I make it C too, tuned very low. I think he?s bending the third fret if the second string, and then an abbreviated G chord at 1.02.
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Oh my. I feel just like a teddy bear - Blind Lemon Jefferson, Teddy Bear Blues
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. I make it C too, tuned very low. I think he?s bending the third fret if the second string, and then an abbreviated G chord at 1.02.
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The Mott Willis puzzler has been up for a while and not generated many responses, so I think I will post the answers. For "Bad Night Blues": * Mott Willis' playing position was C position in standard tuning, as banjochris and Prof Scratchy had it, tuned quite low (and thus making extreme bends possible); * At :06 and :07, he bends the third fret of the second string up practically a whole step, as Prof Scratchy had it, while fretting the third fret of the first string at the same time. I don't care how low you're tuned, that takes some real left hand strength, especially that close to the nut, where the strings are tighter. * At 1:02--1:03, he hits his turn-around chord, which is a very pretty G7, fretted at 3-0-0-3, from the fourth string to the first string and voiced bVII-R-3-R. Based on the small sampling of his tunes available on youtube, Mott Willis was a really sophisticated guitar player--don't let his slow tempos fool you--who operated in harmonic territory inhabited by Hacksaw Harney, Eugene Powell, Bo Carter, and very few other Mississippi guitarists of his era who were recorded. Every one of his pieces that I've heard would be worth figuring out, and he also comes across as a really funny man, with a delivery akin to Pink Anderson's. Thanks to blueshome, banjochris and Prof Scratchy for participating, and I hope people enjoyed the cut. All best, Johnm Hi all,
I just realized, in the course of entering Mott Willis' "Bad Night Blues" in the index for this thread, that it is the three hundredth song we've taken a look at in this thread. As Mel Allen used to say, how about that! All best, Johnm Old Man Ned
That's incredible. Amazing it's hit 300. Thanks so much for this thread John, it's been a huge help to me.
Congratulations and thanks for all your hard work in putting this thread together! Now, roll on no.301!
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Congratulations and thank you, John. As the Prof said, it is the result of a lot of hard work and is a very significant contribution.
Hi all,
Thanks for the good words, and thanks in particular to Old Man Ned and Prof Scratchy, who have been such regular participants in the puzzlers. I'm convinced participation in the puzzlers is a skill-building exercise in developing the ability to identify playing position/tuning, especially if engaged in over a period of time. Before I get back into posting more puzzlers, I'm curious: I wonder how many folks have figured out one or more of the songs that have been discussed in this thread. There are indexes to every song on this thread in the very first post to this thread. I went back and took a look, and found that I had figured out/transcribed the following songs that have been discussed in this thread: * Up and Down Building The KC Line--Little Brother * Alabama Prison Blues--Jesse Wadley * Trouble--Reese Crenshaw * Sun Don't Shine--Teddy Williams * French Blues--Frank Evans * Baton Rouge Rag--Joe Harris * Guitar Blues--Johnny St. Cyr * Too Many Women Blues--Willie Lane * Going Where the Monon Crosses the Yellow Dog--Scrapper Blackwell * Hollandale Blues--Sam Chatmon * I'm a Crawling' Black Snake--Lightnin' Hopkins * Run Here, Faro--Myrt Holmes * Faro--Rosa Lee Hill * Pretty Polly--E. C. Ball * War Blues--Pernell Charity * See What You Done Done--Baby Tate * Rosalee--Luther Huff * Just A Note--Ralph Willis I know that Gordon figured out Boy Green's "A & B Blues" and posted it on site. Has anybody else figured out songs from this thread? In a way, that's what developing the ability to identify playing position/tuning is all about. all best, Johnm Old Man Ned
I had a go at Baby Tate's See What You Done Done, but mostly it's inspired me to try transcribing other tunes by some of my favourites, such as Charlie Jordan's Two Street Blues and Raidin' Squad Blues and Hacksaw Harney's Ragtime Blues with varying degrees of success.
Thanks for the report, Old Man Ned. Applying the skills to the material that most appeals to you is a great way to go--keep up the good work!
All best, Johnm The only one I had a serious attempt at was French Blues, but then I did have some additional help from a certain Johnm
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk No, I think its more that I like alot of the musical selections of lesser known artists presented in the puzzlers and occasionally I will go online and buy more of that artist's work. The thread has definitely led to a broader horizon and I thank you for it.
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