Ain't The Blues Evil
Lesson time: (3min 7sec)
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This lesson is part of the course 101 Blues Guitar Essentials
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Lesson transcript:
Ain't the Blues Evil?
There's a song entitled Ain't the Blues Evil? It's a heartfelt expression about longing and loss. Here are some key lines from the song:
- When you find that your baby's gone?
- I got one more night long?
- And my blues evil?
- Now my baby's gone?
The Chorus
Hello, whiskey?
Hello, whiskey?
Oh, are you my only friend?
You know my blues is even?
And I'm slipping down again?
Reflecting on Darkness
Hello, darkness?
Hello, darkness?
Won't you please let me speak?
My blues evil?
And they make a midnight creep?
The Struggle Continues
One more night?
I'm alive in my blue?
Diva?
Cause now my woman gone?
And my blue?
Evil?
Now my baby gone?
This song captures the essence of heartbreak and the struggle that accompanies it, resonating with anyone who has faced similar feelings.
About the instructor
Doug MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of a Doug MacLeod performance is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters - from the faceless to the legendary - to strikingly real life. Doug is a multiple Blues Music Award winner, including the 2020 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year and the 2018 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album Of The Year for 'Break The Chain', and a nominee for the 2021 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year. His album with producer Jim Gaines was released in 2021. In 101 Blues Guitar Essentials, Doug passes on the foundations of his craft - the grooves, techniques and feel that underpin authentic acoustic blues guitar - so you can build a real vocabulary on the instrument and start telling your own stories through it. "Like all great blues men, MacLeod lives his music, and the songs are not just on the tips of his fingers and tongue, they are one with his being." - Blues Music Magazine "One of the great blues artists... period!" - Jorma Kaukonen read more