Topic: Miller's Breakdown

[Johnm]

Hi all,
Any takers for the Frankie Lee Sims "Home Again Blues" puzzler?  Come one, come all, and answer only the questions you feel like answering.  Thanks to all who participate.
All best,
Johnm

[Old Man Ned]

I'll get this started but I'm really pushed for time so only answering the first question.  After just the one listen, I'm going with A standard, regular tuning.

[andrescountryblues]

Ok, I'll try!

* What playing position/tuning did Frankie Lee Sims use to play the song?
Standard tuning key of A

* What is the form of the first verse he sings, mapping out chords and the length of time he spends in the them, as expressed in bars?
First 4 bars of I (4 beats each)
One bar of IV (4 beats) + 2 beats of IV
Two bars of I (4 beats each)
One bar of V (4 beats) + 2 beats of IV
Two bars of I (4 beats)

* Where does he fret the passage from :10-:12?
|----------5-5-5--
|-----3----3-3-3-
|-------5--------
|-3-4-----------
|----------------
|----------------

* Where does he fret the fill from :57-:59?
Bending the 3rd string 7th fret and fretting the first and second string with the index finger 5th fret

* Where does he fret the fill from 1:32-1:35?
Not sure at all about this one but I think it involves pull offs in the first string from 5th fret to 3rd and to open string

By the way I want to say that its been 10 years since I registered. I always been more of a reader than a poster but I'm planning on participate more. I like this puzzlers idea! a great opportunity to learn from you all.

[Prof Scratchy]

Don't have a guitar to hand right now but will say G standard for the tuning.

[Norfolk Slim]

I have to take the kids out to the "pirate half term" at the Fleet Air Arm museum shortly so time is limited but...

I'm firmly with G standard, capoed at 2.  I think the 10-12 section is just played naturally out of the C shape.  and the 57 section is worked around 5/6/7/ on the 3rd string...

[blueshome]

I got as far as G standard....no time with an instrument at present

[pete1951]

Spanish A fits best to me .
PT
I find tab hard, and standard notation harder, so I`ll let others do the difficult stuff.
It is basically a 12bar with 1/2 a bar missing around the 5th

[frankie]

Regardless of pitch, the real clincher is the bass riff played at about 1:05 - weird and awkward in anything but std tuning, A position.

A lot of the licks are pinky-intensive in A, but that's A for ya...

[Prof Scratchy]

Yes, like I was saying... Definitely A standard.

[pete1951]

[quote , the real clincher is the bass riff played at about 1:05 - weird and awkward in anything but std tuning, A position
[/quote]
It seems fine (as a someone who only plays in Spanish) if you play it just on the 5th string. Though it would be more elegant, and less awkward if the 4th string was a D
Anyway, I think the top string is an `E` and the bottom E and A which is the same as most other posts..........The other strings , well Johnm will enlighten us in due coarse
PT

[blueshome]

Have guitar, A!

[eric]

I've got the position (A) I'm pretty sure, and 10-12 lick similar to what andrescountryblues describes, but that's as far as I've gotten so far.  I could probably work out the rest by slowing it down, but I'm trying to play be the rules...my ear just isn't quick enough, yet.

[Zoharbareket]

I'll give it a rough try too...

I am hearing A.

   * Where does he fret the passage from :10-:12?
seems to me that he is starting something with a movement from the 3rd to the 4th fret on the fourth string.

   * Where does he fret the fill from :57-:59?
starting from  the 6th to the 7th on the 3rd and then to a partial D on the high two strings??

   * Where does he fret the fill from 1:32-1:35?
not sure....but it sure sound nice!

[Old Man Ned]

An unexpected chance to look at this again. 
For  the passage from :10-:12, fill from :57-:59  andrescountryblues pretty much has it.

* Where does he fret the fill from 1:32-1:35?
I'm hearing pull offs in the first string from 5th fret to 3rd also, something like:
5p 3---5p 3-----5p 3
------5-------5--------5---3
--------------------------------5--5--2
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
but can't decide if the c notes are on the 2nd str.
There sounds to be more going on there though.

[Gumbo]

Ooops I accidentally read the replies!

A standard