This week we're starting in on a new song: Dark As A Dungeon by the great Merle Travis. The basics of this song are pretty straight forward - perhaps the most unusual (and coolest) thing about this song is the 5 bar phrase lengths that most of the song adheres to. Count it out loud and you'll see what I'm talking about. Despite rhythms related to 5 being unusual in western popular music, playing this song is very simple because the phrase structure follows the melody so clearly.
Enjoy!
Chris
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:
Chris Eldridge
Dark As A Dungeon
Merle Travis
Johnny Cash
Print Chords & Tab
Loop 0:00 Run-Through of Dark As A Dungeon
Loop 5:22 Introduction to Dark As A Dungeon
Loop 7:35 Breakdown of Song Structure, Rhtyhm and Chords
Loop 14:55 Closing Thoughts
Comments
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yup, I probably did hear Jerry's version first then Wallers and Cash's...
I'm thinking Jerry Garcia
Charlie Waller... thanks for dropping that name... Its a great song but I'm not sure who's voice I associate it with. I was hoping for a better birthday song from you but I guess this will do since its Black Friday.
All versions here are pretty classic...