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Old 09-22-2015, 12:27 PM
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Hi all,
As a mostly lurker, I'm sorry to waste your time but this has been driving me nuts. I heard a song played years ago, before I took playing back up, that I would really like to ID and then learn.
I don't have much to go on but I believe it was played holding an A minor chord in standard tuning with a driving, repetitive AA GG FF EE base line with some variations. Its lyrics may have involved a spell or something witchy or something along those lines. Is this enough for anyone to offer possible candidates?
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Rick
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Old 09-22-2015, 12:29 PM
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This one ?

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Old 09-22-2015, 12:35 PM
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Old 09-22-2015, 12:40 PM
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Rick, there are LOTS of songs in A minor with that sort of descending bass line. That information alone is not enough to determine the exact song. Do you remember any of the lyrics at all?


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Old 09-22-2015, 12:45 PM
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It's neither of those and it's not a cover of any popular/well-known band songs. I remember hearing it a couple of times played by different solo lounge acoustic guitarists.
I guess I'll have to hope I run into it again.
Thanks so much for your efforts.
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Old 09-22-2015, 12:46 PM
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Clapton's perm, hilarious. Also contains, right at the start, a brief glimpse of disgraced DJ Dave Lee Travis
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Rick, there are LOTS of songs in A minor with that sort of descending bass line. That information alone is not enough to determine the exact song. Do you remember any of the lyrics at all?

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Well, we may already have it Wade. Rick seems to have left the building.
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Old 09-22-2015, 12:47 PM
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Ah, OK, I see you are back now Rick !
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Old 09-22-2015, 12:52 PM
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No, not it. Never a popular song, as far as I know. More lounge fare.
Thanks!
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Old 09-22-2015, 12:54 PM
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It appears Clapton is Chewing tobacco.

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Old 09-22-2015, 12:58 PM
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The song I'm referring to is very similar to the beginning of Anji by Paul Simon.
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Old 09-22-2015, 12:58 PM
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What era are we talking about? That could help.

Here is a list of songs with that chord pattern...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...usian_cadences
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Old 09-22-2015, 01:02 PM
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It appears Clapton is Chewing tobacco.

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Haha! Yes, I see that. I'm guessing he'd been self medicating pretty thoroughly here. Still playin' brilliantly it must be said.

Rick, apologies for side-track!
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Old 09-22-2015, 01:08 PM
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Thanks, kydave! I'll work through the list. Probably 70's.

No problem, Long Jon. Stupid question anyway.
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Old 09-22-2015, 01:36 PM
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"Coming In To Los Angeles", by Arlo Guthrie?

REALLY old folk song: "The Cat Came Back"...

There really are a whole lot of songs in that chord pattern...
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Old 09-22-2015, 02:11 PM
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It could very well be "The Cat Came Back." I'm going to dig through some of the older versions but I think we have it
Thanks, jseth, and everyone!
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