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There are many amazing Richard Thompson songs spanning a very long career and a variety of styles. I leave it to you to decide what would be best for this site!

His hybrid technique of using a flat pick on the base strings while finger picking the others would be a great skill to work on.

Thanks.

Second your request for RT!

I've been wanting to learn 1952 Vincent Black Lightning for years. Of course, I would assume it would be a tough lesson to put together (though not "Clap,"-tough) but that's still my vote.

(heh. i wrote the above before hearing you mention it on the news video. Do it! Do it!)

Hey Walt,

That one is definitely in the running and one I have considered for years. I'm sure you'll be happy to know that, once I got Clap off my chest and started thinking of the next big instrumental, this and I Am The Light Of The World were on that list. Something along those lines will happen in the near future.

Neil

P.S. And any suggestions on easier songs of Richard's are appreciated as well.

Yeah, I'd like both of those. Also been waiting for "Light of this 'World.' There are lessons and tabs out there, but none that I've found are quite right, especially if we're talking about the Jorma version (which I actually like better).

"When the Spell is Broken" might be good one to do...it has lovely guitar work, but at the level that might be achievable by us mere mortals. Bonnie Raitt's version is worth listening to as well.