Level: 3
Tuning: Standard

During the recording my first solo studio album in 1970 for Transatlantic Records who should drop by the studio but Dick Waterman and Son House. I asked Son if he's like to record a few tunes. He agreed and we set up the studio microphones for Son, myself and Paul Rowen on harmonica.

We recorded two tunes: "New Pony Blues" and "Yonder Comes The Blues". The music was improvised on the spot. I could see and hear that Son was happy not to be playing guitar but just singing. I started "Yonder Comes The Blues" by pretending to be Willie Brown playing second guitar to Charlie Patton's "Moon Goin' Down". Son instinctively understood what I was playing and we both time traveled to a juke joint in 1920s Clarksdale, Mississippi. Five minutes in my life I will never forget.

I'm playing in the key of A. The phrases are typical Delta blues guitar licks in the key of A. You have to be confident and sure that you are playing the guitar and the guitar isn't playing you to be successful in the style.