East St. Louis Blues is a Blind Willie McTell song that he originally played on his 12-string Stella. However, I have performed the tune on both 6 and 12 string guitars and found it to be a good tune to teach to beginners. It's got an alternating bass and includes some more advanced right-hand picking. If you listen to the original recordings that McTell did, be aware that he's tuned differently! My lesson teaches the song in standard tuning.