B7 & The Old Home Place [Archive]

Chris "Bucket" Thomas

Aug-10-2004, 5:44am

I am looking at the tab for “ The Old Home Place”, the version from Mandozine. #It contains G, B7 & D7.

I can’t seem to play the B7 successfully. #A friend recommended changing the key or simply playing something close to the B7.

Is the correct answer?
1. Just learn the difficult B7. #If so, what fingering do you use?
2. A different key?
3. Play something else close to B7.

Thanks,

Chris

Scotti Adams

Aug-10-2004, 6:03am

I suggest you just buckle down and learn it...heres a couple of versions of that chordB7
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7 |-|•|-|
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10 |-|•|-|
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B7
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7 |-X•|-X
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10 |-|•|-|
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Scott Tichenor

Aug-10-2004, 6:13am

B7
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B7
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7 |-X•|-X
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Those are the right chords. Some tech help for us all--me included--in posting chords. Below the posting area there's a link called iB Code that gives some tips on various formatting. One essential one for posting chords is to set a monospaced font such as courier so that chords line up evenly. That's done by assigned a font tag with Courier as the font of choice. Seems to not like the space the 10 fret leaves out so I just delete it, or you could put it on the other side. Suppose I could figure that out by putzing around with it for awhile but I'm lazy!

Scotti Adams

Aug-10-2004, 6:21am

..thanks Scott..I will make a note of that....I wondered what caused the things to get out of line.

mandocrucian

Aug-10-2004, 7:09am

Here are a few ideas to consider:

a) Just because it says B7 doesn't mean it is necessary to add in the 7th to the chord; a simple B chord will work just as well.

b) 3-note chords can work just as effectively as 4-note chords.

c) You could also use the 6th in your chord, and play a B6 instead. #The 6th is just a color tone which changes the tint of the chord. #Likewise, you could use a C6 instead of the plain C as well, giving everything a slightly swingier spin. #
(note: In a minor key, substituting the V6 for V7 is not an automatically works option)

## #B7 to C or C # or #B7 to C6
|===2=====0====3===|====2====3===
|===0=====3====3===|====0====0===
|===1=====2====2===|====1====2===
|===4=====5====5===|====4====5===

# ##B to C # # #B to C #or #B7 to C6
|===x====x===|==2====3====|==5====5===
|===2====3===|==2====3====|==2====3===
|===1====2===|==1====2====|==1====2===
|===4====5===|==4====5====|==4====5===

#
# #B to C # # # # B7 to C or C6 (barre forms)
|==7====8=====|====5====8====5======
|==6====7=====|====6====7====7======
|==4====5=====|====4====5====5======
|==4====5=====|====4====5====5======

Niles Hokkanen

GTison

Aug-10-2004, 7:39am

amidst all this higher learning I will post.

I always just use the low "C" chord slid back to make a B with out the "e" string the same note just minus a few. works real good in this song. and the next chord is a C so you just slide the same chord-form up one fret and you are there!
Niles is the man.

Mark Normand

Aug-10-2004, 10:07am

Shoot, I normally sing this when I'm playing the HD28V, and I have enough trouble holding everything together and catching that B7 on the fly.
I'll try all the suggestions on the mando tonight, good info, and what a great song!

250sc

Aug-10-2004, 1:23pm

I have learned the solo from Mandozine. Does any one know of other tabed solos for this song?

jimini_pickit

Aug-10-2004, 10:34pm

I tabbed out the break I do (although I couldn't get the triplets tabbed quite right) in TablEdit form here:

[No, I don't play it that fast, I saved it at 85% (102) but it still plays at 100% (smokin')]

250sc

Aug-11-2004, 5:26am

Thanks Jimini. I'll check it out.

RobP

Aug-11-2004, 6:21am

We do this one in Bb, so the guitar player gets to play B7 with the capo on fret 3, but I play a D7 on mandolin.

The break I worked out for this song is at the very limit of my capabilities -- so it's always a challenge when we decide to throw this song in. At least we usually do it later in the night when most people have left http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

practice practice gotta practice... shoot now why am I here typing again? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Rob

250sc

Aug-11-2004, 5:10pm

Thanks again for shareing the tab, I liked it a lot and can't wait to play around with it weekend.