Level: 3
Tuning: EADEAE

This is a Pat Kirtley's signature arrangement of the Bob Wills - Leon MacAuliffe classic country tune from 1936. The tune was actually written and recorded by Sylvester Weaver in 1923, making it probably the first fingerstyle guitar tune ever recorded. Sylvester Weaver played his version in an Open D tuning (DADF#AD) whereas Pat employs a tuning made popular by the British guitarists Martin Carthy and Davey Graham. The guitar is tuned EADEAE. As strange as this tuning might seem, it is perfect for arranging and playing "Steel Guitar Rag." Try it and a new world of possibilities will be at your fingertips.