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Barry Blackwood


Post  Posted 23 Nov 2017 9:00 am    
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My best guess is the classic clawhammer or crowfoot G.


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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 24 Nov 2017 7:31 am    
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That chord sounds adventurous and not disharmonic at all.
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Jim Kennedy

 

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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2017 11:50 am    
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Looks like a G7th with the the high D added on string 2. String 5, A string is muted.
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b0b


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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2017 11:59 am    
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G demented.
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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2017 1:28 pm    
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B0b's right. It's a gee I'm demented chord.
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2017 1:36 pm    
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From low to high, looks like G, Eb, Db, G

If it's not just a fake grab, it could be an Eb7 (3rd, root, b7, 3rd)
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Erv Niehaus


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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2017 2:16 pm    
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Jim,
I'm sure Dwight Yoakum never even heard of that chord! Whoa!
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2017 2:24 pm    
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Erv Niehaus wrote:
Jim,
I'm sure Dwight Yoakum never even heard of that chord! Whoa!


Never heard of Eb7? I'd give him more credit than that... it's just a standard dominant chord.
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Erv Niehaus


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2017 8:04 am    
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Just give me a good old three chord country song, with no Eb7th! Very Happy
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Randy Schneider


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2017 8:22 am    
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Erv Niehaus wrote:
Just give me a good old three chord country song, with no Eb7th! Very Happy
Erv


I've listened to a lot of Dwight Yoakam's music, Erv, and I don't think there are many Eb7ths in there anywhere!

Methinks he's just posing... Although, I did see him live just a few weeks ago, and he's a very tasty guitar player.
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Erv Niehaus


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2017 8:24 am    
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Randy,
I agree! Very Happy
Erv
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2017 8:31 am    
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Probably, like a lotta people, if he wants an Eb chord, he'll just use a capo and play in D.
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Randy Schneider


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2017 9:01 am    
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Jim Cohen wrote:
Probably, like a lotta people, if he wants an Eb chord, he'll just use a capo and play in D.


Saw Daryle Singletary live recently as well, and he used a capo often. And, when there was a key change mid-song, he just reached down and slid the capo up a fret or two!
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Bill Cunningham


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Post  Posted 2 Dec 2017 8:23 pm    
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Randy Schneider wrote:
Jim Cohen wrote:
Probably, like a lotta people, if he wants an Eb chord, he'll just use a capo and play in D.


Saw Daryle Singletary live recently as well, and he used a capo often. And, when there was a key change mid-song, he just reached down and slid the capo up a fret or two!


Well if Daryl was contributing legitimate rhythm guitar (rather than just using his guitar as a prop) it would be perfectly correct and for him to use a capo. That's the way country rhythm has been played for many years, particularly on music with a feel like Daryl's. Mostly out of a G or D open position. It's just as correct as playing bar chords for swing, etc. For example, watch a Time Jumper video and you will notice when Dawn Sears sang a straight 8 country song, Ranger Doug often put aside his Stromberg and went to a flattop with a capo! His archtop would just be wrong!

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Skip Edwards

 

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Post  Posted 2 Dec 2017 8:58 pm    
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just use a capo
I get a kick out of where this is going... Pretty much the most times DY has ever played an Eb was when we used to tune everything down a half step while touring...
and then he would have been just fingering an E chord.
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