Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

Recorded in 1927, Frank Stokes' "Mistreatin' Blues" falls into the "Crow Jane" family of tunes. There are many songs that follow this chord progression and indeed played identically using the same figures, it is a form that many early pioneers say was one of the first blues they heard. Using these first position chord shapes outside of their typical area will really open up the fret board and make it less intimidating.