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Thanks for your comment! Quite an honor to receive greetings from Chet Atkins country ;)

I like playing guitar…. Chet and John Fahey and others are definitely people to strive for in how dedicated they were.

Thanks for your kind comment!

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Thanks! In terms of difficulty I would rate it as moderate. Maybe it's just me, but some of the toughest Fahey tunes are the ones in standard tuning.

@@rhabarberkompott gotcha. so far hardest for me are brenda's blues, beverly and last steam engine train and they are all in standard :)

Thanks for your kind comment! Indeed, keeping the slow tempo steady is the hardest part.

Thanks for your kind comments! You can find a lot of Fahey tabs incl. 'Song' here: www.johnfahey.com/Tablatures.htm

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Thank you! Yes the strings (Martin Retro Monels) were pretty worn out at the time of recording, had been on this guitar for about a year or so, and still are.

@@rhabarberkompott That's the way to go if you want that sound ;-)

@@pachacamacs Absolutely :) Good thing about the monel strings is that they keep the intonation fairly well even when aged.

Thanks! Tuning is open G, check out this tab: www.johnfahey.com/TabNIghtTrainValhalla.htm

Thanks, it's a Martin 000-17

Thanks! Yes, open C but high E string also tuned down to C

Love it ! Thank you very much@@rhabarberkompott

Thanks! Glad to hear that the camera angle is insightful.

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Thanks for your comment, much appreciated! I will upload some more of my own stuff soon.

Sorry no tab for this exact version. Usually I try to learn by ear. Maybe this helps: www.johnfahey.com/TabNIghtTrainValhalla.htm

Thanks for your comment! It's a Martin 000-17, very dry sounding guitar and perfect for early Fahey stuff. Actually it sounds way better than recorded in this video. I'll finally have to buy a decent mic and have to pay more attention to mic placement.

Thanks, glad you like it!

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Thanks! I am using Fred Kelly Delrin freedom picks here, wearing them upside down. Bought them from a mail order shop in Germany. They should also be available in other countries.

@@rhabarberkompott thanks for a quick response, i will have a look, do you find them working better than the standard metal picks?

@@lubonewDepends. I also use standard metal picks sometimes (see my new Valhalla version, those are Dunlop standards .018) Compared to the metal ones the freedom picks feel different on the fingers and are a bit clunky. You have to get used to it. Some like them, others not. As with any finger picks you have to find the right angle/spot to make them work. They sound a bit softer. Don't be misled by the kind of 'plasticky' sound of my recording. That's just a cheap mic and my lack of skills in audio engineering..

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Thanks for your kind comment, much appreciated. I wish you lots of success!

1. It is better to practice for half an hour each day as for a couple of hours once a week. 2. Learn the simple stuff before the fancy stuff. 3. Be patient and focus on one thing even if it gets boring. Don't get lost in youtube instruction videos. 4. You don't have to read music, but try to learn and understand the basics of music theory. 5. Improvise as often as possible.

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Thanks for your comment.

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Thanks! Tuning is open C: c - g - c - g - c - e

Thank you for your comment and for the interesting info, much appreciated.

@@rhabarberkompott - You are quite welcome. If you don't already have it, get his 'Days Have Gone By' album (1967). On it, he played a Bacon & Day Senorita guitar from the 30's? By listening to this album with headphones, you can appreciate the exquisite tonal characteristics of this particular guitar. Fahey was diabetic and did not live and eat right. He drank and smoked.

@@StellarFella A tragic story indeed. I know the album "Days Have Gone By" and I am also intrigued by the unique sound of the guitar. Do you by any chance know which guitar he was playing on "Death Chants.." (specifically the 1967 re-recordings)? Not sure if it was the Senorita or maybe the Gibson Recording King.

@@rhabarberkompott - Following certain threads of blogs by people in the know, it was a Ray Whitley Recording King (an off brand built by Gibson) that he destroyed in a fight with his girlfriend. It was replaced by a Martin D-76 bicentennial commemorative. I was apparently wrong about the Bacon&Day Senorita being destroyed in this fight. It is alleged to have been sold to Country Joe McDonald and later sold to someone now living in the UK. The Recording King was put back together using lots of spruce and rosewood cleats and hide glue. Peter Lang has played it satisfactorily. I haven't yet been able to ascertain what type of guitar John Fahey was playing on Death Chants. Stay cool this summer!

@@StellarFella Thanks for the info. Wish you a great summer!

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Thanks, ja eine Furch G20

@@rhabarberkompott Ich hab die OM hier Zederndecke usw. Sehr schöne Gitarren mit außergewöhnlich feinem Klang.