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Morgan Sexton - London City Where I Did Dwell

From Daniel Guernsey Cassells on 7/23/2015 2:16:40 AM

Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me , im looking for a tab or some advice with what Morgans doing in the song London City Where I did Dwell. The liner notes for his album says the tuning is fBGBD and hes playing the key of g modal. At the end of Bull Creek Banjo Play (its on folkstreams.net if you havent seen it< its an amazing documentary on Morgan) they show him playing this song but with the angle i couldnt figure it out. it showhim fretting to make the g modal and doing pull offs and hammer ons with his pinky. any help would be greatly appreciated thanks

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	RJWMitchell says: 7/23/2015 4:42:35 PM His nephew Lee apparently plays the same style - he learned it at Morgan's knee. If you check out Lee's playing it should help - youtube.com/watch?v=5VQARFUelA4
	Daniel Guernsey Cassells says: 8/27/2015 1:51:22 AM thanks for the help and sorry for my late reply. i just started using bho again. im pretty sure i have the right hand technique down, JD Wilkes has a great video on his site of Lee Sextons playing that helped me alot its just the left hand that i cant fully figure out. im horrible at learning songs by ear, even with videos . heres a link to youtube with Morgan playing the song. youtube.com/watch?v=l_CqziMHOqg
	ColonelJD says: 1/14/2016 8:04:45 AM To me it sounds a lot like G Modal with an f drone. This is similar to Lee Sexton's "Little Maggie", right down to the turnaround riff and slide to the G on the 4th string. "Speed of Sound" is a good app for learning licks, but I think what makes music fun is approximating what you like in other players so there's room for your own personality to shine through. There's also no substitute for visiting Morgan's living nephew. Lee can still be found playing in Letcher County, so how cool would it be to learn those licks from the Sexton bloodline itself?
	ColonelJD says: 1/14/2016 8:14:16 AM That "turnaround" riff I mention is a Sexton family signature. It reminds me of the notes played on a bugle before the cavalry scream "Charge!"...followed by a slide to the G on the 4th string. Morgan puts in a lot of embellishments (there seems to be one continuously after the other.) I'd take the song slowly and listen how each little curlicue sounds, stop the tune and learn the riff.
	ColonelJD says: 1/14/2016 8:23:16 AM Check out the new Lee Sexton video I just posted, the link is down below. 1:32 shows off the tuning I think Morgan is in too. Plus or minus a tone or two or three. youtu.be/VShFpuJMQfA
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