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Tune Req: Rock Island Line (Leadbelly) - tabs

08 Mar 04 - 04:16 PM (#1131706)
Subject: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: GUEST,Chaz

Can someone post tabs for Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line"? If not, could someone direct me to a site where they KNOW FOR CEARTAIN has these tabs/chords on it? Thanks everyone.
-Chaz


08 Mar 04 - 04:25 PM (#1131712)
Subject: RE: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: Ed.

If your ears are good enough to know which tabs are wrong, I'd suggest that they are good enough to work out the 'right' tab.

It's a pretty simple song....


08 Mar 04 - 04:43 PM (#1131727)
Subject: RE: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: GUEST,Martin Gibson

I agree. This is a three chord song. Pick a key you want to sing in. A simple chord book will show you the first, fourth, and fifth chords for any key. Or just learn the three chords in one key and use a capo.

In music, unless you are playing very serious complicated pieces in an orchestra, a good ear will progress you further as a musician than accumulating a bunch of tabs.

Listen for the changes.


09 Mar 04 - 04:19 PM (#1132400)
Subject: RE: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: GUEST,Chaz

Not bad ideas I guess. It would do me good to learn how to figure songs out by ear, I feel spoiled being able to get tablature and have the songs shown to me. Thanks fellas.
-Chaz


03 Dec 04 - 04:32 PM (#1346700)
Subject: RE: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: GUEST

Talk about patronizing The man was just asking. we all have to start some where. Have a look in the songbook section of www.roughstock.com


03 Dec 04 - 05:41 PM (#1346751)
Subject: RE: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: Once Famous

Nonething wrong with using the chords and words method on paper, but tab on a three chord song?

I just don't get it.

Use ears, not eyers.


04 Dec 04 - 03:59 PM (#1347437)
Subject: RE: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: Lonesome EJ

I don't know how you get three chords out of it. I make it two. in A...

(A)The Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
The Rock Island Line is the (E) Road to ride
The Rock Island Line is a might good road
Come and meet me at the station
On the (E)Rock Island (A)line

Too high? Change A to C and E to G.


04 Dec 04 - 04:03 PM (#1347442)
Subject: RE: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: Lonesome EJ

Ooops, try this way

(A)The Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
The Rock Island Line is the (E) Road to ride
The (A) Rock Island Line is a might good road
Come and meet me at the station
On the (E)Rock Island (A)line


14 Sep 05 - 04:13 PM (#1563748)
Subject: RE: Rock Island Line Tabs-Leadbelly
From: GUEST

Hey I get it, Thanks for talking the time to post the chords Lonesome EJ.


26 Jun 15 - 09:39 AM (#3719036)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Rock Island Line (Leadbelly) - tabs
From: GUEST

If in the key of A...
A
Oh, the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
                               E
Oh, the Rock Island Line it's a road to ride
       A
Oh, the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
   D
If you want to ride it got to ride it like you're flyin
                                     E          A
Get-cha ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line