Level: 3
Tuning: Dropped D

This is a blues in Dropped D that borrows many phrases and licks from the playing of the great Lonnie Johnson. Lonnie's recordings from the 1920s to mid-1930s are an absolute must to hear and study. During this time period he usually played with his guitar tuned D G D G B E. Some folks call this a Dropped G tuning or English tuning. Lonnie plays in the key of D even though he is tuned in this manner.