I really like your teaching style and think you do an excellent job of explaining the breakdown of the intro. I also really like the fact that you've been sticking to one artist as this gives people more of an insight into what Butterfield was doing. Keep up the good work man!
Phew Hakan! You're not afraid of strolling right into the lion's den are you! Breaking down such an iconic tune is a brave thing to do, I applaud you!
On the PBBB version of "Born in Chicago" there does not appear to be a distinct slap/slur on the opening 2 draws. They sound like they are played with a "pop" type articulation (like "goy" from the throat?), single hole, rising from a bent 2 draw. However, on the 2 previous recordings of this song there are chord/slap effects: live Newport '65 audio appears to have a slap on the opening 2 draws, the "Folk '65" studio version (recorded Dec '64)sounds like a vamped chord,
Chords are rare on the PBBB album, most notable on "Mystery Train" & "Screaming", but rare elsewhere, despite Butterfield recording chords & split octaves (2&5 draw chord on "Just to be With You" Dec. '64) prior to the release of PBBB.
The harp part of "BiC" seem to have evolved over the 3 versions, Butterfield doesn't seem to have tried to replicate the harp parts exactly from version to version. ---------- www.myspace.com/markburness
Last Edited by on Jan 15, 2012 1:21 PM
5F6H, Yes he doesn't seem to play it the same way on different occasions. Then it will not do much harm if I tab it a little wrong here and there! This version is also cool:
