Thank you very much, Lanny! 
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nicely done, a wee too bouncy - meaning, you are just a hair ahead of the beat, rushing the beat, very slightly noticable. Otherwise very well done.
The thing that is tricky with this song, as we all found out, is that it actually feels like it is speeding up (that train a comin’) as the song goes on, just a hair. so timing on this one is tricky to nail.
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Thx. Appreciate the constructive feedback.
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I did my best Woman In Black for this one! The live version was much easier for me to play along with. Let me know what y’all think!
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Great tone!
I hear a little rushing the beat on this one too.
Try clapping the beat while listening and you might hear it.
Great playing though.
Nice outfit!
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Bouncing the notes definitely made me want to speed up. I hear some inconsistencies, but I’m still pretty happy with how it came out. Plus this was the take where I said “Hi Johnny, I’m Izzy,” and I really wanted to keep that lol
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Sometimes THAT’S what matters most Izzy!!
. Looks like you had some fun with this one!!..
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This song is really cool if you play with a pick and you can triple pluck each note. Lends more to the “train track clickety clack” sound.
Lots of challenges with this one unrelated to the actual playing of it. First I had a heck of time tuning to the recording, so thanks to the person above who found the 1988 version. Of course that one is in a different key, so I ended up transcribing my own tab. And as long as I was doing that, I figured I’d add some flair to it.
Reviewing the recording while editing, I clearly need to work on alternate finger plucking. And playing this song taught me the value of having a relaxed fretting hand.
I’ll focus on those while I work on the next song(s). I’ve been playing this song entirely too much for the past 2 weeks and as fun a tune as it is to play, I need to listen to something else now.
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Great job! As far as alternate plucking, play it anyway you can play it that sounds good. Technique will come.
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Well done @CrayWolf !
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I played along with the 1964 recording with straight roots and fifths, it was a good time. Inspiring to come back to this thread and see folks have fun with the form adding all kinds of fun fills to the 4 and the turnaround!
I keep a chart on my desk when I do these recordings and this one just read: “F blues, 5-1, Verse 1,2 Solo Verse 3,4 Tag” and it’s pretty cool that I can play with that much information.
Technique wise: that A-D roll needs work, I’m getting a lot tenser than I need to.
also, can you tell we’ve got a heatwave here in Boston?
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Excellent! Very well done Julia!
Fantastic job @julia.lavender.rose
Tone spot on and articulation too.
Keep an ear on the rushing of the beat (started fine but got a smidge ahead of the beat). This is very normal if tense or when first learning.
Great job!!
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I had fun with this one. I decided to play along with the live version recorded at Folsom because it felt right, and the version on youtube is tuned down slightly.
Rather than learning this one by just following the tabs, I chose to look at them first, then understand the chord progressions and then just play it myself while listening along. Trying to make the process of learning the song a little more organic.
Also I added some walk ups because they’re fun and copied a couple of the little things the bassist does in the live version.
One little oddity was that the b flat chord sounded off to me when I was playing along using the 3rd fret of the G string, so I decided to play the 8th fret on the D instead. My guess is that on the original recording perhaps the bass player is a little off (it’s a double bass right?). Or maybe theres an issue with the intonation on my bass. I might record myself playing it like that later to see if others can hear it or if I’m just going mad.
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When the song was recorded they didn’t have clip on tuners, so tuning was done by ear or to other instruments. It isn’t exactly in key. When I first tried to learn guitar we didn’t have a tuner, so we tuned a string to the next string. I cheated, I used my sister - she has perfect pitch so it was always right
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It’s likely they tuned to a piano or adjusted the tape speed. Tuning forks and pitch pipes have been around a lot longer than electronic tuners.
good idea.
good playing but I do detect a bit of rushing the beat, you are a bit ahead as you go.