Level: 2/3
Tuning: Open A

Fred McDowell's version of the delta blues classic "Roll and Tumble Blues." He plays this in Open A. The bottleneck echoes the melodic structure of the tune and between lines a single rhythmic lick is played. A wonderful example of a variation on a well known theme. Open A tuning is the same as Open G but your strings are tuned up a tone. This gives the guitar a crisper and harder sound.