Lightfoot's Sundown, how the heck he playing this?

[LiveMusic]

Originally Posted by merlin666

Almost ... the second is actually a full A shape that he bars with index finger (e.g. at 1:23). I tend to play this with an ukulele which makes it much easier, and I can still sing it well at 1.5 notes higher.

Thanks for pointing that out, you are right.

[fitness1]

Originally Posted by merlin666

Almost ... the second is actually a full A shape that he bars with index finger

Yes - that's what I was getting at earlier. Makes it very simple

[DaveKell]

Originally Posted by LiveMusic

Glenn, how awesome! How apropos! Isn't it amazing that I started this thread and you had already figured out the very thing! LOL!

Not to mention his awesome singing voice. I have a Gibson Advanced Jumbo like he's playing the lead on but mine is the maple version.

[JonPR]

Originally Posted by Guitarbarian

I don't have a trained musician's ear, but it seems to me that in that YouTube video, they're playing the song at a faster tempo than the version I'm more familiar with.

Yes, that's common in live versions. Sometimes it would be deliberate - they want to apply a different feel - other times it's because musicians are naturally less relaxed when playing live, and when one is nervous or tense one naturally plays faster without realising it. Even professionals can suffer from this, but they wouldn't necessarily consider it a bad thing - adrenalin is in the nature of live performance, and tempo is not always critical, a song can work at various different speeds. Provide you don't stumble over the words or the guitar part, the speed is a matter of taste or preference.

[merlin666]

Originally Posted by JonPR

Provide you don't stumble over the words or the guitar part, the speed is a matter of taste or preference.

Indeed, this is one of the few songs where I really have to watch my breathing so I don't fizzle out at the end of the line.