisdom you wish to impart in all it's glorious detail. The third part reinforces part two. This helps to collect the individual bits of what was said and puts it all in place. At the end the audience has heard the information three times in maybe slightly different ways.

    Thanks to Idiotwind for bringing this up. This strategy has helped me many times. I hope it can help others.


  11. Paul

    Thanks. Good stuff!


  12. Nigel Hunt

    Nice one Wayne - good luck with your musical career.


  13. Tim Young

    Watch out Griff!!!


  14. Steve Walker

    Thanks Wayne! Awesome.


  15. Jim

    Hi Wayne, inspirational man, cool video keep on...


  16. Kurt

    Very inspiring, well done. Being an old dog myself who worked so many years trying to support a family, now trying to learn new tricks. I find it can be do too. Way bitchen Wayne. Thanks, Old Dog Tricks.


  17. geronimo

    great tip


  18. Russell Rhoades

    Very Good Sound and could be used with other blues songs


  19. Harold

    WMP cannot play this video


  20. jimmy

    great set of licks,well,taught,,this one's gonna be alotta fun,,thx for the lesson wayne and good job of showing us how its done !!! hopefully maybe see some more,,?


  21. Karalis

    Nice job and a good start Wayne...keep at it and it'll keep getting better...it's a tuff job to put yourself out there...in front of a camera or a live audience...all alone & on your own...I think that what you do is develop little strategies to help you cope...and I think that goes for anybody and everybody...no matter how big or successful one gets. Anyway nice lesson..I loved the groove and will pursue it ...

    Thanks and keep it up
    RK


  22. forby

    spot on marra even i can get a bit of this


  23. Alex Paul

    Good job..


  24. Bluesrock

    Very interesting, thank you.


  25. Jane

    I like it!!!! Thanks Wayne

  26. i really liked this ,i think it is rather difficult, but i will keep practicing. thanks


  27. Idiotwind

    I like your video except there is not one of you who knows how to teach, this includes Hamlin and Murnahan, sorry to be so blunt guys but this is so-o-o fruatrating! Hear me out, puh-leeze! You ALL need to begin your video lessons with demonstrating, or playing through first of all, what it is that you are about to teach, then move on to teach, or tear down, what you have just played, then you summarize what you have just taught, it's a 1 - 3 step approach. You begin with saying 1.) "Here is what you are going to learn" (then play the melody, song, or whatever) all the way through; 2.) then you say, "I will now do the breakdown" after which you go on to step # 3.) where you are doing the summarization saying "Here is what you have just learned" very simply put, and then play the song all the way through once again. In this video you begin at # 2.) as happens to often in other videos by Hamlin and Murnahan so the student has no idea what you are talking about. Not to be sarcastic or mean spirited you guys but there's nothing like a frustrated musician....lol! Other than your lack of teaching methodology, I do enjoy what you are teaching.

  28. thanks Wayne! maybe THE most addictive piece yet. I cannot quit playing it and improvising on it. Absolutley sweet!

    Thanks again,
    Jeff H.


  29. Dale Morgan

    Cool.....thanks Wayne ....It's great to see just what other users of BGU are doing and coming up with...gives the rest of us a nice feeling of being a collective....keep up the great work.....I'll be trying a few of your licks tonight I'm sure!.......Cheers Mate!


  30. Keith Robison

    Wayne: I've been looking for something just like this for a long long time. Thanks, man.


  31. ricky

    hey man I luved it awesome,,thats alot like my dad played with his finger and I,ve always play straight pic but ,, this is giving me alot of inside on how my dad played and bless his soul,,RIP eugene rhodes,,he play in the rodger miller band back in the 70 and 80s,,just awesome and thanks for sharing,,already got it down ,,thanks again and happy holidays to you and griff,,,later!!


  32. RichS

    ANY BGU STUDENTS IN NEW JERSEY?


  33. jeff

    Love the sound I can't say I'm playing like you but it sounds good to me and Ive learnd more rifts.. funkeep it coming , Please


  34. Victor Robles

    great job look forward in learning it..


  35. RandallLee

    Fun, I'm playing right along with you on this one and it is great.


  36. RickyB

    Very well done Wayne.. I love the beat and you made it easy to follow...


  37. Peter Smith

    well done Wayne nice riff authentic sound very easy to follow keep them coming


  38. Mike

    Great job, Wayne thanks for the share. The sound takes me back to the Delta.


  39. Mark

    Thanks Mate
    Very cool and well explained - picked it up in an hour or so with practice and sounds
    great. Can't wait for more...


  40. Hal

    that was cool Wayne. can't wait to try it out. Keep on pickin!

  41. Wayne, good on you mate, nice demo and really neat combination.


  42. Steve Mackintosh

    Hi Griff
    I have your Blues Unleashed Course.Is your "Playing Thru The Blues Course" different? Does it cover the same material as the "Blues Unleashed Course"?
    Thank You
    Steve Mackintosh


  43. Harry

    Great video and well done Wayne!
    FYI - the video download link appears broken.

    Thanks,


  44. Ralph Azbill

    This is an absolutely great riff and well demonstrated.
    Some more detail on the exact fingering some better camera angles and zoom
    on the cord or note fingers and a little slow mo for us beginners would be a great help. But this is a catchy riff and not to hard to get close with in a hour or two.
    Thanks.


  45. mike

    sounds great wayne thanks keep playing and sharing the blues good job

  46. that sounds great wayne thanks


  47. David Mednick

    Thank you so much for showing how to play this. And doing a good job of it as well! You will never know how much this is really appreciated.


  48. 59LPJ

    Well done Wayne, thanks for sharing and giving us something to play "on the porch" great riffs and well explained (loved the flyby that the cat did) gives me some new licks in my lick catalogue... ;-)