Audience cellphone video of James McMurtry & BettySoo at the Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, 7 Sept 2024. Song is a new composition, Sons of the Second Sons, by James.
Saw James & Betty Soo do this one at Roy's Hall 9/8/24. Hearing the lyric for the first time, especially in the context of the dynamic of this current "election season", left me mouthing "wow" (alternating with "holy sh!t") at the end of almost every line.
Saw it for the first time at the Bijou in Knoxville and thought just like you ... just a series of "wows!" Dude's the best songwriter this side of Dylan IMO
Thanks very much for posting and for all your walk-through videos! Have you worked out this one yet? I’ve been trying to work it out but the tuning/chords are puzzling me…
Thanks for watching! I have indeed worked this one out, just performed it in my most recent live stream. Here's a direct link to that spot: ruclips.net/video/Q6NB3X1ateE/видео.html James played it in double drop D in the first few clips I have seen recorded of this song (and that's how I play it); here, he's playing the baritone, which is tuned to whatever the bari equivalent of DDD is, and then capo on fret I - still in the key of D, apparently. I won't be doing a how-to on this tune (or his other new songs) until after his new album comes out, out of respect - but once it's out (I'm hearing sometime next spring) I'll put something up. 🙂
@@DaveDraperGuitarFantastic - you’ve got me as a new subscriber! I love “Pinocchio in Vegas” as well - he didn’t play it when I saw him in Santa Cruz, but the eTown version is great. That one I worked out for myself😊
New-ish - he added it to his collection in mid-2021 or so. Yes, an 8-string Alvarez model, the 3rd and 4th strings have octave strings like on a 12-string. Very cool sound.
This deserves a standing ovation 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Dave, thanks for these great video posts, and for breaking down the guitar parts!
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Saw James & Betty Soo do this one at Roy's Hall 9/8/24. Hearing the lyric for the first time, especially in the context of the dynamic of this current "election season", left me mouthing "wow" (alternating with "holy sh!t") at the end of almost every line.
I hear that! It's an instant masterpiece.
Saw it for the first time at the Bijou in Knoxville and thought just like you ... just a series of "wows!" Dude's the best songwriter this side of Dylan IMO
@@RobertPremeaux And he just keeps getting better!
Thanks very much for posting and for all your walk-through videos! Have you worked out this one yet? I’ve been trying to work it out but the tuning/chords are puzzling me…
Thanks for watching! I have indeed worked this one out, just performed it in my most recent live stream. Here's a direct link to that spot: ruclips.net/video/Q6NB3X1ateE/видео.html James played it in double drop D in the first few clips I have seen recorded of this song (and that's how I play it); here, he's playing the baritone, which is tuned to whatever the bari equivalent of DDD is, and then capo on fret I - still in the key of D, apparently.
I won't be doing a how-to on this tune (or his other new songs) until after his new album comes out, out of respect - but once it's out (I'm hearing sometime next spring) I'll put something up. 🙂
@@DaveDraperGuitarFantastic - you’ve got me as a new subscriber! I love “Pinocchio in Vegas” as well - he didn’t play it when I saw him in Santa Cruz, but the eTown version is great. That one I worked out for myself😊
@@maring.214 Thanks for subscribing! Agree, Pinocchio is one of his easier songs to play...
Dave, that's a 'new guitar' eh? It's an 8 string right?
New-ish - he added it to his collection in mid-2021 or so. Yes, an 8-string Alvarez model, the 3rd and 4th strings have octave strings like on a 12-string. Very cool sound.