08 Aug 04 - 04:21 PM (#1242691) Subject: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: GUEST,Jacqued Are there any easy-ish chords for Pick A Bale of Cotton, please? Would like to beat the wife to this one! |
08 Aug 04 - 04:31 PM (#1242697) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: Strollin' Johnny Why do you need the chords to 'Pick A Bale Of Cotton'? Can't you beat your wife without musical accompaniment? Come to think of it, how do you manage to beat your wife and play an instrument at the same time? |
08 Aug 04 - 04:46 PM (#1242708) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: Amos Music to beat your wife by!! C------------G---C C____----------G--C C--------------G--C C--------------G--C I think that covers it.... A |
08 Aug 04 - 05:00 PM (#1242720) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: Peace Yep. |
08 Aug 04 - 06:47 PM (#1242782) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: Leadfingers Anything BUT easy chords to Pick a Bale of Cotton would be a bit over the top . |
08 Aug 04 - 08:46 PM (#1242830) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: PICK A BALE O' COTTON (Leadbelly) From: Q (Frank Staplin) Huddie Ledbetter (from Rise Up Singing) Pick a Bale o' Cotton Oh Lordy (Julie), pick a bale o' cotton O Lordy, (Julie) pick a bale a day (repeat) G - - D / G - D G ://4x Gonna get on my knees and pick... Gonna jump, jump, jump down, pick... Gonna jump down, turn around... Me & my gal gonna pick... Me an' my buddy gonna ... I b'lieve to my soul I can ... Went to Corsicana to ... Gonna pick-a pick-a pick-a pick-a pick a bale o'cotton Gonna pick-a pick-a pick-a pick-a pick a bale a day Gonna pick-a pick-a pick-a pick-a pick a bale o' cotton We're gonna jump down turn around pick a bale a day. Lomax said it was sung medium slowly in the field, but Ledbetter "made a party song out of it by speeding it up & adding guitar." Rise Up Singing, 1988, 1992, p. 56. |
09 Aug 04 - 02:13 AM (#1242987) Subject: Chords Add: PICK A BALE OF COTTON (Lead Belly) From: Roberto From the Leadbelly Songbook edited by OAK G C D7 Jump down turn around to pick a bale of cotton G D7 G Jump down turn around to pick a bale a day G C D7 Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton G D7 G Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day |
09 Aug 04 - 04:37 AM (#1243034) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: GUEST,Jacqued Talk about opening mouth before etc! Many thanks, now to practice in the garage! |
04 Dec 05 - 09:35 AM (#1619765) Subject: Chord Req: leadbelly pick a bell of cotton From: GUEST anyone know how ot play this song i just hard it and trying ot figure it out thanks |
04 Dec 05 - 10:30 PM (#1620139) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton (Leadbelly, e From: Joe Offer Refresh - I moved you to this thread, which should give you a start. -Joe- |
11 Dec 05 - 01:07 PM (#1625055) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton (Leadbelly, etc) From: GUEST,GUEST Go to Amazon, look up Raffi's Singable Songs collection and you can hear it done as a jug band/a capella. |
12 Dec 05 - 01:48 AM (#1625409) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton (Leadbelly, etc) From: Big Al Whittle hang on! you left out the F flattened diminished 8th, with the hammer on and optional grace notes. mind you, you can play all that easier in DADGAD, with a partial capo of course..... |
08 Mar 09 - 03:09 AM (#2583688) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: GUEST,Ray I've seen an old movie short of Leadbelly himself (before he died) playing this song and it looks to me (it's not a hi-end looking video) as he is playing something like riff's and fragments of chords. It reminds me (a bit) of Jimmy Page's licks on Bron-Y-Aur-Stomp from Led Zeppelin III. It's on Youtube if anyone can tell any more than that. |
03 Jun 10 - 12:56 AM (#2919574) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: mousethief I've seen an old movie short of Leadbelly himself (before he died) Saw it before he died, or it was recorded before he died? |
03 Jun 10 - 09:27 PM (#2920186) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: maple_leaf_boy That video is on youtube. He's singing that song and two others. One is "Take This Hammer", and I don't remember the other one. The info says that it's the only footage of him in existed. |
03 Jun 10 - 09:27 PM (#2920187) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Pick A Bale of Cotton From: maple_leaf_boy in existence. Sorry about the spelling error there. |