James McMurtry "Melinda"

[@kelliesalome1115]

"I let the night unravel, forget my vain pursuits, except to let that grey rock gravel on your road beneath my boots." That is pure poetry, my friends. As is many a McMurtry verse.

[@VHSede]

Perfection. A criminally underrated musician/songwriter.

[@bonniehicks8216]

James McMurtry is right up there with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and John Prine, as far as I'm concerned. Pete Levell used to play his music on his show, "The Back Porch," KLCC. Outlaw Country plays him lots, along with those others on my short list.

[@davidlabelle361]

Greatest. Living. Songwriter.

[@TheRicPoole]

Damn Skippy....One of the great songwriters of our time. Damn good guitarist , too.

[@johnseale9020]

One Great musician, song writer and singer.🤙

[@fandlpetroleum]

Dang that is some guitar wizardry right there.

[@timconsidine6023]

I let the night unravel Forget my vain pursuits ‘Cept to feel that gray rock gravel On your road beneath my boots

[@MelindaMeline]

Thank you...smile...searching for the sound you are right on...gulp..

[@kenschube7]

Such vivid lyrical pictures he draws

[@johnstaton7414]

Guitar sounds killer with 🎧

[@caltexhawk]

Acoustic genius

[@jimangie1973]

Beautiful! Awesome! Wow! Amazing composer and player.

[@timcons]

I let the night unravel Forget my vain pursuits 'cept to feel that gray rock gravel On your road beneath my boots

[@drha1ister1]

Mesmerizing.

[@danparks7001]

Jaw dropping

[@tbamagic]

the best ever....

[@davidlaw157]

The best!

[@zachsmith3376]

Two capos!! When one just want do

[@tbamagic]

Love this

[@annalaren]

stunning

[@davidlaw157]

McMurtry 👍

[@northernpike24]

thank you so much!

[@kevingdoyle]

Love the capo setup. But more curious as to what tuning the guitar is in. Awesome stuff Mr. McMurtry.

[@tomasbjorklund27]

Open G-tuning with the low e string dropped to C

[@magprob]

That touched me.

[@alfredotaylor3465]

Don´t understand frets,G´s and things but this is just truly awsome,

[@countrynuno]

awesome

[@scottstevens3213]

damn.

[@ljgsuper]

this is Richard Thompsonesque guitar playing

[@reiggin]

This is how you write a song.

[@wildbilltowers3243]

Kiddos for ya James !

[@SVC187]

I have never seen someone use 2 capos. Cool

[@chucksmith9132]

I play I do sum pf his licks & scales on several song's

[@charlie.something]

seen him 5 times, multiple venues. only time I saw St Mary was acoustic. Saw Chocteau Bingo all 5 times. Lights of Cheyenne twice. Once acoustic which was insanely beautiful. Turtle Bayou all 5. To open. Never Childish Things. ughhh. so hard. sucks. grrrrrrrr

[@cravinbob]

A whole step down on the 6th string would be D as the 6th string is normally E. Are you talking about after it is already down to D then tune down again?

[@greganderson3027]

I'm trying to figure out the tuning. From the open strumming around the 4 minute mark, I'd say open D tuning, 6th string capo to E, and the added capo on the fifth fret to put it in key of G. I'll try playing along to the extent I can, but pretty sure it's open D. Looks like he does some quick I-IV chord changes in there.

[@maximumbob2]

As good as Bob Dylan ever was.

[@northernpike24]

anybody know what tuning he's using?

[@kevinmcquade686]

stops me in my tracks!

[@johnjfaber11]

I got ghosted by a Melinda.. just saying

[@nealliske7700]

You could make a sardine can sign!