how to play Chiggers by Seasick Steve

Tune your guitar to open D, that is instead of EADGBE you need to be in DADF#AD.

The main riff is played with palm slaps on every 2nd and 4th beat, and he wears a slide on his ring finger.


D---------------------------3--0----------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
F#--3p0-1p0-----------------------------------------------
D---------------------0-------------------------------------
A-----------------3-----------------------------------------
D------------------------------------3--0-------------------



D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
F#---3p0-1p0----------------------------------------------
D----------------------0------------------------------------
A------------------3----------------------------------------
D---------------------------3--3--0------------------------


Hail to the chief, and happy bluesin'!

To watch his technique in action, see the following youtube clip...