grey street

[redsox0077]

when playing grey street, are you supposed to mute the d string during the verse? it sounds ok but a little overpowering

[seth_southerland]

play it either way

[redsox0077]

i mean the string sounds a little overpowering if left open that is

[Mikey]

dmbtabs, welcome to it

[redsox0077]

yeah i know, the tab shows only the low e and the g strings, but it is kind of awkward to mute. I checked the video but it sounds like he hits the d about half the time... just wondering what is the correct way

[Nitro1515]

i mean the string sounds a little overpowering if left open that is

I agree. I mute it because I think it sounds annoying when left open, plus thats how Dave plays it.

[Duffman]

i let it ring. grey steet is in the key of D anyway.

[mlb1399]

I always mute both strings. I use a little bit different fingerings than the way dave plays it. I always keep my ring finger on the G string and then althernate between my pointer and middle finger depending on what chord is being played. This way you can always have your pointer laying across strings to mute even when your not using the finger to fret a note.

[redsox0077]

i'll have to try that (i'm at work right now haha). Im your average lower/intermediate player but I could not mute it very well with the dave fingerings

[mlb1399]

i'll have to try that (i'm at work right now haha). Im your average lower/intermediate player but I could not mute it very well with the dave fingerings

Yeah, it really helps me out. I use that method for LIOG jam and Granny. I do tripping billies Dave's way. It's a lot easier and smoother for me as you only move 1 finger throughout the whole process.

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e|-
B|-
G|-7-2 ring finger
D|-x-x
A|-x-x
E|-7-2 middle finger

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e|-
B|-
G|-4-6 ring finger
D|-x-x
A|-x-x
E|-3-5 pointer finger

always have your pointer laying across all the top 4 strings

[sk8r]

dmbtabs, welcome to it

cant say it enough

[little ants734]

On the topic of Grey Street, I noticed that Dave plays it like this as well:

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--7-----4---6\--2-----4---6\--2----4--
--x-----x---x---x-----x---x---x----x--
--x-----x---x---x-----x---x---x----x--
--7-----3---5\--2-----3---5\--2----3--
  D     D   U   D     D   U   D    D    

Sometimes Dave slides from the 3xx4 chord to get back to the 7xx7 chord:

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--2----4/7---
--x----x-x---
--x----x-x---
--2----3/7---
  D    D D

Maybe this would help someone, sorry if this is confusing.

[Sciaracastro]

i usually let it ring when i use my ring finger to play those chords.
i can mute both A and D strings, but i like to play that open D string.

[czech]

so is that third chord a 5xx5 or 5xx6?

I always mute the 5xx5 half the time and just said fuck it and started playing it 5xx6.

[Sciaracastro]

so is that third chord a 5xx5 or 5xx6?

I always mute the 5xx5 half the time and just said fuck it and started playing it 5xx6.

it's in the key of D so that's definitively 5xx6