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Thanks, ya, you're right. He's amazing at that thing. But, I was hoping I could learn it for class too. We'll see how it goes

you gonna play those licks on slide guitar?

17,500 I believe.

Totally worth it.

Good times.

The guy who wrote the tab transposing the pedal steels licks to electric did a great job, but it's incomplete: http://www.gumbopages.com/music/wilco/song....i.held.you.txt

 

Would any kind soul be able to fill the rest in?

KD is your best bet for that. he might show up one of these thursdays to play that pedal steel part for us!

I will never forget two years ago watching Sue convince Jeff to do the three shows and couldn't stop thinking how geniune.

so, i heard about the show, but is jeff auctioning off the living room show/shows again this year?

monday seems to have the exact same intro as the guitar part to rebel rebel by bowie.

yeah, a friend of mine plays them as a medley.

sorry to piss on everyones parade, but theres no way the first chord is a d major - its this chord (some kinda diminished thing)

 

capo 5 still

 

e-2

b-2

g-0

 

then pulling off on the e to the open capo

 

a couple of the other chords sound wrong too......

I've got Cmaj7#4 for that first chord . . . but then, I play it on piano so there's no capo obviously.

so my no capo version starts

Intro: Cmaj7#4 Cmaj7#4 Gmaj13 Gmaj13 x2

Cmaj7#4 Cmaj7#4 Gmaj13 Gmaj13

D9 D9 Gmaj13 Gmaj13

Cmaj7#4 Cmaj7#4 Gmaj13 Gmaj13

D9 D9 Gmaj13 Gmaj13

and on and on . . .

I will try and make this. You're not attempting to play straight through anymore?

Our original goal was to play right through both albums. That would finish off our goal of performing all of the studio albums live from start to finish.

Unfortunately, we were short on time on this last show, so we decided that we'd cut back to spare our audience from having to sit through the ones that really need more rehearsal time.

So we've got about 13 songs on our list, all from A.M. or Summer Teeth.

Also, since we've now got both the Proto Punks and the Traveling Wilburys ensemble opening, the shorter set list should also make the show a more reasonable length. We probably go on around 8 or 8:30, with the Wilburys starting it off at 7.

In any case, it should be a good time. Just a big, free, BYOB, Wilco-appreciation party.

It really makes me wish I lived anywhere near Chicago.

There's lots to do if you ever come visit. And the Old Town School is a really unique place.

Many kudos to you all. I'd love to see this sometime. Come to Indy!

We'd love to! I haven't been there in years.

Updated:

Join a group of wacky Wilco fans for a tribute to A.M. and Summer Teeth!

Who?

The Late Greats (a.k.a. the Old Town School's Wilco Ensemble, a.k.a. the Wilclones, a.k.a. the Wilcult)

What's it all about?

The Late Greats will perform favorites from A.M. and Summer Teeth.

When and Where?

Friday Oct. 26, at 7 p.m.

Old Town School of Folk Music @ 909 W Armitage, Chicago

The Proto Punks open the show with their wacky punk rock stylings.

BYOB!

No cover!

Kick back and join the party!

There's plenty of stuff in this thread I'm not jealous of at all.

hmmmm. . . . my first concerts were . . . well there was some unknown punk band in a community center basement in south dakota when I was like 14 . . . followed by Fishbone, The B-52s, Primus, De La Soul and other stuff from that era in Chicago, mostly at the Aragon. So probably nothing to be jealous of. Yeah, those were strange days.

But have been to two living room shows with Tweedy and got to play a couple songs with him at both.

Another broken promise .

the bridge? you mean this part? This is from the old town school's favorite song-figurin'-out ninja.

F#m A E E

You don't know me, but I know you (You don't know me)

F#m A A B7

You have no idea what I do (What I do)

E A E C#m

Make you mine and see you swoon

C C E E A B7 E E A B7 E E

Someday someday soon

I already bought it! And my mom bought one too! And I paid 99 cent for "Let's Not Get Carried Away" on the iTunes.

man, i didn't even know that you could get "let's not get carried away" on iTunes. I just have a live version someone gave me. I think it's from a November show in Madison, WI, but I'd have to check.

It is, but it irks me when bands do this.

hmmm, i'm thinking maybe I can get the bonus tracks on i-tunes rather than buy the whole new release. Seems silly to buy the stuff from the first release again just to get the extras.

don't know however what the cost comparison will be . . .

anyway, wilco already released "is that the thanks" as a free download. ("is that the thanks" is one of my least favorite wilco tunes anyway. i'm already kind of sick of it.)

Wow, a full 2nd disc? Interesting.

I wonder whether "let's not get carried away" will be on this! jeff did say it would be released in some form eventually. . .

okay, that makes sense to me. thanks. i knew it made the E a F, but didn't understand how it effected the chord shapes.

ah that's the beauty. relative to the capo, the chord shape stays the same. it just moves the whole thing up a half step for each fret you move up the capo.

so on capo 1, D shape = D#

capo 2, D shape = E

capo 3, D shape = F

and so on.

but I've had a long day and I'm sleepy so I could be talking back-ass-ward.

anyway, I play mostly piano, so when someone hands me a sheet written out for guitar with capo, i have to think it through backward in order to play it on keys. nice little brain exercise when you're trying to keep up with guitars in a jam session.

In case anyone is interested in seeing a bunch of goofy Wilco fans attempt to play Wilco tunes live in Chicago, you've got two opportunities this month!

Who?

The Late Greats (a.k.a. the Old Town School's Wilco Ensemble, a.k.a. the Wilclones, a.k.a. the Wilcult)

What's it all about?

A large group of Wilco fans organized nearly 3 years ago by our fearless leader, song-figuring-out ninja, and popular Old Town School music instructor, Bobby G attempts to perform Wilco songs live.

When and Where?

Tonight (Oct. 5), starting around 7 p.m.

Old Town School of Folk Music @ 4544 N Lincoln

The Late Greats will play a couple of tunes as part the school's First Friday open house. It's the school's monthly open house/singalong/dance/party. Good times.

Friday Oct. 26, at 7 p.m.

Old Town School of Folk Music @ 909 W Armitage

The Late Greats will attempt to play straight through both A.M. and then Summer Teeth. Can we pull it off? Come find out. The Proto Punks open the show with their wacky punk rock stylings.

It's BYOB and no cover, so grab a six pack, kick back and enjoy the insanity!

Are You Serious?

We shit you not. We might be crazy, but we do exist.

OMFG!

for the first time in 13 years!

that just might be the best video ever.

I liked their last 2 albums, but their live show that I saw about 2 years ago didn't really excite me too much.

gotta admit, i'm going mostly off the early son volt and what i saw live last year. the early stuff didn't grab me and the live show really turned me off so i didn't want to listen to the more recent stuff. maybe i'll give the most recent albums a listen.

I know Wilco typically allows people to record their shows, but would most fans be in favor of them releasing live albums often and in high quality like a lot of touring bands do ? I would love to have this option personally. Is anyone aware if this has ever been addressed ?

kicking television rocks. i'd love another live double cd.

i would pay $50

 

i would pay $100 to see wilco with jay bennett

hmmmm . . . interesting.

personally, i think the current wilco line up is great and i wouldn't change it. it seems to work for where they are now musically. they're producing great stuff and the musicianship is just amazing.

i would probably pay more to see the current wilco line up than i would for wilco with bennett.

unless bennett was an addition, and not replacing any of the current members. for that . . . i'd pay the same as i would for the current wilco line up.

How much would you pay for a ticket??? How many people would go???

 

How sweet would it be to hear Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar harmonize on all those rocking tunes??!!!!

 

I would sacrifice a kidney or a ball if I could be assured of the first three rows. I just cant imagine what it would be like to hear them rip into those songs!

 

Peace in the Midwest (Tweedy and Farrar)

hmmmm . . . . not likely to happen.

i might go if it was free . . . and really close to my house . . . and i had nothing better to do that night . . .

but you'd have to pay me to go see son volt again. YAWN!!!!!

personally, i'd rather go see wilco, golden smog, loose fur, or any number of unknown local bands.

i like jeff's songwriting but jay's stuff doesn't really interest me. i like some of the tupelo stuff, but prefer jeff's songs in the tupelo collection. i find jay's voice annoying and whiny. his songs all sound exactly the same to my ear.

basically, i'm interested in where wilco is going in the future cause i think wilco (and all jeff's projects) just keep getting better and more interesting.

i would definitely go for a solo tweedy show since i've never seen him. i guess i shouldn't say i don't want the auditorium theatre, because it's really nice, but i guess i would just want better tickets. i just can't imagine how amazing the shows at the vic must have been. it's so small yet amazing. maybe solo jeff at the vic soon would be perfect???

last year they played madison thanksgiving weekend at the barrymore, which is about the size of the vic.

plus, the barrymore has nice local brew beers for way less any concert venue i've been to in chicago.

i lucked out cause my parents live in madison so i was able to see wilco there while visiting for thankgiving. totally sweet venue. (last time they were in madison it was at a bigger space downtown.)

i also ended up getting tickets to a thanksgiving show at the auditorium last year. it's a nice place, but our seats weren't great, so i enjoyed the madison show much more.

if only they'd hit both towns again around thanksgiving this year!

Wow!!! It's not enough this band makes the best music in the world (in my opinion), but they're kick-ass people ta boot! Congrats on not passing out while in the middle of that call!

definitely kick-ass people! and really accessible - living in chicago, they're so accessible you'd almost think they were still a small local act. you might find yourself standing next to john in line for the golden smog show, or walking by nels and glen in the audience at an autumn defense show and then talking instruments with john after the show, or bumping into jeff while shopping for guitar gear. jeff even popped in on one of my guitar teacher's classes once while the class was playing a wilco tune! from my experiences and all the stories i've heard from friends who've met various members of the band, they really are cool people. it's good to hear that others have had the same kinds of experiences.