Broke Down Engine (Blind Willie McTell cover)

drbekken · May 22, 2014

http://youtu.be/Um428IK4vds

Here's a song by the great Blind Willie McTell; which I thought some of you might like.
Bob Dylan said it; '...nobody could sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell'...and His Bobness was right.
Played on a Rogue baritone ukulele; modified a bit, with Grover baritone friction tuners and adjusted action. Strings are old and worn, though.

UkerDrew · May 22, 2014

Already posted on YT but thanks for sharing this one. Great performance. I loved the style you put into this one. Standard tuning?

drbekken · May 22, 2014

librainian said:
Already posted on YT but thanks for sharing this one. Great performance. I loved the style you put into this one. Standard tuning?

Thank you! It's regular baritone tuning (DGBE), and the playing is improvised on a twelve bar blues in the key of G. The 'lord, lord' tag is just a repetition of the last line of the verse, chord-wise.

UkerDrew · May 24, 2014

Thanks Doc. It's a keeper"

OldePhart · May 25, 2014

Just. Plain. Superb!

John

coolkayaker1 · May 25, 2014

Thanks Doc. It's a keeper" Just. Plain. Superb!

Broke Down Engine (Blind Willie McTell cover)

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