Woodshed of the week Workin' Man Blues

Alan Cook · Post by **Alan Cook** » 6 Apr 2018 3:24 am

Two years ago to the day my wife and I walked into the Hank Williams museum in Montgomery to be greeted with the news that Merle Haggard had passed away.

So here comes that workin' man! One of my favourite Merle song.

Alan

https://youtu.be/hLc99CAom38

Alan Cook · Post by **Alan Cook** » 7 Apr 2018 2:29 pm

A few people have asked about tracks and tab all are available at:

https://www.jeffrancollege.com/shop

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 8 Apr 2018 6:22 am

Very nice Alan

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 8 Apr 2018 6:23 am

Good effort on a fast one. We play this often and I need more work on it. Keep refining the melody. I have heard so many of the giants play this that it humbles my attempt.

Werner Friedrich · Post by **Werner Friedrich** » 9 Apr 2018 9:00 am

Alan Cook wrote:Two years ago to the day my wife and I walked into the Hank Williams museum in Montgomery to be greeted with the news that Merle Haggard had passed away.

So here comes that workin' man! One of my favourite Merle song.

Alan

https://youtu.be/hLc99CAom38

Hello Alan,
I see on Your playing > You was a Student too at the Jeffran College, and play Uni,s. I was there too and learning a lot with Jeff as Teacher with my Uni-12.
Best, Werner

Alan Cook · Post by **Alan Cook** » 10 Apr 2018 11:20 pm

Thanks Bill, Larry and Werner for your positive comments. I think this is probably the hardest woodshed in the series great fun though! Next up Johnny B Goode! Whew!

Alan.

dlayne · Post by **dlayne** » 11 Apr 2018 3:23 am

Alan great job!!!

Jim Fogarty · Post by **Jim Fogarty** » 11 Apr 2018 11:40 am

Alan,

Sounds great!

Been meaning to ask you. Are you playing the exact "Woodshed Workshop" tabs and parts in these videos, or coming up with your own parts, based on those?

Just asking, because I've been curious about those products.

Thanks!

Alan Cook · Post by **Alan Cook** » 11 Apr 2018 1:16 pm

Thanks to dlayne and Jim.

I am playing the exact parts I may change a couple of phrases in each woodshed but they are they are as best as I can do note for note.

Also some of the woodsheds like "Heartaches By The Number" the parts are note for not as they were played on the original recording the idea being that you are studying the player's style.

Hope that helps.

Alan

Michael Greer · Post by **Michael Greer** » 13 Apr 2018 3:48 am

Alan

Thanks for posting your videos as you work through the Woodshed series.
Watching your videos is very helpful to me as I attempt to entertain myself doing the same thing.
I think the Newman Woodshed material is some of the best stuff available....Melissa often has them on sale at the Jeffran site

Alan Cook · Post by **Alan Cook** » 14 Apr 2018 1:28 am

thanks Michael

You are right, the woodshed workshop studies are great each one a lesson in itself. Keep picking!

Alan

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