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Thread #95833   Message #1870507
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
27-Oct-06 - 11:29 PM
Thread Name: Joan Baez and her guitar skills
Subject: RE: Joan Baez and her guitar skills
its the nice little touches with Joan.

theres that thing on come all ye fair and tender maidens, where she is playing the d7 arpeggio intro , and just flips a little finger on to the third fret first string - the G.

it gives such an atmosphere of yearning - so simple, but so clever.

also in once I had a sweetheart, she is playing part of the Ist position A chord - probably holding down three stings with the index finger. a sort of running arpeggio on the three strings. then she plays this lovely unconventional alternating bass. First the open 5th string A, then the 6th string fretted at 3 - the G.

clever lady!