Wow, Robert - thanks as always.. .looks like i was overhtinking it as
usual. I was playing something else in open G and stumbled upon
something that sounded like BBI and got that. But, definitely not
stuck on it. i will give this a whirl and see what comes out of it!

May send a follow up question offlist if you don't mind, to avoid
spamming the group.

adam

--- In cockburn-musicians@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Pontisso"
<rpontisso@...> wrote:
>
> --- In cockburn-musicians@yahoogroups.com, "ayavner" <ayavner@> wrote:
> >
> > Been awhile since I thought about tackling this, but thought I might
> > see about it. Doubt I will get very far, but from what I can tell it
> > looks to be in Open G (DGDGDBd) capo 5.
>
> If you're going to use capo 5, I'd make it open D (DADF#AD). Then
> over the alternating open 6 and 5 strings the basic chord pattern
> would be something like this on the upper 4 strings
>
> --------
> --------
> -3-2-0-2
> -4-2-0-2
>
> (You could use open 2 and 3 for the first one.)
>
> But I think it sounds better played without the capo. Just tune the
> 5th down to G:
>
> xGDGBE
>
> The pattern would be similar to the above. Over alternating open 5
> and 4 play
>
> --------
> -3-2-0-2
> -4-2-0-2
>
> (again maybe open 1 and 2 for the first).
>
> I like the clearer sound of the open higher strings rather than the
> muddier capo'd lower strings.
>
> Of course, this is barely just a start. But I hope it helps.
>
> Robert
>