Man of constant sorrow...how to play

[stevem5000]

Trying to work out Man of Constant Sorrow...
A few youtube videos indicate DADGAD tuning and capo on 3 giving key of F...
And watching Dan Tyminski playing on a few videos I do find...
It appears to be correct...I think...

BUT...it seems that F is a rather unusual key for bluegrass...
I would like to do it in G...so I tuned to DADGAD and capo on 5 and key of G...

Now the intro seems to be about the same as Dan plays it...
But when I try to chord to the 4th and 5th (C and D) it sounds very strange...
And I'm using the fret patterns for DADGAD that would give me G and A...
But moved up starting on the 5th fret...

Does anyone have the intro in G...or direct me to more info so I can play
it in G...

Many thanks

[El Conquistador]

I play it tuned to double drop D.

Steve

[semolinapilcher]

Originally Posted by El Conquistador

I play it tuned to double drop D.

Me too. And Dan as well, I'm pretty sure. D-ADGB-D

I thought it was capo II (so in the key of E), but I could be wrong.

Just in case, this is the "Sing into the can" version from the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou".

[pbla4024]

Originally Posted by semolinapilcher

Me too. And Dan as well, I'm pretty sure. D-ADGB-D

I thought it was capo II (so in the key of E), but I could be wrong.

Just in case, this is the "Sing into the can" version from the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou".

Are you sure? I was under impression he used drop D, so D-ADGBE.

[semolinapilcher]

Originally Posted by pbla4024

Are you sure? I was under impression he used drop D, so D-ADGBE.

Not sure anymore. That string is used very minimally. You are probably right.

From the movie

[GTRGUY005]

Here's my favorite version on youtube. Description says it's in drop D.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VllXkRZJrKU

I've learned bits and pieces of this version a few times but never spent the time to get all...someday!

[naccoachbob]

His live version at Crossroads with Ron Block shows his guitar capo'd at the 3rd fret. As to the tuning, I dunno.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7I6F4Hnt9k

[stevem5000]

Originally Posted by GTRGUY005

Here's my favorite version on youtube. Description says it's in drop D.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VllXkRZJrKU

I've learned bits and pieces of this version a few times but never spent the time to get all...someday!

I like this video...veiwed it a couple times...and then somehow this video started playing in the background...tried to get rid of it and closed the wrong screen and shut out the one I wanted....so I wound up watching this one and I really like this one better......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHHVg5gTls

Drop D...he's capo'd on the third fret that puts it in F...so I'll just go up 2 more frets and get G....

[capohk]

We play this in double dropped D, capo ii. Sounds right to me.

[pick me]

Here is one I like, and have maybe half of it down ok, but have not had time to get back to it lately, soon very soon.

https://youtu.be/7ITwarmdyfI