Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Another simple tune: Boilin pot

Some would claim that all JJ Cale songs are either about pot or about sex. So I guess boiling pot is one of the quinessential JJ songs then? Well, yes I know, it's not about pot, just sex. ...She whispers in my ear...

This simple tune has a some covers on youtube, where you can see how the chords go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fme1l8S_qWY (Dm and C)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftGCOUVpZVg (Am and G)

The original is Dm - C. I think you could say that it is a D dorian progression with chords of i - bVII... if that kinda thing gets you off. :D

I was thinking of tabbing this one, but, well, the venerable misters Poindexter and Steve Chapman have done that already.

I don't know if theirs is correct. The interval bit at 1m20s goes in Dm pentatonic, about like this:

-----------------------------------10-----------------
--------------------------------------13-10-13-10-13'-
-10-12-14--12--10-12-10------10-12--------------------
------------------------12----------------------------
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--------------10----------------------------------------
-10----10-10~----10----10-------------------------------
----12--------------12------~10-12-10~--12-12'-10-12-12-
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-10~-10-12-10--(10-12-10)-----------------------------
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... and then back to C and "She keep me hot..."

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