Level: 2/3
Tuning: Dropped D

Playing a slow, Lightnin' Hopkins styled blues in A is fun and powerful. Playing this in a Dropped D tuning adds more interest as when you progress to the fourth chord (the D7) your low sixth string D note suddenly rocks the room!

I am playing this arrangement using a steady on the beat, monotonic bass. This gives a distinct drive and feel. Playing this arrangement with an alternating bass would change the texture from a rock hard blues to a dance sounding ragtime blues. It is worth trying both to help you get control of your right hand picking.