telekipper

Hi there Trent, sorry this is late.

 

Okay, so it's a little messy and not as visually obvious as I thought it might be for you but it's kinda' how Jeff plays it (apart from the 5-4-2-0 slide, Jeff fingers it slightly different). I'm not making excuses but it was tricky playing it a bit slower than usual and I didn't have a pick handy either so it's rough around the edges. If it's still a mystery I could maybe film my other hand for you sometime (with pick) and do a picture-in-picture?

 

http://vimeo.com/4727230

 

I've capo'd it at the third fret, but you can do it at two (as per the record) if it suits you better... I've uplaoded it HD to vimeo because we all know youtube sucks technically in comparison...

 

Alex

very nice. i didn't play it like that either, but i'm gonna learn it as so.

I have to say last night was the best and tightest performance I've seen from Wilco. Jeff's voice was wonderful, Nels rocked the fuck out, and Glen was amazing as usual. I prayed for Pot Kettle Black when I saw the white tele come out, and they thankfully delivered. I've been waiting for that one. I was worried when I didn't see a taper anywhere, but feeling a bit better now that someone else did. I hope they got Andrew's set too.

Not to mention Jeff's Elvis/Gram Parsons get up. Seriously, rad.

I'm a stander too, damnit.

I don't even tune down for this one. I capo on the second and leave the low E um, "un-capoed" and improvise from there. What you guys are yelling makes sense, though. Probably more accurate.

Its not just you.

Its a very dad-rock title....

rofl... "dad-rock"

agreed.

Summerteeth is all chords, really, so a chord base is only needed for that.

 

edit: I'm pretty sure it's been done already.

 

New Madrid is also chordal. Couple of As, Ds, f#s, Es, E7s, etc. and you are on the ball.

I've found most of the "chord base" songs have little walkdowns in them that nobody seems to tab out. I suppose it could help some people maybe.

I would argue that Stevie Ray Vaughan's very brief clean period was better than his drug-addled years.

I just saw this post shortly after I posted the same thing. Kudos my friend.

If the new songs are any indication of what he is writing drug-free, then I am happy that Jeff has kicked his habits. The new songs are incredible and get better each night. I feel that the next wilco album will be the best one.

Is this really about cleaning up? As far as I knew he kicked his Rx addiction after ghost, and is trying to quit smoking now. Whatever he is doing, it's not the rock and roll story with needles broken off in his arm. I doubt his music will be compromised. Now on another note, if he is going to be taking meds for his 'disorder' I am very worried. My philosophy is it is better to feel shitty than feel nothing at all. Not so much the case with corrective anti anxiety meds, but more so along the lines of your prozacs and other anti-depressants. That shit frightens me.

Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Richard Thompson, David Hidalgo, Louie Perez, Cesar Rosas, Elvis Costello all doing brillant work later in their lives...I think it gets better and better for many artists. And being clean adds a pretty intense punch to some peoples work.

May I add the late Stevie Ray?

I've never found a tab that seemed 100% correct. It's been a long time since I've attempted this song, but I found liked simply using the chord positions and adding hammer ons/pull offs - that got me close enough for rock and roll, and worked much better for solo playing than playing single note lines without chords behind them.

I agree, also because I am working more with Jeff's solo stuff, which no show is ever exactly the same. The fill between verses can be played incredibly close by just keeping your D position and experimenting with hammer-ons and pull offs, mostly on the second and fourth fret (relative to capo). Try little things like hammering onto the A string during the G, things like that.

Yes, he does often capo the 3nd, however I have a few recordings where he capos the 2nd, which i prefer much more.

spend the extra whatever on the blues jr.

the pro is a great little no nonsense amp, but you will appreciate the extra features on the blues.

[rion]

I've tried playing it with drop D, and it doesn't sound right to me. On the IATTBYH DVD, Jeff plays it with a capo on 2, though.

try it capo on 2, but without the low e capoed. you have to use it upside down, but you dont have to retune and it sounds right to me.

mountain bed

agreed. hands down.