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Post by lewiscohen on Mar 2, 2009 14:17:27 GMT
Hi all,
Can anyone recommend some raggy or Piedmont style songs in spanish tuning? Would be useful for floor spots and the like where I've only got one guitar and not so much time to keep retuning.
Any suggestions most welcome!
LC
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Post by thebluesbear( al) on Mar 2, 2009 15:12:45 GMT
Hi
from four to late can be done well in spainsh tuning
al
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Post by washboardchris on Mar 2, 2009 15:24:18 GMT
Spanish Fandango (hence the name of the tuning)
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Post by steadyrollinman on Mar 2, 2009 16:28:20 GMT
There are 3 fiddle tunes I know in open G tuning or spanish.
Buffalo Gals, Redwing and Flop Eared Mule. I learnt then from a guitar player called Leo Winjkamp Jnr back in the 70's. I think they were adapted from mountain banjo playing.
You could try open D, and find Police Dog Blues by Blind Blake or Turn Your Money Green by Furry Lewis, or even Vestapol by Elizabeth Cotton.
Best wishes
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Post by snakehips on Mar 2, 2009 21:32:43 GMT
Hi there !
Perhaps not the sort of thing you are into, but how about early John Lee Hooker stuff ?
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Post by andys on Mar 2, 2009 21:43:21 GMT
Theres some obscure songwriting duo called Jagger/Richards who did some open G tuned stuff as well!
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Post by lewiscohen on Mar 2, 2009 22:27:56 GMT
Thanks for the suggestions all.
Tunes is D would work too so good call on "Police Dog Blues" although it'll have to end up being a "lite" version because I can't get within a light year of how Blake does it, and know to a moral certainty that I never will (unless I quit my job and spend 9-5 working on thumb rolls)!
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Post by martinw on Mar 3, 2009 10:14:51 GMT
How about Coalman Blues by Peg Leg Howell. That's in open G.
And it doesn't matter if you have to do a "lite" version - it's so obscure no one will know anyway!!
M.
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Post by Gerry C on Mar 4, 2009 10:08:55 GMT
Quote: (unless I quit my job and spend 9-5 working on thumb rolls)!
You say that as if it could be a bad thing...!
Cheerily,
Gerry C
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Post by blueshome on Mar 5, 2009 22:32:43 GMT
There's a mass of Peg Leg Howell in Spanish.
Plenty of what works in G standard can quite easily be arranged in spanish. Piedmont songs like Step it up & go work easily in this tuning.
Not Piedmont, but Clifford Gibson played a lot in this tuning. Buddy Boy Hawkins (some nice raggy stuf f there) & you're only one string away from Bo Carter (drop G).
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Post by lewiscohen on Mar 7, 2009 14:56:03 GMT
Thanks again for the suggestions. All good stuff for when my emusic subcription renews in a couple of day :0)
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Post by fitchmeister on Mar 9, 2009 11:21:15 GMT
Frankie & johnny?
Roj
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