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Originally posted by closetcanadian:
Hi Claudia and Greetings from Sunny Southern California!
Yes, GL does play "Bobby McGee" in standard tuning, capoed on the second fret. Had to drag out my songbook of "If You Could Read My Mind" to confirm the tuning. FYI - on the 'D' chord he plays the F# bass note on the low E string. Frankly, I'm not quite sure how he plays the bass line as I can't seem to replicate it. Which is why I won't be quitting my day job!  The great thing about Travis picking is it allows for variation and experimentation.
Since Cathy Cowette is apparently still having PC problems, you might want to post your inquiry re this song on the Newsgroup site. There are some serious musicians that post regularly there. I'm a rank amateur but I have fun playing and singing Lightfoot tunes and that's "good enough for me."
Have fun and keep practicing!
John
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I'm not having computer problems. I got a new PC and I played with it 24/7 until I was so sick of the thing, I didn't want to look at it. Computer burn-out.
Claudia, Bobby McGee is played with a flat pick. There is no fingerpicking in it. He's alternating the bass between high and low, and he's playing arpeggios (sp?), a series of notes played one after the other, like a bass run. If you think of boom-chucka boom-chucka, with the boom being the bass note and the chucka a down-up strum, you'll get a feel for how it's played. Don't worry about the arpeggios in the beginning. Just learn the chords and the strumming style, and work the rest in after you have that down.
I hope this helps.
Is that good 'nuf, Char?
Cathy
http://www.cathycowette.com