"Red Prairie Dawn" tab- anybody, anybody ?

[Boomslang]

Appears to be a tough one to nail-down a tab...Any reference or direction would be appreciated.
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[pterodroma]

HERE.

[George R. Lane]

I get a little ticked off every time someone says learn it by ear. I am hard of hearing and it is difficult to hear the notes on a recording for me. I don't have any computer programs to slow it down, so don't ask me to buy one. I can read notation, somewhat, and I find TAB with notation very helpful. It may take me awhile to learn a tune but I do keep after it. So please when someone asks for TAB for a song, help them along. Don't look down on them. They maybe in the same boat as me. And that is my little rant.

[pterodroma]

I get a little ticked off every time someone says learn it by ear. I am hard of hearing and it is difficult to hear the notes on a recording for me. I don't have any computer programs to slow it down, so don't ask me to buy one. I can read notation, somewhat, and I find TAB with notation very helpful. It may take me awhile to learn a tune but I do keep after it. So please when someone asks for TAB for a song, help them along. Don't look down on them. They maybe in the same boat as me. And that is my little rant.

Understood, Capt. It won’t happen again. I don’t think I was the one looking down on others.

[Boomslang]

Thanks Pete-

[Mike Bunting]

I get a little ticked off every time someone says learn it by ear. I am hard of hearing and it is difficult to hear the notes on a recording for me. I don't have any computer programs to slow it down, so don't ask me to buy one. I can read notation, somewhat, and I find TAB with notation very helpful. It may take me awhile to learn a tune but I do keep after it. So please when someone asks for TAB for a song, help them along. Don't look down on them. They maybe in the same boat as me. And that is my little rant.

Well, it is an aural tradition.

[Jstring]

Dave Mold has a nice version on YouTube that you could play along with now that you have the tab...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qsS_Wx2...%3DqsS_Wx2e0tM

[Boomslang]

Old Sausage is among my most respected players on this site...However, that particular rendition of "Red Prairie Dawn" is a horrible bastardization of "eighth of January", and I couldn't even listen to it. RPD is a gorgeous tune that stands on its own in its simplicity, and uniqueness.
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[George R. Lane]

This is a very nice version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrhnwCPAk3U

[Manfred Hacker]

Boomslang,
here is my modest attempt, playing note for note the tab pterodroma posted above. Was not sure about the right tempo, however:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3lTfKGs9zU

[Boomslang]

George- That is the sound ... I look for beautiful, relatively underplayed stuff, that I enjoy playing and keep me challenged and engaged, such as "Crested Hen", "Sugar in the Gourd", "Brian Boru's March", etc-As of yesterday, I rec'd a pretty decent set of tab and music for the tune in question. I have the A part down smoothly, and will absorb B tomorrow. However, I am beginning to think that there may not be a lot of solo potential, without losing so much of the simple, unique and collective beauty, as referenced in George's version, which is a gorgeous "Homerun" !
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[Andy B]

The original recording by the composer is track 7, here:

http://www.dearoldillinois.com/prev/rpdcd.html

It moves along at a good clip. "Road To Westfield" makes a nice mandolin tune also.

[eadg145]

Wow George, that is a really nice version! I'd never heard the tune before, but I sure liked what I heard there! That will get a lot of plays by me!
Thanks again to the denizens of the Cafe for turning me on to new (to me) music! Thanks, gentlemen!

[shortymack]

Forgot where I learned it from but heres my version.

[Boomslang]

Its all good Manfred- I too, usually learn note for note, for starters, but felt a need after a few runs to make a minor revision to the 3rd measure of part B.
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