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Dave plays this once then the intro twice as one rotation of verse
E:------5-------------------------------
B:------5-------------------------------
G:------5---4\6-------------10----------
D:---------------7------5---7--------7--
A:--------------------3-----x------5----
E:-3\5--------------1------/10---3------
(2) 4 (1) 2 1 2 4 (3) 1 2 4

On the slide to the 10....what fret do you slide from?
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Im guessing from 1 or 0. since there is no number before the slide Id say 0 but for time maybe 1. I dont know. Never tried that song.
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I think I slide from the 3rd...but I'm not sure, I don't pay attention.

Edit: and come to think of it, I think I do it on the A string too...hmmm, not sure...
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which sounds best?
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i slide from the 3rd personally... your choice i think though
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yeah, I think I do 3, that also seems to be where you generally go from if its not indicated for some reason
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i believe you are suppose to do it from the 3rd fret, (i know there's been a thread on this before somewhere, about how all /x slides without any reference to a starting point means the 3rd fret) but, i tend to do it from the 4th because my ring finger is already right in that position. [/i]
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HCHaikuWarrior wrote:Dave plays this once then the intro twice as one rotation of verse
E:------5-------------------------------
B:------5-------------------------------
G:------5---4\6-------------10----------
D:---------------7------5---7--------7--
A:--------------------3-----x------5----
E:-3\5--------------1------/10---3------
(2) 4 (1) 2 1 2 4 (3) 1 2 4

On the slide to the 10....what fret do you slide from?
i have another quick easy question. do you guys actually play the 4/6 -> 7 part after the 555? maybe i'm just not fast enough, but it seems like Dave skips the 4/6 and just plays 7, or just plays 7 and skips the 4/6. i can't tell cause it goes by too fast.
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yes, you definatly play the slide. listen to the song closely or slow it down and you will hear it
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He does the 4/6 immediatly after the 5. its just one quick downstroke and the next downstroke is the 4/6.
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does anybody else play the 555 with their ring finger flat across the fifth fret with a sharper angle on the stroke so to just hit the last 3 strings? It seems a lot easier then trying to flatten my pinky

EDIT: I also use my ring for the initial slide from 3/5
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just try using your pinky for a while. I use to do what you did and gave the pinky a try and I know find it a bit more convenient.espeacillay getting that 4/6 in there.
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I dont see how it could be any more convienent then using my ring finger, I'll never switch. But *Gasp*, I dont look like dave when i play it. I was just seeing if anyone else does it like that
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Post by jsgksu »

I guess I never realized the fingerings that dave uses for this song. I barre the 5's with my ring finger too, I dont see any advantage to using the pinky. It seems like it would make it harder for me at least. Screw that, either works, personal preference.

As for getting the 4/6 in there, unless your hands are tiny or something, that doesnt help any, I have no problems gettin that in for this song. I happen to think this is one of the Dave songs that I play about as close to Dave as possible.
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I do out of convenience. Not because Dave does it.
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