![]() This is the basic riff, played with some variations: E7 A7 B7 It’s a 12 bar “quick change” (2nd chord A7 instead of E7) Blues: For the simple version you need the following chords: It’s a medium shuffle (around 95 bpm = beats per minute) in E, played in fingerstyle on an acoustic guitar. However, it’s nice to discover later what’s behind these notes…īefore You Accuse Me was written in 1957 by Ellas McDaniel (= Bo Diddley!). This song is tabbed almost completely, so that you have something to play without the need of learning the basics or the scale before. Most of us have the “Unplugged” CD and a CD-Player, you can also get a video or a songbook with tabs of all songs from “Unplugged”. It’s not the absolutely exact tablature as played by EC, it’s a little bit easier to play – remember, this is for beginners. Bo Diddley also played (t)his song on the EC Tribute album 1999. On “Unplugged” he played it acoustic on his Martin guitar. “The Blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me the inspiration and relief in all of the trials of my life”īefore You Accuse Me appeared first on “Journeyman”, EC played the electric version. I’ll skip it, because I will focus on Blues songs. It’s no Blues – a Bossa Nova-style instrumental. Signe was named after a beautiful yacht he chartered when he started writing songs. Guitar: Juan Alvarez 1977 nylon string classical guitar Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (3:49).Since Unplugged EC included an “acoustic set” in almost every tour. a Dobro in open G tuning (pre-war model, bought in the 70’s from George Gruhn’s shop in Nashville with a Martin style replacement neck put on it by Randy Wood.ĭuring this session he played some songs which didn’t make it on the album, but you can find them on several samplers or YT.a 1966 Martin 000-28 (converted to Style 000-45 pearl inlay by Mike Longworth), serial #208511, sold for US$ 186,700 at the Crossroads Guitar Auction 2004.a Juan Alvarez 1977 nylon string classical guitar.He only played songs fitting into the acoustic environment, like old Robert Johnson tunes, or he rearranged the songs completely new, like “Layla”. Many “MTV unplugged” performances from other artists showed nothing new – they just played an acoustic guitar instead of an electric. Recorded live in January 1992 in the English Bray Studios, London, he showed his ability to play acoustic Blues with great intensity. In February 1993 Clapton won six Grammy Awards for his 1992 released album “Unplugged”. – Alex Coletti, Producer of MTV’s Unplugged There, in front of a large studio audience – and later an enormous MTV and record-buying audience – an artist who is know to be very shy dealt with the most painful experience anyone could ever imagine – the tragic loss of his son, Conor.” “Eric Clapton was ‘unplugged’ in more ways than one at that performance.
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