GregL Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Anyone figured out Jeff's acoustic take on 'Just a Kid'? (For example from the 03/30/2012 show at the Vic). Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bart Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 A great song that needs to be tabbed out. Sadly, I don't have the skills to do it. To my tin ear, it sounds like it's in an alternate tuning. Hopefully I'm wrong, but if it is in an alternate tuning, can someone try to figure it out (or a close approximation) in standard tuning? Please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregL Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Yeah, I'd say it's in Drop D (or Open D, but mostly on the low strings). So beginning bits include: e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------D-|-------------------------------------5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-0------A-|-9-9 9-9-9-9 9-9-9-9 9-9-------------5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-0------D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-7-5-0------ (D) Maybe I'm just a kid... (repeats) (G) I'm ready, I'm ready... And there are some little fills on the D chord like these: e-|---------------------------------------------------------B-|---------------------------------------------------------G-|---------------------------------------------------------D-|-----------------------------------------7--9--7---------A-|--9-9--10--12--10--9----------------9-9--0--0--0--9------D-|--0-0---0---0---0--0----------------0-0--0--0--0--0------ But I haven't gotten very far yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregL Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Ok, messing around with this a bit more and the various pieces are roughly JUST A KID(Drop D or Open D) De-|--------------B-|--------------G-|--------------D-|--7--7--7--7--A-|--5--5--5--5--D-|--0--0--0--0-- Maybe I'm just a kid, ... Ge-|------------------------------------------------------B-|------------------------------------------------------G-|------------------------------------------------------D-|--5-5--x--x--5-5--x-x--5-5--x-x--5-7-5--4-------------A-|--5-5--x--x--5-5--x-x--5-5--x-x--5-5-5--5-------------D-|--5-5--x--x--5-5--x-x--5-5--x-x--5-5-5--0------------- I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.... G F# G Ae-|------------------------------------------------------B-|------------------------------------------------------G-|------------------------------------------------------D-|----------------------------------5-5-5-4--5---5/7-7--A-|--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--5---5/7-7--D-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--5---5/7-7-- Everybody, everybody, everybody ..... G F# E De-|------------------------------------------------------B-|------------------------------------------------------G-|------------------------------------------------------D-|----------------------------------5-5-5-4--4---2----0-A-|--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--4---2----0-D-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--4---2----0- Everybody, everybody, everybody ..... Why is that true? e-|-------------------------------B-|-------------------------------G-|-------------------------------D-|-------------------------------A-|--12-12-12-12-14-12--9---------D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--------- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregL Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 This is fun in Open D where you can let more strings ring in places to contrast the palm-muted bits. The fills can be played in lots of places on the neck. d-|----------------------------------- a-|-----------------------------------f#-|--3-3--1-3-1-0---------3-3-3-5-/0-- D-|--0-0--0-0-0-0---and---0-0-0-0--0-- A-|--0-0--0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--0-- D-|----------------------------------- Anyway, I've got enough to work with for now. Be interested to see anyone's else take! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bart Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 So here's my standard tuning attempt based on your alternate attempt. There's the little D-riff that happens throughout the song which I tabbed out in open chord and barre chord format. Use which ever works best for you or alternate. Also, most of the rest of the chords sound better as 5th, not full chords. The lowercase letters at the "why's that true" part are supposed to represent single notes. One recording I had sounded like he played them, but you can leave them out if it's easier and go straight from the E chord to the D chord. I'm not totally sure about the end part with all the "everybodys". It seems like he sings one line and then sings the next in a higher octive or maybe a different key, but I don't think the chords change. I left the chords the same for all of them, so if someone has some edits, I'd love to see them. Just A Kid – Jeff Tweedy D chord/main riff: or same riff/chord in barre chords: 2 5-53 7-72-2-2-4---2- 7-70-------4--- 7-7-9---5-X 5-5---9---X x-x All of the other chords are played as 5ths, not full chords D (with riff)Maybe I'm just a kidD (with riff)Maybe I just don't fit inG DI'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready to go now DI don't wanna go to schoolDBut I don't get to make the rules G GToo early, too early, too early, too early in the morning D C# B AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybodyG G A AHas to do something they don't want to doD C# B AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybodyG F# E f# e DHas to do something, oh, why is that true? DMaybe I'm not so bigDMaybe I just don't fit inG DI'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready for more now DAnd I don't wanna go to bedDThere's so much going on in my headG DNot tired, not tired, not tired, not tired right now D C# B AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybodyG G A AHas to do something they don't want to doD C# B AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybodyG F# E f# e D D D DHas to do something, oh, why is that true? D C# B A G G A AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybodyD C# B A G G A AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybodyD C# B A G G A AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybodyD C# B AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybodyG F# E f# e DHas to do something, let's have some fun DNa na na :| D C# B A G G A AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybody D C# B A G G A AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybody D C# B A G G A AEverybody, everybody, everybody, everybody D C# B AEverybody, everyone, somebody, anyoneG F# E f# e DHas to do something, let's have some fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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