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Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert Johnson features the award-winning blues guitarist leading the viewer through a variety of techniques that will allow one to approximate the distinctive sound of the blues legend. In addition to advice on tuning, the video gives practical tips on how to get the best slide guitar sound, how to pick to add rhythm, and how to strum. The viewer should learn some of Johnson's songs, such as "Terraplane Blues," and "Preaching Blues," by performing the exercises on this video.