Wide River to Cross on 3 string Cigar Box Guitar

I made this git for a lady who said she wanted to "give it" to her ex husband. I wonder what she meant! This is a Buddy Miller song that Levon Helms did a gr...

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Comment by the anonymous pick on October 7, 2015 at 9:02am

YUP INDEED  ;-)

Comment by turtlehead on October 7, 2015 at 7:37am

Fantastic Jim.  One of your very best and a great example of what you can do with mostly one finger chords. 

Comment by Jim Morris on October 7, 2015 at 4:57am

Thanks much Denny.

Comment by Denny on October 7, 2015 at 2:59am

Great playin and singin as always! Loved this one!

Comment by Uncle John on October 7, 2015 at 1:37am

Yup.  I figured that on the slide.  Your slide work has gotten really nice. 

Comment by Jim Morris on October 7, 2015 at 1:25am

Thanks Unc. I might have stumbled onto something. The strings are meant to be tuned GDg but I needed the key of D for this song. I didn't want to switch strings so I tuned it all the way down using the same strings and the tone mellowed out nicely. The lower tension made it real nice on the fingers as well. The only drawback is having to be careful with the slide to not clack on the frets.

Comment by Jim Morris on October 7, 2015 at 1:20am

Thanks for the kind words Sammy! That's a song in the making for sure. I might not put my name on this git to avoid being called as a witness.

Comment by Uncle John on October 7, 2015 at 1:03am

Man, I like the story of the song and the singing a lot.  But it is the guitar tone and playing that grabs me most.  Excellent.

Comment by Sammy Lloyd on October 7, 2015 at 12:51am

Jim that was so lovely, your voice keeps getting better and better. What a lovely song. I never heard it before. Super story and lyrics. Loving the way you play, you make it look so easy mate. What an awesome deep tone that git has.....sooooo mellow and rich. keep doing what you're doing mate and if you can tell us how that story ends when you give the lady the git, you got folks all over the world wanting to know how it ends (or begins).....oh hell there's got to be the making of a new song here. First line.....' I promised I'd make her a guitar, for what I didn't know' :)

Comment by Jim Morris on October 7, 2015 at 12:45am

Thanks Tim. Yeah, this song has been done by several folks but Levon Helms' version is for me the most moving.

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