Little Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf / The Rolling Stones - Tutorial + Tab
Little Red Rooster is one of the most well known blues songs. The original version is attributed to Willie Dixon but it has been covered by many different artists. In this video I want to have a look at two of the most famous versions by Howlin' Wolf and The Rolling Stones. I will have a look at how to set up your guitar, the structure of the song, and then playthough each of the two versions with the tab on screen, so you can play it yourself. The song is played on a guitar tuned to Open G. Here is the downloadable tab for the song below: Little Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf Version Tab - Power Tab - PDF - TXT Little Red Rooster - Rolling Stones Version Tab - Power Tab - PDF - TXT Playing Advice Using a Slide - To play either versions of this tune, you will need to use a slide to get that distinctive sound. What type of slide you use is up to you. But I think a full length metal slide works best. It gives a nice raspy sound on the strings like the Howlin