dgross1027 - Posted - 05/07/2012:  06:32:22

By Dirk Powell.  I've been unable to find any.    In G? 

Edited by - Texasbanjo on 05/07/2012 08:54:10

banjotom2 - Posted - 05/07/2012:  19:00:48

I saw Dirk play live once at The Focal Point in Maplewood, MO near St. Louis... about 7 years ago...

Great performance... all the local folkies were there...

I didn't see any You Tubed vids on that tune...

I assume also that you're looking for clawhammer?

Tom

dgross1027 - Posted - 05/07/2012:  20:07:44

Yes.  That's how it is done, yes?

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Originally posted by banjotom2

I saw Dirk play live once at The Focal Point in Maplewood, MO near St. Louis... about 7 years ago...

Great performance... all the local folkies were there...

I didn't see any You Tubed vids on that tune...

I assume also that you're looking for clawhammer?

Tom

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banjotom2 - Posted - 05/08/2012:  08:15:50

Clawhammer for sure...

Got any video links?

Tom

dgross1027 - Posted - 05/08/2012:  14:17:56

was not able to find any video links or tabs/chords.  so, looking for help  

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Originally posted by banjotom2

Clawhammer for sure...

Got any video links?

Tom

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cackalacky - Posted - 05/08/2012:  15:53:07

you can hear Dirk here....I have been listening to it for weeks and the more often I listen to it the more often I feel I must learn it and make it a part of me....

myspace.com/dirkpowell/music/s...-28431662

dbrooks - Posted - 05/08/2012:  17:09:41

Sweet tune.  Also called "Sweet Susan," according to Jeff Titon's book.  Yes, it's in G.  I used to have the Appalachian Picking Society CD but can't find it now.  Maybe on an old iPod.  I think I could tab a version if I had the tune.  I'll keep my eyes open for it.

David

BillSoFlo - Posted - 05/11/2012:  20:42:28

"Sweet Susan" is sweet as played on the myspace link. Very pretty and worth learning.... if someone would be kind enough to post a tab!

Intermediate Will

dbrooks - Posted - 05/15/2012:  16:35:46

I got a copy of the CD and of "Susan's Gone."  I'm now convinvced that Dirk is up-picking, maybe two-finger style.  I started some clawhammer tab, but the tune is irregular (from a dance tune perspective anyway).  By that I mean that tabbing in 4/4 leaves a half-measure at the end of the A and B Parts.  Maybe I'll try it in 2/4 to avoid that problem.  I'll post something here if I come up with anything worthwhile.

David

dbrooks - Posted - 05/17/2012:  17:15:45

Well, here's some clawhammer tab you can try.  The tune is a bit crooked and quirky, so feel free to make it your own.  Like all of my tab, this is what I hear in this tune today, and it surprises me how I hear different things with the passage of time.  I have two tabs - one with drop thumb and one with pull-offs rather than drop thumb.  I didn't add chords (yet, anyway) since the guitar seems to switch between G and Em at the end of phrases with no pattern I could discern easily. If you need a Midi file for that tab, send me an email through the Hangout.

For reference, this tune played by Dirk Powell is on the Appalachian Picking Society CD and is available from iTunes and Amazon (CD or single).  The tune is also on Dirk's MySpace web site (link in message above).

David

Susan's Gone - No Drop Thumb

Susan's Gone

suburbancowboy - Posted - 06/04/2012:  18:04:16

Oh man, do I love this song! Thanks so much for sharing the tab.