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Comment by RTZGUITARS on June 9, 2016 at 7:08pm

I still don't know 1 chord for 3 string other then bar chord but this inspires me to get a chord chart. I had a piece of mahogany 1 1/8 don't think I would try thinner . What strings and tuning are on this?

Comment by Jim Morris on June 9, 2016 at 12:55pm

Thanks RTZ. This one's wider than standard spacing but a lot closer than many 3 stringers. The neck was just too narrow for me when I got close to standard so this is something of a compromise. I love working out chords for a song like this on a 3 string. You always have to leave something out so you gotta experiment to find the voicing that pleases your ear. I'm trying to work out While My Guitar Gently Weeps and it's kickin' my butt!

Comment by RTZGUITARS on June 9, 2016 at 11:38am

Getting a lot out of 3 strings Jim, I just built a 3 string with standard string spacing trying to get one to play smoother rhythm looks a lot like yours. Really like the chords sections Nice

Comment by Jim Morris on June 9, 2016 at 8:23am

Love it!

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on June 9, 2016 at 7:57am

Please consider Blackbird Fly (I think that's what it's called but it might just be called Blackbird). Such a beautiful song and I reckon you'd truly do it justice.

Comment by Jim Morris on June 9, 2016 at 7:40am

Thanks again Dani and Bear. I usually only post vids when I have a new build like this one. But if I've got nothing finished I still try to keep to my one a week schedule of vids. I'm working now on a box that features London landmarks on the front so I'm thinking of a good UK song to demo it with. Maybe one by the Beatles? I don't think I've posted one from them yet and I know about a hundred. I only know about a dozen by the Rolling Stones but that would be cool too!

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on June 9, 2016 at 6:46am

That's cool Jim. Glad to hear you're not sad at least. I'll look forward to more videos from you soon. Hint hint :D

Comment by Jim Morris on June 9, 2016 at 6:09am

Thanks Dani and Bear. This song actually makes me quite happy for a couple of reasons. For one thing, the intro on the original featured a piccolo and a bassoon. Not many hit songs can make that claim. The other thing is that my Dad,now 96 years old, was an opera singer and it was cool to hear Pagliacci mentioned in a pop song!

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on June 9, 2016 at 5:54am

Please don't be sad, so sad, Jim! Loved this version. Great singing and a beautiful tone from that guitar too. Wonderful.

Comment by Jim Morris on June 9, 2016 at 5:04am

Thank you Rich!

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