Here’s a slide guitar lesson on Muddy Waters’ version of “Rollin and Tumblin”.

This song is in Open A (Open G tuning, capo at fret 2), but I’ve chosen to teach it in the key of G (without a capo) to make a little more accessible learning the song.

First recorded by Hambone Willie Newbern in 1929, it has become a blues standard, with many versions and variations (including ones by Cream, Jeff Beck and Bob Dylan).

I’ve gone through each part in some detail, with tablature onscreen, and a slow version playalong at the end for you to play with once you have it all down.

Download free TAB transcription for this lesson from http://www.onefingerguitarist.com (click on FREE Resources in the top menu). This will make it much easier to follow along!

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction, cup of tea and playthrough
01:02 Lesson start
01:25 Main riff
04:12 Intro riff variation
04:50 “Vocal melody”
07:00 V to IV chords
08:56 Intro
12:25 2/4 bars – the tricky part!
16:46 Practising the song
17:41 Playalong – slow version
19:08 Wrap up

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