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jcsehak Member Posts: 2 From: Boston MA USA Registered: Jul 2001 |
posted 07-18-2001 17:12
   
Hey, anybody know the tuning (or better yet, have a transcription) of Geechie Wiley's "Last Kind Word Blues?" I fell in love with it the first time I heard it (in the movie "Crumb") but have had a little trouble trying to figure it out. thanks, IP: Logged |
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Mr. Natural unregistered |
posted 07-18-2001 18:23
Regular tuning. Em-Am-B7. repeated licks are slides on lower string against open string, if I remember correctly: 2str fr4 - 1str fr0 and 3str fr3 - 2str fr0. IP: Logged |
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Hambone Member Posts: 642 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Jan 2000 |
posted 07-20-2001 20:56
I believe that the V chord is played with the 4th string open, making it a Bm7. I also HAMMER this chord ON EACH BEAT while simultaneously striking the strings with your picking hand.(The chord is fingered with 2 fingers: ring finger on 3rd string, 2nd fret; middle finger on 5th string, 2nd fret). Also, please post the lyrics if you got 'em. [This message has been edited by Hambone (edited 07-20-2001).] IP: Logged |
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jcsehak Member Posts: 2 From: Boston MA USA Registered: Jul 2001 |
posted 07-24-2001 19:24
I don't think it can be in standard tuning, unless it's standard tuned down a step, since the lowest note is a D. At least, judging from a tape of the movie. I just got a CD with the tune on it that I haven't played along with yet, but I could be wrong. I had the most luck with Dm tuning though. I'll post the tab of what I got so far as soon as I get a chance. Definitely post the lyrics if you have them! Josh IP: Logged |
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Adrian Freed Member  Posts: 2360 From: Berkeley, CA, USA Registered: Oct 2000 |
posted 01-22-2004 16:46
I grabbed this off ari eislinger's forum: Last Kind Words Blues (Guitar Intro) The last kind word I heard my daddy say If I die, if I die in the German War If I get killed, if I get killed, please don’t bury my (soul) (sword) When you see me comin’, look ‘cross the (rich man’s) (Richland) field (Guitar Solo) I went to the depot, I looked up at the sign My momma told me, just before she died The Mississippi River, you know it’s deep and wide What you do to me baby, it never gets out of me Obviously, this song is about a guy that went off to war in WWI. It's interesting that he'd want his body sent to his mother-in-law and eaten by buzzards. If anybody knows more than I do about WWI, maybe you could help fill in the blanks, or give corrections? IP: Logged |
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TC unregistered |
posted 01-22-2004 17:45
I have always assumed that the question mark at the end of the fourth verse was Beaujolais, with the assumption that the soldier had just returned from France and was bringing a souvenir for his sweetheart. I could be wrong though. IP: Logged |
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Lcwx2 Member Posts: 249 From: Chicago Registered: Aug 2000 |
posted 01-26-2004 12:41
The full content of my post is actually here too: http://www.guitarseminars.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001898.html IP: Logged |
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Niall OReilly New Member Posts: 1 From: Registered: Jul 2004 |
posted 07-26-2004 13:29
re: Lyrics to "Last Kind Word Blues" by Geechie Wiley For what it's worth, I tried to refine the lyrics posted there. I think she [pre] IP: Logged |
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cleft Member Posts: 66 From: Brooklyn Registered: May 2004 |
posted 07-27-2004 09:56
I believe the line is Lord, precious daughter, don't you be so wild IP: Logged |
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Adrian Freed Member Posts: 2360 From: Berkeley, CA, USA Registered: Oct 2000 |
posted 07-27-2004 10:50
I would suggest the following for the last line: I mean to see you, if I have t’ cross the deep blue sea also I am fairly confident that this is what is sung: I can stand right here, see my babe from the other side [This message has been edited by Adrian Freed (edited July 27, 2004).] IP: Logged |
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mr mando Member Posts: 1026 From: Heart of the Alps Registered: Apr 2001 |
posted 07-27-2004 23:40
It's not buzzard meat, it's beaujolais. You don't want to intoxicate your loved one with buzzard meat. That's no alternative to flowers! IP: Logged |
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waxwing Member Posts: 1431 From: Oakland, CA Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 07-28-2004 02:05
Actually, most hear it as "bolted meal" a slightly refined or sifted grain (like grits). But, Mr M, you were aware of that discussion at WCB, eh? It was revived yesterday over there, as well. All for now. John C. IP: Logged |
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Adrian Freed Member Posts: 2360 From: Berkeley, CA, USA Registered: Oct 2000 |
posted 07-28-2004 11:09
It would be good to assemble all these possibilities and have the prewar blues list take a crack at it or have they already done that? IP: Logged |
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mydoghasfleas New Member Posts: 1 From: Registered: May 2006 |
posted 05-22-2006 10:17
I think the lyrics to this line should be, "I went to the depot, I looked up at the sun" As for the tuning, its definitely open tuning, open D or Dm? I can't figure out exactly what she's doing though... anyone think they got it? Incredible song. IP: Logged |
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mr mando Member Posts: 1026 From: Heart of the Alps Registered: Apr 2001 |
posted 05-22-2006 10:54
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quote: What Mr. Natural said. The guitar is tuned down about a half step.
And keep Hambone's advice in mind: quote: IP: Logged |
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ramblin Member Posts: 78 From: Registered: Apr 2004 |
posted 05-22-2006 17:07
The I in this tune is major (E major, relative to the tuning) - Geechie hammers the 1st fret, third string repeatedly in the lick over the E chord. The IV is clearly minor as well as the V chord, although the voicing's pretty low and doesn't quite color the song in quite the same way the minor IV does. That Bm7 is a truly excellent chord, though. Yum. IP: Logged |
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brianf New Member Posts: 3 From: Melbourne, Australia Registered: Jul 2006 |
posted 07-10-2006 22:05
It's a major/minor thing - modal, really, with a gapped scale. So, yes, the I chord is major, the IV chord minor. Blind Boy Fuller does a similar thing - is it "Weeping Willow Blues", I'm not sure offhand. And Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk" also uses the minor IV chord, but in a "rock'n'roll ballad" format. The guitar is in standard tuning, but down more than a semitone. Duane Eddy, Jerry Reed and Hank Snow have all used this trick, giving the guitar a rich sonority while keeping it utterly familiar. Check out Reggie Young's early work with the Bill Black Combo, where he tunes down two tones and plays in C out of E shapes. I like playing "Last Kind Word" kinda Chet style, with damped basses and a heavy tremelo (vibrato) going on the amp. But I use a regular B7 chord for that, because the "Mississippi B7" doesn't sound right in that context. That "Mississippi B7" is a beautiful thing, because it's not really a dominant 7th, it's kind of a I7 and a sus4 as well. So it harmonizes blues lines really well. IP: Logged |
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Lonesome Sheik Member Posts: 128 From: France Registered: Apr 2006 |
posted 07-11-2006 01:59
Good God , a new chord !! what is that Mississippi B7 ?is it Bo Weavil 7th??? IP: Logged |
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brianf New Member Posts: 3 From: Melbourne, Australia Registered: Jul 2006 |
posted 07-11-2006 03:05
If you play a garden variety B7 chord in 1st position but don't fret the D string, leaving it open, you get what the "Mississippi B7". I call it that because it's used in a lot of Delta blues in E. If you listen closely to a Charlie Patton blues in E, you may well hear it. IP: Logged |
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Lonesome Sheik Member Posts: 128 From: France Registered: Apr 2006 |
posted 07-11-2006 05:40
You gotta be kidding ,I've been a gardener for25 years (tryin' to get that MississippiDelta share cropper kind of feling!!!)nener heard of a GARDEN B7 , let me hear about that !!!! IP: Logged |
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