(“Dropped E” tuning using capo on strings 1 through 5 on fret 2) [D] = Dsus2 - 000230, [Bm] = Bm7sus4 - x20230 [G] = Gsus6 - 320030, [A] = A7sus4 - x02030
Intro: [D] [Bm] [D] [Bm] [D] Hey little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? Mmm [G] hmm I got a bad de [Bm] sire [G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire [D] Tell me now, baby, is he good to you? And can he do for you the things I do? Oh [G] no I can take you [Bm] higher [G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire [Bm] [D] [Bm] [D] [D] Sometimes it's like [G] someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a [Bm] six inch valley Through the middle of my skull At [D] night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet And a freight train running through the middle of my head and [G] you You cool my de- [Bm] sire [G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire [D] Hey little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? Mmm [G] hmm I got a bad de [Bm] sire [G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire [G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire [G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire
I need to figure out how to read your chord signs or for example are they read from top to bottom or the opposite, and another question a dropped E is the same as a dropped D and you put a capo on the bottom 5 strings? Maybe I should just experiment, huh? I'm hardly an intermediate at 61 still I guess...
@@kendrinkard1921 The chord designations are, from left to right, strings 6 (fattest) to 1 (skinniest). 000230 indicates you would fret string 3 on the second fret and string 2 on the third fret (above the capo in both instances). Dropped E simply refers to the type of tuning that results from applying a capo on strings 1 through 5, starting from standard tuning. No strings need to be adjusted from standard tuning... the capo does all the work for you.
Love this cover, but I also love this one: ua-cam.com/video/3Zl3W8-Ph5I/v-deo.html (Whitey Morgan and the 78s; they have a great Townes Van Zandt cover too)
Good man Mike hope you`re keeping well, another great version of a classic using the capo hack on strings 1-5 thanks for these wonderful videos, and man what a beautiful tone to your voice...take care and stay safe, peace and love to you from Ireland brother man..
Hey Mike, hope you’re doing well. The capo hack for e is impossible unless you have a shrubb or straight capo. Obviously right, so wish I could show you a different way to play the song in drop D. Yes, I know you know how but utilize the G chord with ring finger on A note 5th and index on 3rd fret of b string. Play around with other notes you use for drop d. At end I use a nice ascending lick on D, A,and bending E. Just think for this song you might like it because there are more notes to play with. Maybe I’m wrong who knows. You love drop D and double drop D, so I tried it in just drop D and it really did sound better. Your version is fine though and it’s rare I’m able to find something better LOL. Anyway thanks again. Always enjoy your videos. T
Thanks for sharing Rob! Virtually anything I do using the capo hack can be done in dropped D because they are essentially the same tuning. In both, the sixth string is four intervals away from the fifth, rather than three intervals as in standard tuning. The reason I often prefer using the capo hack on fret 2 versus open D, is the ease with which the G chord can be played. The downside of the capo hack is the difficulty in playing an E minor chord, as there is little room to fret the sixth string on the second fret with the capo right there on string five fret two.
I have a guitar I tune down a step. Mostly to sing tunes that are originally too high for me. I was using my 40 yr old standard shubb to cover the 1st 5 strings to get "drop D kinda" tuning. I learned this song in E, but this makes it so much better sounding. Thanks!
So cool. So simple. Really nice hack with the capo. Love it. Found a slightly easier way to finger these chords for me that works a bit better on my classical guitar. Using the pinky G shape makes for a bit stronger base in my case. Also found a way to tap the top so I get that galloping clicking sound. Thanks for posting! All the best.
Thank you for the suggested hack. I bought the Shubb "special Partial Capo (both the C8b and C7b, actually), and really enjoy the refreshed tonal palette. I find that mine fits better over the bass side of the neck, bridging over the 6th string, and catching the 1st string with the tip of the pad.
Thanks BCP! Glad you scored both the Shubb partials. As far as the 5 string positioning, I agree with you that your approach is the proper placement. I used it that way in my first Capo Hack video. Since then, I put it on from the treble side so as to not confuse viewers that are using 6 sting clamp on capos.
Unfamiliar with this tune, (don't shoot me JUST YET..) Listened to the original.... umm... I much prefer the way you play it! (Ok, now you can shoot me! XD ) Thankyou for this wonderful version and the excellent lesson! :)
Wow that was a fast response Mr Kelly. You've got an most excellent recorded sound going on, could you talk about how you record the guitar and the vocals gear setting etc I've got limited experience in this.
Thanks Loud. I have a very simple setup. I use an iPad with an Apogee HypeMic. I am a technology simpleton. I record on 60 FPS with the iPad then upload to iMovie. I use iMovie to increase the video volume by 50 to 100 percent based upon feedback I have received about volume being too low. Hope this helps.
Hello Mr Kelly, I really like you tutorial videos. Please keep making them. So far I'm playing the DADFAD (D minor tuning songs) could you do more please? 🙏
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Thank you for replying 🤩 that would be amazing, I'm really looking forward to it! (And any other that might follow) I'm subscribed, so won't miss any 😄 (I noticed that you have been uploading for about ten months now, and with videos like the tutorials I'm sure you will grow very successfully. I checked your channel and specifically the playlist section. This is where people like me will go when we're looking for something specific (like tuning playlists). Perhaps one day you will have so many videos that it's too much to scroll, and for ease of viewership, maybe when you have time it might be a consideration of yours to start categorising your videos in to playlists :) ) it's just a thought, not a suggestion or anything 🙈 really looking forward to your future videos regardless! All the best and keep it up! You're doing great! Thank you 👍 greetings from an Englishman in Germany 🇬🇧🇩🇪
@@WatchfulBonsai great suggestion. I think I have posted about 35 videos in the public realm, so it might be time to categorize soon. Appreciate your interest!
Thanks Dean! It’s a 2021 SJ-200 Standard. I played four of them side by side at my local Gibson dealer and this one had the tone I was looking for. Still loving it and now looking at adding another!
I’ve been listening to that song recently and this lesson made playing it a breeze. Just to be sure, the E string does remain in standard 440 tuning? It sounds that way in the video. Great job with this one and the rest of your channel 👍
Thanks John! Yes, the sixth string remains tuned to E. Everything else is capoed on the second fret, so that when you play a D shape you are playing an E chord.
Sir your videos are fantastic. Do you upload to other sites, e.g. rumble? There are others that's one I can get at work. Regardless, of site you're my favorite musical "UA-camr".
Hey Mike: Is that a Seiko divers watch you're rocking on your fretting arm? Saw a lot of those in the PXs over the years. Love the lessons too. Thanks. Tom, 101st Airborne/ Berlin Brigade
Hey Tom! Casio diver’s watch. It has a digital stop watch that I use every day to time various things. Been rockin’ one since the 90s. Thanks and thanks for your service!
Thank you Steve! Yes, it’s a Gibson SJ200 I picked up a couple of months ago. For me, it is the perfect strumming guitar... balanced tone with some round, deep bass.
Not sure whether you’re naming the chords correctly, and not just because they’re all in E. Very confusing for someone who knows their way around the neck and a bit of harmonic theory, but a useful and easy strummer!
Well Mike, I can sort of see why you’re calling it D because of the D shape, but in fact, in this tuning because you have a big fat open E in the base, playing the `D shape gives you a perfect Emaj chord.(E B,E, B, E Gsharp), When you open up the top E string, you’re playing an Fsharp, which gives you an E add 9 chord. The second chord becomes a Csharp minor 7 (Csharp on the fifth, an E on the fourth, which is your minor third, and the minor seventh, B on the third string with a second E on the B string. The chord you describe as a G is in fact an A because you’re fretting the fifth fret on the open E string and you still have the E pedal on the B string. I’ll have another look at the last chord if you like....
@@grahampearcey626 that’s why I describe the chords in terms of their shapes, and not their absolute tones. The way I teach, everything is relative to the shapes and the capo. When doing a partial capo, as in this song, it does require a little more explanation. Thanks for the reply!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Yes, it’s especially tricky in this part-capoed setup because the shape doesn’t stand alone like when you’ve got the capo covering all six. I think calling it sort of drop D is a bit misleading. Forgive me but I think if people are interested in evolving, taking the plunge into the not-so-difficult mystery of harmony may bring short-term pain but a shed load of long-term gain
Awesome! It’s a great version! But I’m still confused about the right hand. It’s like strum but not just simply strum, it’s cool. Could you pls tell us who are guitar freshmen how the the right hand is? Thank you very much
Thanks Cher. It’s a sweeping strum, or a moving strum. If you think of the 4 beats per measure each containing a down/up strum. The first down/up hits strings 6 and 5 on the down and 3 and 4 on the up… the second down (strings 4 and 3) and up ( strings 1 and 2)… the third and fourth down/ups are focused on the middle four strings, with the downs on strings 5 and 4 and the ups on strings. 2 and 3. Precision is not required, just relative consistency to create a groove. The most important strums, of the “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and” are the “1” and the “and” after the 2. I have always been a fan of Travis style finger picking, but many people do not have the dexterity to master it. This strum pattern approximates Travis picking in way that may be easier for many. Hope that helps… you are observant!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Thank you so so so much. Your instruction is very detailed. Thanks for your patience. I’ve been practicing your version for hours and I quite enjoy it. 😁
@@amateurstrummers No worried Unk! When using a capo on strings 1-5, just leave string 6 tuned to E. By the way, I watched your version of The Sound of Silence. Awesome, dude! Your vocals are hauntingly impressive and expressive!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Oh you did ? Wow, ok thanks , I appreciate that, I learned it because of the way you teach, I have a lot of songs there but there just camp fire playing and fooling around. That song baby , I love your way , I love that song, I wanted to show you that’s one , I tried hard on that one , lolol
(“Dropped E” tuning using capo on strings 1 through 5 on fret 2)
[D] = Dsus2 - 000230, [Bm] = Bm7sus4 - x20230
[G] = Gsus6 - 320030, [A] = A7sus4 - x02030
Intro: [D] [Bm] [D] [Bm]
[D] Hey little girl, is your daddy home?
Did he go away and leave you all alone? Mmm [G] hmm
I got a bad de [Bm] sire
[G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire
[D] Tell me now, baby, is he good to you?
And can he do for you the things I do? Oh [G] no
I can take you [Bm] higher
[G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire
[Bm] [D] [Bm] [D]
[D] Sometimes it's like [G] someone took a knife, baby
Edgy and dull and cut a [Bm] six inch valley
Through the middle of my skull
At [D] night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
And a freight train running through the middle of my head and [G] you
You cool my de- [Bm] sire
[G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire
[D] Hey little girl, is your daddy home?
Did he go away and leave you all alone? Mmm [G] hmm
I got a bad de [Bm] sire
[G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire
[G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire
[G] Oh oh [A] oh, I'm on [D] fire
I need to figure out how to read your chord signs or for example are they read from top to bottom or the opposite, and another question a dropped E is the same as a dropped D and you put a capo on the bottom 5 strings?
Maybe I should just experiment, huh? I'm hardly an intermediate at 61 still I guess...
And then I wondered if you dropped the bass E to a D...
I'm a rookie still...
@@kendrinkard1921 The chord designations are, from left to right, strings 6 (fattest) to 1 (skinniest). 000230 indicates you would fret string 3 on the second fret and string 2 on the third fret (above the capo in both instances). Dropped E simply refers to the type of tuning that results from applying a capo on strings 1 through 5, starting from standard tuning. No strings need to be adjusted from standard tuning... the capo does all the work for you.
Thanks for sharing this
I never liked that song till I just heard you do it!
@CrasherXtreme Yep. I'm there.
Love this cover, but I also love this one:
ua-cam.com/video/3Zl3W8-Ph5I/v-deo.html
(Whitey Morgan and the 78s; they have a great Townes Van Zandt cover too)
I‘m glad, that I found this channel. Thank You for Your work. Be blessed!
Thank you Stefan!
First time I've ever been able to sing along. Thank you.
That’s great! Thanks Susan!
And can use this same tuning to play Born in the USA (based around a d chord) - thanks Mike for the lesson. Brilliant as always!!
Thanks Tim!
You make really good videos. And I love your singing. 👍🏻
Thanks Blizzard!
Magnificent. Thank you very much
Thank you for watching Phillip!
I enjoyed the capo hack again. Thanks Mike, keep ‘em coming.
Excellent work , I now play this song in this tuning .Keep up the good work .
Thanks Alan!
Really enjoying your videos Mike. Thanks!
Thanks Brad!
This is fantastic, thank you, sounds much more advanced than it actually is. Another great lesson..
Thanks Neil!
Good man Mike hope you`re keeping well, another great version of a classic using the capo hack on strings 1-5 thanks for these wonderful videos, and man what a beautiful tone to your voice...take care and stay safe, peace and love to you from Ireland brother man..
Thanks brother Doc! Hope all is well on the Emerald Isle.
Lovin this. "I'm on Fire!" B minor!
Thanks Mel!
Thanks..that capo hack is pure genius!
Thanks OG!
oh hey i have the sunburst version of that guitar... weird, i just got it yesterday. great video man!
Thanks Tata! They are killer acoustics. Congrats!
Carson McKee does a nice version of Angle From Montgomery with the same capo technique.
Hey Mike, hope you’re doing well. The capo hack for e is impossible unless you have a shrubb or straight capo. Obviously right, so wish I could show you a different way to play the song in drop D. Yes, I know you know how but utilize the G chord with ring finger on A note 5th and index on 3rd fret of b string. Play around with other notes you use for drop d. At end I use a nice ascending lick on D, A,and bending E. Just think for this song you might like it because there are more notes to play with. Maybe I’m wrong who knows. You love drop D and double drop D, so I tried it in just drop D and it really did sound better. Your version is fine though and it’s rare I’m able to find something better LOL. Anyway thanks again. Always enjoy your videos.
T
Thanks for sharing Rob! Virtually anything I do using the capo hack can be done in dropped D because they are essentially the same tuning. In both, the sixth string is four intervals away from the fifth, rather than three intervals as in standard tuning. The reason I often prefer using the capo hack on fret 2 versus open D, is the ease with which the G chord can be played. The downside of the capo hack is the difficulty in playing an E minor chord, as there is little room to fret the sixth string on the second fret with the capo right there on string five fret two.
Really really nice rendition. Thank you.
Thanks David!
So good!!!
Ooh, luv it! Thanx.
Thanks Ric!
Awesome tune.
great hack on the drop E thanks
You cover this song beautifully. I am really enjoying your channel. Love the capo hack.
Thanks Lianne!
Well that works real good
Thanks Greg. I’ll be uploading another Springsteen song/lesson in the next few hours.
I have a guitar I tune down a step. Mostly to sing tunes that are originally too high for me. I was using my 40 yr old standard shubb to cover the 1st 5 strings to get "drop D kinda" tuning. I learned this song in E, but this makes it so much better sounding. Thanks!
Thanks James!
Really like the tuning hack. Great sound. Way to go Mike. Thanks
Thanks Skip!
Very nice, one of only 2 Springsteen songs I can listen to without throwing up.
Thanks Mr. E. What’s the other?
So cool. So simple. Really nice hack with the capo. Love it. Found a slightly easier way to finger these chords for me that works a bit better on my classical guitar. Using the pinky G shape makes for a bit stronger base in my case. Also found a way to tap the top so I get that galloping clicking sound. Thanks for posting! All the best.
Thanks Greg!
Hey, I reckon I just figured out how to play this without a capo in double dropped d!
@@gregnelson5295 Good job, fellow guitar tuning explorer! 👍😀
Another Beauty
Thank you for the suggested hack. I bought the Shubb "special Partial Capo (both the C8b and C7b, actually), and really enjoy the refreshed tonal palette. I find that mine fits better over the bass side of the neck, bridging over the 6th string, and catching the 1st string with the tip of the pad.
Thanks BCP! Glad you scored both the Shubb partials. As far as the 5 string positioning, I agree with you that your approach is the proper placement. I used it that way in my first Capo Hack video. Since then, I put it on from the treble side so as to not confuse viewers that are using 6 sting clamp on capos.
Another great song and lesson 👍✌️
Thanks AC!
Thanks Mike I haven't played this song in a long time. I like this new hack my friend.
Thanks David!
Sounds just awesome. Like a baritone guitar.
Thanks Joe!
Wonderful! Thank you.
Thanks Ralph!
Unfamiliar with this tune, (don't shoot me JUST YET..)
Listened to the original.... umm... I much prefer the way you play it! (Ok, now you can shoot me! XD )
Thankyou for this wonderful version and the excellent lesson! :)
Thanks Seajay! No shooting necessary!
Brilliant, Mike ! Thanks for sharing it ! Adiós, My Friend ! Lol
Thanks Antonio, mi amigo!
Enjoyed the capo hack. Keep ‘em coming.
Thanks Me! Will do.
Great job...enjoyed that!
Thanks Matt!
Nice 👍
Wow that was a fast response Mr Kelly. You've got an most excellent recorded sound going on, could you talk about how you record the guitar and the vocals gear setting etc I've got limited experience in this.
Thanks Loud. I have a very simple setup. I use an iPad with an Apogee HypeMic. I am a technology simpleton. I record on 60 FPS with the iPad then upload to iMovie. I use iMovie to increase the video volume by 50 to 100 percent based upon feedback I have received about volume being too low. Hope this helps.
Opening chords in that tuning almost sounds like One step up begining
Way to go! You're killing it.
Thanks Michael!
hi!!!very nice song
Thanks lud!
Nice
Hello Mr Kelly, I really like you tutorial videos. Please keep making them. So far I'm playing the DADFAD (D minor tuning songs) could you do more please? 🙏
Thanks George! I do believe is is time for another DADFAD tune. I’ll see what I can cook up this week!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Thank you for replying 🤩 that would be amazing, I'm really looking forward to it! (And any other that might follow) I'm subscribed, so won't miss any 😄 (I noticed that you have been uploading for about ten months now, and with videos like the tutorials I'm sure you will grow very successfully. I checked your channel and specifically the playlist section. This is where people like me will go when we're looking for something specific (like tuning playlists). Perhaps one day you will have so many videos that it's too much to scroll, and for ease of viewership, maybe when you have time it might be a consideration of yours to start categorising your videos in to playlists :) ) it's just a thought, not a suggestion or anything 🙈 really looking forward to your future videos regardless! All the best and keep it up! You're doing great! Thank you 👍 greetings from an Englishman in Germany 🇬🇧🇩🇪
@@WatchfulBonsai great suggestion. I think I have posted about 35 videos in the public realm, so it might be time to categorize soon. Appreciate your interest!
Hey Mike, That Gibson 200 sounds fantastic, what year is it
thank you
Dean
Thanks Dean! It’s a 2021 SJ-200 Standard. I played four of them side by side at my local Gibson dealer and this one had the tone I was looking for. Still loving it and now looking at adding another!
I’ve been listening to that song recently and this lesson made playing it a breeze. Just to be sure, the E string does remain in standard 440 tuning? It sounds that way in the video. Great job with this one and the rest of your channel 👍
Thanks John! Yes, the sixth string remains tuned to E. Everything else is capoed on the second fret, so that when you play a D shape you are playing an E chord.
The chords are a step up though, so it's technically E, C#m7sus4, Asus6 and B7sus4
Sir your videos are fantastic. Do you upload to other sites, e.g. rumble? There are others that's one I can get at work. Regardless, of site you're my favorite musical "UA-camr".
Thanks very much Lee! I’ve not heard of Rumble, but I’ll check it out.
Hey Mike: Is that a Seiko divers watch you're rocking on your fretting arm? Saw a lot of those in the PXs over the years. Love the lessons too. Thanks. Tom, 101st Airborne/ Berlin Brigade
Hey Tom! Casio diver’s watch. It has a digital stop watch that I use every day to time various things. Been rockin’ one since the 90s. Thanks and thanks for your service!
I'm a bit new to your channel. Love it!!! Is that a new guitar? It's beautiful
Thank you Steve! Yes, it’s a Gibson SJ200 I picked up a couple of months ago. For me, it is the perfect strumming guitar... balanced tone with some round, deep bass.
Not sure whether you’re naming the chords correctly, and not just because they’re all in E. Very confusing for someone who knows their way around the neck and a bit of harmonic theory, but a useful and easy strummer!
Please let me know which ones I misidentified, and what the correct nomenclature is.
Okay Mike, I’ll run through it later and get back to you! Graham
Well Mike, I can sort of see why you’re calling it D because of the D shape, but in fact, in this tuning because you have a big fat open E in the base, playing the `D shape gives you a perfect Emaj chord.(E B,E, B, E Gsharp), When you open up the top E string, you’re playing an Fsharp, which gives you an E add 9 chord. The second chord becomes a Csharp minor 7 (Csharp on the fifth, an E on the fourth, which is your minor third, and the minor seventh, B on the third string with a second E on the B string. The chord you describe as a G is in fact an A because you’re fretting the fifth fret on the open E string and you still have the E pedal on the B string. I’ll have another look at the last chord if you like....
@@grahampearcey626 that’s why I describe the chords in terms of their shapes, and not their absolute tones. The way I teach, everything is relative to the shapes and the capo. When doing a partial capo, as in this song, it does require a little more explanation. Thanks for the reply!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Yes, it’s especially tricky in this part-capoed setup because the shape doesn’t stand alone like when you’ve got the capo covering all six. I think calling it sort of drop D is a bit misleading. Forgive me but I think if people are interested in evolving, taking the plunge into the not-so-difficult mystery of harmony may bring short-term pain but a shed load of long-term gain
Awesome! It’s a great version! But I’m still confused about the right hand. It’s like strum but not just simply strum, it’s cool. Could you pls tell us who are guitar freshmen how the the right hand is? Thank you very much
Thanks Cher. It’s a sweeping strum, or a moving strum. If you think of the 4 beats per measure each containing a down/up strum. The first down/up hits strings 6 and 5 on the down and 3 and 4 on the up… the second down (strings 4 and 3) and up ( strings 1 and 2)… the third and fourth down/ups are focused on the middle four strings, with the downs on strings 5 and 4 and the ups on strings. 2 and 3. Precision is not required, just relative consistency to create a groove. The most important strums, of the “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and” are the “1” and the “and” after the 2. I have always been a fan of Travis style finger picking, but many people do not have the dexterity to master it. This strum pattern approximates Travis picking in way that may be easier for many. Hope that helps… you are observant!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Thank you so so so much. Your instruction is very detailed. Thanks for your patience. I’ve been practicing your version for hours and I quite enjoy it. 😁
@@cherami2211 I’m happy that you’re playing this version. Thanks for your interest!
Can you do Yellow by Coldplay for us?
Hey Mike, I’m having an issue here , I know the chords you’vre playing but I’m doing something wrong , Are you in DROP E Tuning with the capo Hack ?
Capo hack.
Never mind mind Mike , thanks, I figured it out
Thanks Bud, I was just having an issue , but I got , thanks for getting back to me
@@amateurstrummers No worried Unk! When using a capo on strings 1-5, just leave string 6 tuned to E. By the way, I watched your version of The Sound of Silence. Awesome, dude! Your vocals are hauntingly impressive and expressive!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Oh you did ? Wow, ok thanks , I appreciate that, I learned it because of the way you teach, I have a lot of songs there but there just camp fire playing and fooling around. That song baby , I love your way , I love that song, I wanted to show you that’s one , I tried hard on that one , lolol
Nice one Cuz well performed fa your Scottish kin Ricky 👍
Thanks, me cousin from the highlands!
Springsteen is dead to me