Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

After arriving in Chicago, Big Bill Broonzy switched from fiddle to guitar. He learned to play the guitar from the veteran minstrel and medicine show performer Papa Charlie Jackson, who began recording for Paramount Records in 1924. Through the 1920s Big Bill worked at a string of odd jobs, including Pullman porter, cook, foundry worker and custodian, to supplement his income, but his main interest was music.

He played regularly at rent parties and social gatherings, steadily improving his guitar playing. During this time he wrote one of his signature tunes, a solo guitar piece called Saturday Night Rub. He recorded this rag in 1930. It is played in the key of G and uses an alternating bass. It is not difficult to play and will give you lots of enjoyment. A great tune to jam with other instruments .