The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #97273   Message #1132738
Posted By: Joe Richman
09-Mar-04 - 11:25 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Were You There (spiritual)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: opinion wanted; Chords to Were YouT
In G that would be D7. Except the book I used has a C chord there ("sometimes"). On the banjo in G tuning, D7 has two notes in common with A minor and C has three, so that's why it works well. (The pivotal note in the chords is C... on the first fret of the second string in a C, D7 or A minor chord.) I'm not trying to sound like the Cashes since I haven't heard them do this song. On the "tremble" I am going between open G and A minor.

Thread closed temporarily because it's been a target for a heavy barrage of Spam. If you have something to add to the discussion, contact me and I'll reopen it. -Joe Offer-