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Me and Bobby McGee: 3-string (G1G2D3) Cigar Box Guitar

Posted by Doug Thorsvik on October 1, 2021 at 4:21pm

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1-finger CB guitarslinging from the Slingers 75th Zoom Mtg Sep 27, 2021. More info and free songbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/cigarboxguitarslingersspokane/home

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Doug Thorsvik October 6, 2021 at 12:48pm

Thanks Danny! I never know which songs everyone here really will identify with. I enjoy the surprises!
Danny Gordon October 6, 2021 at 11:22am

great cover
Doug Thorsvik October 2, 2021 at 10:42pm

Thanks Rope! My goal on each song is to be “good enough”; it satisfies. Glad to hear I passed muster!
Doug Thorsvik October 2, 2021 at 10:40pm

I agree Kale! This is another song chosen by the Slingers that I was vaguely familiar with, but am glad I learned. That’s a big part of the fun of playing with a group; everybody knows different cool songs!
Rope Walker Country Star October 2, 2021 at 8:52pm

Good enough for you, Bobby and me too.
Poorness Studios October 2, 2021 at 8:43pm

Such a great song. Good old Kristofferson.
Doug Thorsvik October 2, 2021 at 8:30pm

Thanks Rich and AGP! I had to check out the other versions on YouTube! The song is more classic than I knew. I like the guitar on Gordon’s version and the Janis version is, well, signature Janis. It’s fun to hear how different artists interpret a song.
AGP # October 2, 2021 at 5:19pm

"Yep!", Nice performance of a Classic Song Doug & Slingers, covered by many, the Janis version being my own personal favourite :-)
Rich October 2, 2021 at 4:44pm

Nicely done. Gordon Lightfoot recorded this song too, using a quicker tempo - although he had at least 3 more strings to use, sometimes 9 more - on just his 1 guitar.
Doug Thorsvik October 2, 2021 at 12:36pm

I appreciate the good words Uncle John! I actually used the Charley Pride version on YouTube to learn this song. I suspect those differences were the “lotta Doug”! LOL! Actually I’m not that great at spot on imitation. Learning new songs is fun, but I don’t always pick up on or am able to remember the finer points.