#--------------------------------------------------------------# BLAZE'S BLUES Townes Van Zandt Copyright © 1994 Townes Van Music Music/Old Works Performing rights w/ASCAP http://www.ascap.com/ace/ACE.html #-------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------# #This file is an interpretation of Townes' work, and does not # #necessarily represent the actual way he recorded or performed # #the song, and is not intended to be used for any purpose other# #than for private study, scholarship, or research # #--------------------------------------------------------------# -------------------------------------------------------- Version 1 by Jeff -------------------------------------------------------- E I got a guitar all my own A Got a quarter for the telephone E B7 A E I ain't headed down this highway all alone E One, two, three and maybe four A Honey they're knocking on my door E B7 A E Well you know I'm gonna miss you when I'm gone Ain't got no Daddy but I got a Ma I think she lives in Arkansas Well I might just go and see her some old day It ain't like she'd really care Ain't like she'd pay the fair But I might just blow on through there anyway Headed down to Alabam Cause some trouble if I can Old buddy would you like to come along It's a place I've never been Oh you know I could use a friend They say they'll give us 20 bucks a song I got a guitar all my own Got a quarter for the telephone Ain't headed down this highway all alone One, two, three and maybe four Honey they're knocking on my door I know you're gonna miss me when I'm gone This is played in standard tuning. The first E chord in each verse is alternated from E to E7, back to E and so on. The first A chord in each verse is played with all of the guitar strings open, then he hammers the entire A chord on to the open strings. The most important part of the sound is after each A chord is played, he walks down to the E chord with a G bass note. That little walk-down is the hook of the song in my opinion. This is pretty simple, kind of a blues progression. What makes it difficult is the finger picking style that Townes uses when he plays it. It's the typical folk pattern, fingers play the high strings with the thumb playing alternating bass notes, but there are a lot of little intricate things that he does to make it sound good. I haven't been able to find it anywhere, so If anyone can tab it, let me know------Jeff #--------------------------------------------------------------#