Riff Shorts – Get em while deh HOT!

Janky has a new video collection of riff tutorials created by the legends of the blues. Open D, Open G and Standard tunings. Even Cigar Box Guitar riffage.

Yes. This is one of Junior Kimbrough's most haunting songs. Lord Have Mercy on Me is actually a very complex song with very unorthodox changes and accents. The riffs are simple, but the placement is anything but.

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Riff Shorts - Junior Kimbrough's Lord Have Mercy on Me (I break down this complex song)

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It's a really fun song to add to your blues set. This Riff Short features the song in Open D as well as in D on a two-string LoweBow. #LoweBow

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Riff Shorts - Freddie King's - Going Down Hill Country Style (Open G and CBG in D)

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One of my favorite jams done on a CBG. This one is dirty. You may need to shower afterwards. This is on a Lowe Bow Shorty CBG. Low D and High D. Have fun with this one.

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Riff Shorts - RL Burnside's Snake Drive - Cigar Box Guitar in D + a Stud Ford Vamp

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One of my favorite jams done on a CBG. This one is dirty. You may need to shower afterwards. This is on a Lowe Bow Shorty CBG. Low D and High D. Have fun with this one.

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Riff Shorts - RL Burnside's Snake Drive - Cigar Box Guitar in D + a Stud Ford Vamp

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House rockin riff here in the key of E. Never leaves the one.

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Riff Shorts - Tab Benoit - Muddy Bottom Blues in E

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Bangin' tune that is fun to play with a band. Standard A440 tuning, 12 Bar Blues.

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Riff Shorts - Howlin' Wolf's Highway 49

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Deep and dark. This is Son House's Death Letter Blues. It don't get much bluesier. Here are the videos I mention:

Son House about Robert Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr8xFHR1e-I

Howlin' Wolf Scolding Son House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_c5Ft56wWw

Two Trains Runnin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiDI4G92AAw

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Riff Shorts - Son House's Death Letter Blues - Open G

GetJanky “Janky” dotcom March 31, 2025 7:11 pm

It's a super fun riff to play that ROCKS THE HOUSE. Throw it down on Open D.
Open D is D - A - D - F# - A - D

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Riff Shorts - Elmore James' Shake Your Money Make - Open D

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This is some bangin', dark Hill Country Blues from RL Burnside. He does this in many different ways. Calvin Jackson, Cedric Burnside's dad and RL's drummer for years has a great version as well. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdmHJqFNlLU)

I am doing a very dark, mournful RL Version. Play with it yourself. It's a super fun song with two basic parts that never leave the one.

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Riff Shorts:
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Riff Shorts - RL Burnside's Goin' Down South

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