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Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor

Posted by Uncle John on November 24, 2018 at 9:43am

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Traditional Country Blues on 3 string Uncle John cigar box guitar (tuned DGB) and Iowa Saxophone.Most folks do this song fast and bouncy. Mississippi John Hurt's version is one me my favorites. Even some blue grassers have adapted it to their style.I think the lyrics make it a sadder song, so I do it slow. I posted a cover of this song years ago without harp. I could not do harp and guitar at the same time back then. I still have trouble doing both at once on this song. Probably due to an odd chord progression and an odd B7 chord in a key of G song.

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Uncle John November 28, 2018 at 3:55pm

Thanks, Nancy. Happy Holidays.
Nancy kat November 28, 2018 at 3:04pm

If no pallet a shoe box will work...I like the slow version to U~John esp with the harp...Meow^..^
Derek Rose November 26, 2018 at 8:24pm

Nice guitar playing and strong singing.
Uncle John November 25, 2018 at 7:05pm

Thanks, Jim and Buggy.
BUGGY (C) November 25, 2018 at 5:49pm

Cool version UJ...like it
Jim Morris November 25, 2018 at 5:10pm

Good job on this Unc. The harp sounds great and you're right about that B7 but that really makes the song for me.
Uncle John November 25, 2018 at 4:11pm

Thanks, Danny. I noticed not seeing you for a while. Good to have you here.
Danny Gordon November 25, 2018 at 2:17pm

nicely done Unc I like the slower version best
Uncle John November 25, 2018 at 10:30am

Thanks, Richard and that's really nice about the delay. Small kindnesses are wonderful.

I will work on the singing and playing the harp at the same time. But early results are not promising. There is a guy here in this area who clamps the harp in his teeth and plays guitar an d harp at once.
Richard Sundberg November 25, 2018 at 10:22am

Good Sunday morning gospel feel. Next, and your close, the trifecta: guitar, Iowa sax, and singing all at the same time, slows OK! Always a good day when you post, I wait a few days to comment hoping to stretch the good day to maybe three. Then it’s back to getting kicked in the ..... WOW on the vocals, great song Uncle!

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