Capo on 2nd fret (Key: D major) There's not a lot of structure to the picking on this one. The important thing is to keep a steady beat with the bass notes while filling in with the fingers and not worrying too much about hitting just one string. He seems to use the fingers like an upstroke pick. Below is a standardised version of the basic patterns for each chord: G7: 320001 C/g: 332010 F: 133211 E: 022100 Am: x02210 G7 e|------1---------1-------|------1---------1-------| B|-----(0)-------(0)------|-----(0)-------(0)------| G|----0-----0-----------0-|----0-----0-----------0-| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|3-----3-----3-----3-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----|Thumb 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
C/g e|------0---------0-------|------0---------0-------| B|-----(1)-------(1)------|-----(1)-------(1)------| G|----0-----0-----------0-|----0-----0-----------0-| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|------3-----------3-----|------3-----------3-----|Thumb E|3-----------3-----------|3-----------3-----------|Thumb 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | F C/g e|------1---------1-------|------0---------0-------| B|-----(1)-------(1)------|-----(1)-------(1)------| G|----2-----2-----------2-|----0-----0-----------0-| D|------3-----------3-----|------------------------|Thumb A|------------------------|------3-----------3-----|Thumb E|1-----------1-----------|3-----------3-----------|Thumb 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | E Am e|------0---------0-------|------0---------0-------| B|-----(0)-------(0)------|-----(1)-------(1)------| G|----1-----1-----------1-|----2-----2-----------2-| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|------2-----------2-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|Thumb E|0-----------0-----------|------------------------|Thumb 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | Intro: use verse sequence G7 C/g He was a friend of mine G7 C/g He was a friend of mine F C/g Everytime I think about him E Am Lord I just can't keep from cryin' C/g G7 C/g 'Cause he was a friend of mine Harp solo sequence: F, C/g, E, Am, C/g, G7, C/g
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