Posted by Tuten (209.246.93.66) on July 31, 2000 at 23:47:38:
In Reply to: Opening Licks posted by Hank Banaszek on May 01, 2000 at 00:55:11:
WOW!
Now that's something.
See there's actualy two versions of that song by Muddy. One's in A and the other is Bb. In either case you'll be playing the same thing moreor less-
D=draw B=blow
Remember that hole four is C. You'll play in A.
D2 B4 D3(bend) B3 or D2
It'd the exact same thing for the Bb version, and the opposite for hoochie coochie man- D2 D3(2x)
B4. The A version of Rock Me is very difficult to
play, although it won't seem so. Litle Walter uses
the elusive slurring technique on this cut which takes a lot of time and practice to match exactly as he played it. it also requires very controlled wind usage, as Walter plays here very softly, holding a lot of wind and eeking it out through the course of the song.