Thursday, January 18, 2007

Railroad Bill

There's a wonderful version of "Railroad Bill" performed by Etta Baker. I think the most often heard one is from an album with Taj Mahal. You can find free mp3 versions of the song on the web.

It's pretty straightforward and real pretty. I found a book that offers a simplified version of it that I've been working on.

It's fingerstyle, which is new for me, and the picking is nicely syncopated.

I'd love to find tab for the full version by Baker, but no luck yet.

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