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Topic: Lonesome Road Blues - what's the tuning?

Any ideas on the tuning for lonesome road blues? If i have that then i can try and get a tab together. thanks

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Re: Lonesome Road Blues - what's the tuning?

I think it is in standard tuning, but with a capo on 3rd fret. In the key of C.

Joe played it on Jools Holland show, which you can watch here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXyQ6mhdN9c

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Re: Lonesome Road Blues - what's the tuning?

I think its the 2nd fret on the record. Though 3rd fret live.
Im fairly sure it was the 3rd fret when I seen him at glasgow, but played in B on the record.

Happier Times has the capo on the 3rd fret. Don't think anything else on the record needs a capo.

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Re: Lonesome Road Blues - what's the tuning?

Its in B on the record and in C live. I saw Joe in sheffield a few days ago and am 99% certain that the capo was on the 3rd fret. I tried to play along when i got home with a capo on the 3rd fret but soon realised I was a tad sharp. Brought the capo to the second and job done.

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Re: Lonesome Road Blues - what's the tuning?

Fuzzblues wrote:

Its in B on the record and in C live. I saw Joe in sheffield a few days ago and am 99% certain that the capo was on the 3rd fret. I tried to play along when i got home with a capo on the 3rd fret but soon realised I was a tad sharp. Brought the capo to the second and job done.

It's definitely 3rd fret live. Learned this tune by ear using the Jools Holland recording.

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Re: Lonesome Road Blues - what's the tuning?

Fuzzblues wrote:

Its in B on the record and in C live. I saw Joe in sheffield a few days ago and am 99% certain that the capo was on the 3rd fret. I tried to play along when i got home with a capo on the 3rd fret but soon realised I was a tad sharp. Brought the capo to the second and job done.

Exactly my thought. Seen him in Glasgow, same thing. Went straight into Happier Times I'm sure.
I thought it sounded a little higher when I seen him play it on Jools. Thought that could be why his singing wasn't 100%.
But at glasgow he sang perfectly on it.