dbrandon - Posted - 03/04/2009:  16:07:54

Anyone play this? Looking for chords, Grandpa Jones version.

Thanks,
Duane

jack_the_riot - Posted - 03/04/2009:  19:12:19

Pass the info to me too.

Thanks
Jack

mralston - Posted - 03/04/2009:  19:23:08

On the outside chance that this might be of interest, I've got a copy dated MCMXV (I forgot my Roman numerals). Scored for piano, with lyrics. Words by Jack Yellon, music by George Cobb.... found it at a flea market this winter. If you're interested, I could photocopy it & e-mail to you.



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Don Borchelt - Posted - 03/04/2009:  20:23:20

MCMXV=1915

Thank my Jesuit education. They taught stuff like that.



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olderisbetter - Posted - 03/04/2009:  22:07:34

anyone read the book "way up north in dixie"?
its about the true authors.

srselby - Posted - 03/05/2009:  00:08:30

It's tabbed in the Parking Lot Pickers' Songbook. (Banjo and Dobro versions)

S

Stephen

mralston - Posted - 03/06/2009:  06:17:38

Some 8 1/2 by 11 inch jpegs on my homepage, in case anyone's interested. I like the instruction in the first measure, 2nd line that says Vamp.

http://www.banjohangout.org/myhango...albumid=2738



Mark Ralston

"Now, people…. when it comes to the scientifical parts of music I know nothing about it, but I can play. Listen…. A man comes to this world naked and bare; He goes through life with troubles and care; He departs this life and goes we don’t know where; But he’ll be all right there if he lives all right here" ......... Uncle Dave Macon

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rinemb - Posted - 03/06/2009:  06:39:15

thanks, I printed them off. Brad

You may be man enough to take my woman, but you''ll never get my banjo.

May not the incidence of success, nor the pretense of retirement-
Lessen the want of enlightenment.

trapdoor2 - Posted - 03/06/2009:  06:55:31

BTW, Cobb and Yellen also wrote, "Alabama Jubilee" and a host of other 'sympathetic south' songs. Tin Pan Alley at its height.

===Marc

"If banjos needed tone rings, S.S. Stewart would have made them that way."

Pitts - Posted - 03/06/2009:  10:37:30

One of your best bets would be to contact Philip Steinmetz(Grandpa Jones' Nephew and multiple time National OT banjo champ). He learned to play this tune from Grandpa, and I'm sure he could fill you in.

Hot Dog!

rinemb - Posted - 03/06/2009:  12:42:53

Here is a chord chart for Are You From dixie. May have to transpose for Grandpa Jones key. His video of this song is on youtube.

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/bl...ie-7992.html

Brad

You may be man enough to take my woman, but you''ll never get my banjo.

May not the incidence of success, nor the pretense of retirement-
Lessen the want of enlightenment.

vernob - Posted - 03/07/2009:  03:02:47

Norman Blake has a good recording of the tune on guitar.

Bruce Vernon

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banjothumper5 - Posted - 03/07/2009:  08:43:55

Grandpa Jones played it out of classic C tuning, but may have been tuned up to D as he tuned mostly up to open A instead of G. It works great in open C too, actually makes it easier to play as an instrumental. Verse has C, G & D chords, chorus has C, F, D & G chords.

Allen