The Texan troubadour knew how to give the crowd their money's worth, and players such as Jimi Hendrix were watching. This lesson in his playing style has plenty of biting string bends and blues flavor ...

Our first study is a slow blues in G. It starts with dominant 9th chords that use ornamentation to suggest a 13th sound. This was typical of T-Bone, as it borrowed the harmonic sophistication of jazz.