Author Topic: Tampa Red's Guitar Style--Queries and Tips (Read 15053 times)

Michael Kuehn · « **Reply #30 on:** October 28, 2007, 09:34:08 AM »

I'm trying to work out this song from Vol 2 of the Document series, track 5, the instrumental version. Though I've listened to Tampa Red's work before, I've never tackled one of his songs. This is one of my favorites and appears to be a pretty standard I-IV-V -- but is he playing it in Vestapol open D in this version? Sort of sounds like it to me. Anyone have any insights into this tune that might help?

And now that I listen a bit more, and try playing some of it, it appears I could get a rendition to work playing out of C position, capoed at the 2nd fret. I'm confused.

Thanks.

Mike

uncle bud · « **Reply #31 on:** October 28, 2007, 10:02:36 AM »

Hi Mike -

I'd say this is definitely in Vestapol tuning. A real nice one...

blueshome · « **Reply #32 on:** March 04, 2011, 03:06:44 PM »

A short lesson I made for a Tampa Red fan in Canada FWIW.

Richard · « **Reply #33 on:** March 05, 2011, 11:33:22 AM »

I didn't know TR was left handed, I'd better have a look.

LB · « **Reply #34 on:** March 05, 2011, 02:56:10 PM »

Phil, nice job, thanks for posting that. Nice work with getting the tampa tone too. Boy that's right on. Wish I could just be there playing backing rhythm with you. Or washboard.

sustaireblues · « **Reply #35 on:** March 06, 2011, 06:20:31 AM »

Hey Phil, that was great!
Gives me a lot of material to work on. And I like the way it is presented, clear enough to pick up without a lot of wasted time.

Thanks!

Joe

Richard · « **Reply #36 on:** March 06, 2011, 06:27:22 AM »

Now I've had a chance to see it, great job. Maybe we could all post a little similar something on our favourite artist?

LeftyStrat · « **Reply #37 on:** April 02, 2011, 02:09:26 PM »

Been on somewhat of a Tampa Red jag lately, myself..and knowing now that he played a lot in Open D helps figuring out ways to arrange his tunes so I can play them (as I doubt seriously I could ever get my coordination together to do it exactly).

Its got me wondering though, what other tunings did he use? I ask because, unless my ears are deceiving me, not everything was open D. Probably an obvious statement, but my ear isn't the sharpest out there

blueshome · « **Reply #38 on:** April 02, 2011, 04:59:52 PM »

Almost all (95%+) of Tampa's output was in Vesterpol tuning , open D intervals. He tuned between Db and G on the recordings I've heard, clearly capoing to get the higher registers.

Johnm · « **Reply #39 on:** October 31, 2012, 03:26:32 PM »

Hi all,
Here is the merged Tampa Red guitar style thread.
All best,
Johnm

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