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im confused little toby walker
So I got an email a while back and little Toby walker was running a sale for his birthday (belated cheers bud) apart of this pack was a lesson on deep river blues by doc Watson. I love this song so I grabbed it up and filed it away. No I have finally decided to sit down and learn it. And here is what's puzzling me when I watch his video 1 of the song it sounds pretty much spot on when compared to the recording Doc did for the Smithsonian but when I play the tab it sounds wrong going from the e7 at the 5th fret to an e flat7 (I believe that's the second chord listed) and the pattern doesn't sound quite right. But when I change a few things it sounds correct against both his recording and Docs. I know Toby is using the e flat 7th or whatever it is but it doesn't sound like it and Doc seems to be sliding the e7 up a fret and then back down. I'm so lost lol. It's the strangest thing
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Hi Grim,
Doc actually did it a few different ways over the span of his career. The tab shows the way he generally played it during most of his recordings. Once you learn the song I've then included a variation with an explanation showing you how to be more creative with the arrangement. Hope that helps.
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Hi Grim,
Sorry for the confusion but in the end I'm glad that you're getting the song down in the way that is most satisfying to you... which is what it's all about anyway. Tablature has it's limitations but ultimately it's designed to bring out ideas while showing 'one' possible way.
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I'm doing the same lesson right now. Toby, your instruction is so good it makes me feel like I should have already known the song. Just 3 days and I already have 95 percent to memory. Hardly used the tab this time.
Grim; there are many ways to play the same song. If an artist had to always play it the same way he'd probably get bored. I just watched this Joe Pass video about using chord substitutions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Hn18o5dh4 So many ways to embellish and change the flavor of the same chord. I believe that is what Toby has been showing us in the deep river lesson among his many other lessons that always encourage improvisation. |
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Yes... Doc is playing an A7 in the first position. You'll also notice that he plays it differently each time around.
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For future reference, you both may want to continue this thread on one that already exists called 'Toby Walker's Lessons... Let's Discuss.'
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