"Green Green Rocky Road" taught by Dave Van Ronk
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2008
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Master songster Dave Van Ronk teaches "Green Green Rocky Road." From the DVD "Dave Van Ronk: Folk, Blues & Ragtime." More info at stefan-grossma...
I was lucky enough to study with Dave in his apartment at the Sheridan Arms for three years. He was an amazing guy.. the first time I went to his apartment, I sat down on a chair opposite him sitting on his couch (wheezing, smoking and using his asthma inhaler!) and he told me "Bobby sat there"... I was nervous enough to say "Bobby who"?? DYLAN!!!! he coughed!!!!
nylawyer55 when was this
"Bobby Dylan"....Lol, that's a great story!
Van Ronk has consistently used "Bobby" to refer to Dylan. That's the way he referred to Dylan in Martin Scorsese's famous documentary. I think it is a conscious choice that reflects some inner disgust with Dylan., whom Van Ronk remembers as a nobody with a super-high vision of himself. The very young Dylan was infamous for "borrowing" albums he did not return. Dylan's first album included a version of The House of the Rising Sun that Van Ronk had developed and planned to record.
great story!
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Or he was calling him.Bobby from the beginning when they were hanging out from 1960 onward
In every music appreciators life, there are rare and random moments that the universe gifts you with songs that just leave you breathless and you know will follow you for life. This is one of those moments, for me. I heard this in the Llewyn Davis movie, and had to look further into it. Amazing. While the movie was sort of depressing, the cat and this song made it all worthwhile.
Inside Llewyn Davis lead me here.. so a big thank you to the Coen brothers
me too, this song is incredible
is this song in the movie ?
@@tripp8833 I know I'm one year late, but yes. It was in the movie and the movie was great.
Same
the magic's still working ten years later... same here!! so grateful that movie, for this music
Rest in peace you legend.
Amen brother
Love this guy so much. At :44 seconds, he grows 12 fingers and plays a magical fill, which he skips on the step by step portion (7:45) and it is currently driving me insane
Hey everyone, I watched this video a million times while producing my own video lesson for it. I think I got it pretty close. If anyone is still having trouble after watching this, you can find that lesson on my channel. The tablature is included in that videos description. Good luck to everyone!
I've been working on a version in E for several years.
DVR was great. One of my favorite quotes about "folk" music comes from him. In the 1980's, when the Fast Folk community was gaining some attention in Greenwich Village, a disk jockey asked DVR about the difference between "folk" music in NYC in the 1960's vs. the 1980's. He replied that in the 1960's, the "folk" music scene consisted of hillbillies and sharecroppers performing in front of Ph.D.'s and graduate students, whereas in the 1980's, the scene consisted of Ph.D.'s and graduate students performing in front of other Ph.D.'s and graduate students. Classic DVR!
Got to hang out with Dave a time or two. He was a sweet guy. He knew my face from seeing me at his shows around Philly and NY. I don't think he ever knew my name. I thought he'd always be around.
This is oddly heartwarming and a bit sad. Hope you're doing well :)
I went to see dave in concert in tenn. a few mounths before he passed, met him in the hotel the morning before the show and we spent the day driving down highway61 to the crossroads, and then going to the blues museum, what a gentleman, dave, I love you.
I saw him in the 70's at Passim's in Harvard Square. Because I mentioned a mutual friend, who Van Ronk performed with years earlier, he invited me after the show for drinks next door. He was wonderful.
This is such a comfort video to me
He really was a gift from heaven! RIP Dave
I once had an hour long conversation with him... my mind practically exploded with all the information he laid on me.
This guy is honesty one of my most influencial singer/songwriters
Ah! I love his folk!!!
Thank you for leaving this to us fingerpickers. I met you at a folk house in Philadelphia-you were a beautiful man.
Van Ronk was, and is, a treasure.
I saw this guy in Bryn Mar Pa at a small cafe, and at the Philly Folk Festival (70's) He was great. He 's a very good story teller.
This is absolute gold!
Great Video...Dave was my first serious guitar teacher
Yes...in his apartment..5 Bucks...1971...about a year...he got me started playing blues, ragtime and old union tunes...I still play some of it...when I strted woth him I didn't even know who he was.
Michael Minissale that is wild. thanks for sharing!
Michael Minissale nice to hear that .
I love this song
Thank you Dave for leaving this for us finger pickers. I met you once in Philadenphia-you were a beautiful man.
How can this be easy!! 😢 Been trying to learn this master piece for years
Saw him at Brown University @ 1967. Had a Guild even back then. I think he liked the narrow neck.
Dave, I saw you performed at the Philadelphia Folk Music festival
I learned it .
Still listening in 2020....
That's a great story..I'm sure you will remember that the rest of your life.
RIP.
when i have kids this is going to be their lullaby
man just beautiful
Lovely sound on that Guild
He says he's gonna start out with a little something easy, yeah right. I start all my students with this piece.
So freaking awesome!
Inside Llewyn Davis was incredible. About to see it for the second time. What an homage to DVR, though (of course) his name is never uttered.
Where's his scrotum?!! :)
bgbreakdown The film, beautifully crafted as it was, left me wanting in many respects, but I still love the project as a whole because it introduced me to Ronk and a lot of good folk.
Hehe I guess I didn't really think about it that way, at least not directly and conciously. And you're probably right about watching it multiple times to pick up on vague yet intricate details, but I probably won't be watching it again for a little while. I picked up the album a few weeks ago though and played through the whole thing multiple times now. I hope the live concert/ documentary is released on DVD or as an album soon.
Rob Bert Read Dave's autobiography. It is far more witty and interesting than the movie, which is a very loose dramatization. To me, it isn't really about Dave, but a character something like Dave.
+muhrvis it was never meant to be about him, the Coen brothers said that dave's music inspired them to make the film
You are a great teacher
Easy. FFS. 1 week in and just getting to the chourus. Great song thanks for the lesson.
very interesting the way his thumb goes *under* his other fingers on the picking hand. I played like that a long time ago instinctively and somehow got the notion that it was wrong. Now I can't do it!!! My thumb sticks out on top. There's a moral to this story...
Re: "There's a moral to this story..." The moral is "Don't copy Dave Van Ronk's right-hand position". Don't rest any fingers on the body of the guitar; don't play below the sound hole except for special effect; and keep your thumb closer toward the fingerboard than your fingers. (Notice that at no point during the "lesson" does Van Ronk even mention his right hand.)
Herbert Wells how can u say dave played wrong? I would love to hear you play sunday street and sing. I understand that it isnt standard. Dave sounds good to me so would you please, (and im really trying to learn here not being a wise ass) elaborate each thing you said as to why you shouldnt do that.
so nice. Check out his book Mayor of Macdougal Street . . .such a great story teller.
THANK YOU!
How does this tutorial have dislikes? It's taught by the writer of the song. You guys are whack
Domenic Lippa are you sure Tim Hardin didn't write it, just asking
Dave made it famous, but it was written by Len Chandler. Google him.
Len Chandler wrote this, though it may have been derived from traditional chord runs, and there are various added verses from other folks who’ve performed it. Peter, Paul & Mary do a version with different lyrics.
i am enchanted
Wow awesome
He sounds like a peaceful dude. I wouldn't mind chillin with this guy for small glass of scotch and of course a FAT BLUNT.
Grazie Dave
its taking weeks but im getting fluid
This DVD was the reason I wanted to learn to fingerpick. If you like this you should check out John Miller teaching Mississippi John Hurt DVD. Now he could play!
Easy? Yea right!.....Great stuff
Wow.. that Guild guitar sound amazing... it has the same sound like the Guild of John Denver :)
sauleiwand!!! 😄greetings from vienna/euro
WHY WOULD ANYONE DISLIKE THIS
Same situation, I agree....
yeah !!!
Are there anymore of these "Taught by Dave Van Ronk" videos that you can possibly put up?
Staring with something easy. Gotcha.
Why barre the f# in the D chord when you can just use stand d fingering and add the middle finger?
"something easy"
Just in case anyone is wondering this is anything but easy. It may sound simple, but this is pretty difficult.
Len Chandler shoould be mentioned. He wrote this song.
great, love it, but i'm so confused "there's your F#" isn't that Bb?? And "that's the D you want" isn't that c#?? I thought the low E string was the only change in tuning... a whole step drop :S
You're right. He is ignoring the capo and treating it as the nut. ie if you were playing this without a capo the Bb would be F#. Same with the "G" chord that is actually a B.
SuperMotherFunk
Thanks. That's what happens when you try to learn a new song too late at night!
Dave's fingerings are too much work for me...but at least you can get all the important info from this video and work around it ....maybe you won't have to? Bless his big heart.....one of my biggest heros.....would love to have studied with him....anyone who knew him loved him...
Guild F50R
does anyone happen to have the tab?
pheadrus1999 ..try the Homespun website......
+pheadrus1999 stefan grossman's website not Traum's homespun though I confuse them sometimes myself. you can buy the whole dvd
I don't find it easy, lol. . I do any finger picking tho..I need to start practicing
AFINACION STANDARD?
0:22
Al Weird Yankovic also likes Rocky road (Ice cream, or non asphalt paving roads or Rock and Roll nobody knows ?).
Omg his voice kill me
@sicpooch lmao XD
If I didn't see it with me own eyes, I would swear that guitar was a 12 stringer...
Dave sounds a bit like an American Conkers.
This is really fast
If you don't find this one easy you're not very advanced. Advance.
Idk man... Travis picking is something in itself, so you can't say someone is less advanced if they aren't familiar with it
+David G I'm betting on it. I like your time frame. Tony Chen (comment above) is right about Travis picking.
You're quite right. I don't mean to come off mean. I can't remember why I wrote what I did or at whom it was aimed. It's easy but not that easy. I had a sister who was hanging out with Arlo Guthrie when he was high school age and had the advantage of learning to finger pick by osmosis. Tablature can help just to crank through some patterns and then to wax improvisatory and mess around. These days there is a lot on line with audio files that come with, like on Wikipedia for scales and modes and intervals and other basics. For picking patterns it may take some digging, but people who actually play instruments have a treasure trove lately. Cheers.
+yogione haha no worries. I just started learning it today, and it's certainly a tough one. Hopefully I'll get it down within the next few days :3
+tgbryce am I not calm lol
Super job by Oscar Isaac on Green, Green Rocky Road. but, one more time, WHY was Dave Van Ronk NEVER mentioned in the Coen Brothers' movie, Inside Llewyn Davis, either in the dialogue or in the credits, even when Dave was singing THIS SONG at the very end? Shameful!
You are wrong. Just watched movie and Green green rocky road song says "End credit performance by Dave Van Ronk".
You never look final texts...just stupid no fact comment.
He's spectacular!…But dude.. tune your guitar..
COME ON!
Dave Van Ronk was great. On this one,, his guitar's out of tune.