Having accidentally overindulged on a giant bowl of rice and beans, Nathan Salsburg sat down uncomfortably with his guitar one night and got to work. Despite his dyspepsia, a new composition soon announced itself: “Bean Bloat.” By the time Salsburg recorded the tune for his most recent album, Third, he hadn’t found a name he liked better. But he did give it the polite acronym of “B.B.” Salsburg plays “B.B.” in a nonstandard tuning—D A D E A E (down a half step)—an accidental discovery on his part. The guitarist says, “I’d written a song [“Dog at Bay”] on my … Continue reading Learn Nathan Salsburg’s “B.B.”: A Melodic Instrumental with an Unusual Origin