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Originally posted by closetcanadian:
Hi Claudia,
Play the first verse in the key of G, using just 3 chords, G,C,and D. Same goes for the first chorus. There is a key change to A major for the second verse and the second chorus. The 3 chords change to A, E, and D. You mentioined fingerpicking, this is a great song to fingerpick "Travis" style if you are familiar with that technique. Basically it involves playing an alternating base line with your thumb while playing a counterpoint melody with the first two fingers on the treble strings. To sound like the record, avoid playing the top E string as GL avoids that high E on a lot of his recordings. If this website does not have the lyrics and chords archived, you can definitely find them on Wayne Francis' site (www.lightfoot.ca) Hope you find this helpful.
John
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Hi John,
thanks a bunch, it already helps me a lot!
Did Gordon play it in Standard tuning, capoed second fret?
Concerning the Travis picking: I'm fairly able to play "Sit down young stranger" and that song is played, at least how I play it, with an alternating bass line. In "Me and Bobby McGee" it sounds as Gordon is playing a "rotating bass". Is my beginner ear wrong?
As always - I'm gratefull for every help. I should have picked up the guitar many years earlier, but it somehow didn't work out. And now, it gives me grieve...
But the joy clearly outweights my bleeding finger!
Thanks again and Greetings from Minnesota
Claudia