Muddy Waters - Guitar Signature Licks

Arguably the heaviest bluesman ever, Muddy Waters literally electrified the Chicago blues world with the 1948 release of his first single on Chess Records (“I Can't Be Satisfied”). By taking the Robert Johnson and Son House-inspired acoustic Delta blues that he had played in Mississippi and firing it up with raw amplification, he created the blueprint for generations of Chicago blues players. Bob Margolin played guitar in Muddy Waters' band for seven years in the '70s, absorbing his music firsthand.

Videos

• Introduction & Blow Wind Blow (03:38) - In this first video, Bob Margolin welcomes us to the courser and plays the song "Blow Wind Blow".

• Open G Tuning (01:00) - Bob discusses the Open G tuning, which Muddy used on many of his early songs.

• I Can't Be Satisfied (03:32) - Bob breaks down the licks in the song "I Can't Be Satisfied".

• Rollin' and Tumblin' (04:16) - Next, Bob shows us the chord changes and turnarounds from "Rollin' and Tumblin'".

• Slow Blues Playing (04:29) - In this video, bob breaks down some Muddy Waters' slow blues playing in Open G.

• Big Leg Woman (03:01) - Bob breaks down the licks from the song "Big Leg Woman".

• Kind Hearted Woman (13:19) - Bob shares more licks. This time, from the song "Kind Hearted Woman".

• Gone To Main Street (09:13) - Muddy plays the song "Gone To Main Street".

• Delay Time (04:16) - Bob talks about the way Muddy made things swing with feel.

• She and the Devil (05:26) - In this final video, Bob plays a song he wrote in the style of Muddy Waters using the slide in Open G tuning.