RE: [Harp-L] Left to die like a Fox on the 48 chord

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can probably get some of the C chords on an Am chord.
You can probably get some of the Am stuff on a D7.
I don't have a Hohner, so I can't talk about specific positions in the
chord, (Suzuki uses "inversions".)  
Also, you might get some of the g chords by using the Em (right next to the
Am) and thus avoid  so much movement.
Ever how you do it, your neck should get a good work out.
Good luck!  And post the result!
Brad Trainham

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of David Payne
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 10:38 PM
To: Harp L Harp L
Subject: [Harp-L] Left to die like a Fox on the 48 chord


Well, trying to play Fox on the Run on the 48 Chord for Thurs at the Texas
Roadhouse. Very fast, average 1 chord change per measure or so... Here's the
chord changes for just ONE verse:.. G, D, Am, C, Am, D, C, G, D, Am, C, Am,
D, C, G, C, G...


 here's the chorus C, G, D, G, C, G, A7, D, C, G, D, G, C, G, D, G.
If you're not familiar with the song, here it is, you can see the chord
changes on the guitar. 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62-RXsTqS2o

This is madness, I say, but I'm doing it, cause it sounds awesome on the 48
chord. It's bearable on the major harp, but that fast D to Am chord is
tricky and it's even worse to go from the Am all the way up and over to the
C, which is about 70 feet from the Am.. That C might as well be on the moon
for how hard it is to hit off the Am that fast and then recover to make an
immediate jump to the D, then jump back to the C, all far apart. The only
way I can manage it (Wally Peterman, please skip to next paragraph) is to
put a finger to the left of the C and another to the right of the Am. Thus,
when I hit a finger, I know it's time to stop and blow.

(Wally Peterman, resume reading here:)
I've got all those chords on my homemade 12 chord - the retuned prewar
Vinetta and stock new Vinetta combo - It would be much easier to get that
down on the 12 by Thurs, but I would not look as cool and manly as I would
with the 48 and I don't think the cop out will make me a better chord
player. 

So, any suggestions?

Dave

Footnote: Here's what the song was like before we bluegrassers got hold of
it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXf3QttUPlI
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