hi does anyone here play this song? i need some pointer.. im familiar to rockabilly playing but my blues is shabby so im going to learn this song to get into the blues... i guess its alot of d major blues scale? if someone knows
a video of anyone playing it would help or a tab?

any help at all is welcome !!!

have a nice and gretschie weekend guys and gals! :cool:

cheers

I don't have a tab or video for you, but I think you'll find that the D minor pentotonic scale will work best for this one.

thanks for the correct scale.. see my first fault!! so is there mostly in the position around the 10th fret and a little A minor/major? scale in there also?

thank you so much..

thanks for the correct scale.. see my first fault!! so is there mostly in the position around the 10th fret and a little A minor/major? scale in there also?

thank you so much..

I haven't figured out all of the riffs, but they all sound minor to me. Major scales sound happy and bright. Minor scales sound dark and sad (bluesy).

You'll have a good time playing along at the 10th fret (at least I did). I didn't hear many "blue notes" (G# in the D minor blues scale) in there, but they'll sound great if you use them.

Down hear in the delta we grow up with the minor scales. I do a lot of Howlen Wolf and I think I have the sheet music in my library. It will take a while but I will look and scan it in.
Got some surgery scheduled for this afternoon.

Ups, wrong thread.

ok guys good pointers here cheers...
wow sheet music would be awesome good luck on surgery today pilgrim!

I found this video of the tune:

Taildragger

This is a typical Chicago blues tune. It's in a major key (D), however when you play the I chord (D) you should play a dominant 7 (D7) and when you play the IV chord (G) you should also play a dominant 7 (G7). If it were truly a major key you should play a 6 or maj 7 on the I and IV chords.

For soloing its pretty much the 5 notes of the minor pentatonic scale [D(r),F(b3),G(4),A(5),C(b7)]. Sometimes, you'll see a G#(b5) and B(6) added to this to complete the blues scale, but not so much with Howling Wolf and Muddy Waters.

Lee

thanks lee this has got me started...... i was hoping i would find a video of someone playing it on youtube but had no such luck