Comments on: Chords Wanted: “Spoon River”

By: Michael M. Butler

Michael M. Butler — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:12:12 +0000

Bob: I shall send you a webcam soonest. Working as I do at a Place Where Tech Goes to Die and Be Reborn Horribly Mutated, this should not take long.

Yes, I am a selfish marsupial bastard for sending you such a thing. Or, umm, manipulative? I get them confused.

By: Michael M. Butler

Michael M. Butler — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:07:49 +0000

I miss having you, Bob, Reed and Emma around.

Shit, where’s that guitar?

Hmm. Dead strings. I can fix that!

By: skzb

skzb — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:48:42 +0000

That checks what I have. Thanks!

By: Floyd

Floyd — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:36:19 +0000

I guess you already have the chord progression, but I’ll leave this anyway in case it is any help.

C Em F G
C Em F G
C Em F G
C Em F G
C C C7 C7
F F Fm Fm
C Em F G

They’re in the Rise Up Singing book. I haven’t tried to play it, so I’m not sure of the number of measures per chord. Anyway…

By: skzb

skzb — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:34:39 +0000

I’ve got them now, thanks all. And Em, actually, I’m doing it straight–I love that song. I miss having Bob or Reed around to play it, so I have to do it myself.

By: Netdancer

Netdancer — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:25:46 +0000

I did find this:

http://www.artistsofnote.com/michael/songbook1.shtml

Everyone free seems to have The Dutchman and nothing else…

By: Laurel Krahn

Laurel Krahn — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:50:03 +0000

I just want to say that it makes me smile to see Steve, Nate, Bob, & Emma all talking here about “Spoon River”. I don’t know Patch, but appreciate the google-fu.

The song is wonderful and I love Reed’s version and Bob’s version and would of course love to see/hear Steve’s take on it too.

I’ve got a music party in my head now– yay!

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:10:48 +0000

Bob, I love the original. But I worship you for what you did to it. (Well, in addition to the other things I worship you for.)

By: Bob Berlien

Bob Berlien — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:31:54 +0000

Quick note to Emma:
Steve can’t do any worse to it than I already have — different, maybe, funnier, perhaps, but not worse. Smith has never known whether to sue me or do it himself. I made beer come out his nose. It’s the lowest, vilest thing I’ve ever put on paper. Kathy won’t sing it with me.

By: Bob Berlien

Bob Berlien — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:24:22 +0000

Gimme a li’l while — coupla days, anyhow. I’m one of the world’s slowest typists, & haven’t done “chords over words” things in quite awhile — which is especially necessary with this song. If I had a web cam, I’d just put it up on YouTube; say luh vee.

The chords I have are the ones I learned from Mike Smith (horse’s fingers, & all that), & there are a few “maj7″ chords & arpeggios in ‘em that nobody else seems to figger out, including the Mudcat site & everybody else I’ve ever heard try the tune.

Love Ya,
Bob