Peg Leg Howell & Eddie Anthony's "Beaver Slide Rag" -- what key do you think this is in? I can't figure out whether they are in B or in C. Fiddle is playing entirely in closed position, I'm not hearing any open strings that would give me a clue. Maybe some of you guitar players can tell from the guitar part?? I am trying to transcribe the fiddle part and would love to have it be in the correct key! They seem like they are somewhere in between -- either playing in C tuned a little flat, or in B tuned a bit sharp. Or the speed of the recording machine or record player could be off too. Do the Mister Eddie!!
Actually, listening to this again, the guitar I hear best is tuned to spanish, capo'd high. I'm on the fence as to whether there might be a second guitar playing C figures, although that was my first impression when listening to the tune. Need to listen on a better system...
When Eddie Anthony fiddles, it sounds to me like he plays entirely out of 2nd position, with his index finger across the A & E strings of the fiddle, holding down the C & G notes and riffing from there... he could do that in any key, as you point out, Suzy.
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Actually, listening to this again, the guitar I hear best is tuned to spanish, capo'd high. I'm on the fence as to whether there might be a second guitar playing C figures, although that was my first impression when listening to the tune. Need to listen on a better system...
When Eddie Anthony fiddles, it sounds to me like he plays entirely out of 2nd position, with his index finger across the A & E strings of the fiddle, holding down the C & G notes and riffing from there... he could do that in any key, as you point out, Suzy.
Well, I'd trust frankie's ears before mine any day. Could be, Frank. When I was listening I thought there was some weird higher resonance for what seemed straight C position. I'd have to check the notes to see what they say about 2 guitars. I was hearing C7's and once or twice a suspended 4th that made me think, ah, gotta be C.
Hi all, I believe Henry Williams is playing out of C in standard tuning and Peg Leg is capoed up and playing out of Spanish. They used this set-up on several tunes. I can hear the guitar out of C right at the beginning of the tune and as they get into it you can hear the Spanish turn-arounds. All best, Johnm