Streets of Baltimore intro

[Brendan Mitchell]

I have tried this a number of ways but cannot get it right . Can anyone explain the first bar ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V4NoboSq6w

[Dan Beller-McKenna]

[tab]

1
2
3 1
4 1----3 1
5 6--8 8A OR 1---A 1A---3A
6 4---6 6--8 8B 1---B
7
8 4F--6
9
10

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[Charlie Thompson]

1st Fret w B and C pedals

[Joe Alterio]

I do it the same way, Charlie.

[Dan Beller-McKenna]

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't get you what Al Perkins is playing. I would amend my initial tab, though. I slowed it way down, and this is what I got:

[tab]
1
2
3
4 1---3 4F
5 1--A 1A--3A 4A
6 1--B 1B--3B 4
7
8
9
10
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Listen here



The last chord assumes Perkins started playing his ZB by fall 1972. If he was still on his Fender (with no E-F raise on string 4), that last chord would be fret 1, strings 5-4-3.

[Mike DiAlesandro]

[Clete Ritta]

I hear this:
[tab]

3________________1___
4_________1--3___1___
5___1-1A__1A-3A__1___
6___1-1B_____________

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[Brendan Mitchell]

Thanks guys I was about where Dan was in his first post . I think you have it in that last post Dan
Many thanks

[Bruce Bjork]

[quote="Dan Beller-McKenna"][tab]

Streets of Baltimore

Thanks Dan, joining another band and this is on their set list, we’re doing it in E

[Dan Beller-McKenna]

Actually, after I finally was in a band that did this tune, I ended up playing it the way Clete suggested.

[Bruce Bjork]

Actually, after I finally was in a band that did this tune, I ended up playing it the way Clete suggested.

We’re doing it in E so your version works transposed.

[Tucker Jackson]

Glad this came up -- I've played it three different ways over the years but just sat down with headphones and slowed it down to 25% speed in YouTube. I can confirm two things:

On that second figure, it is NOT the BC pedals -- that sounds close, but yields different notes on the lower string. It is A-pedal down, then slid up two frets.

And the last figure is on Fret 1 (not 4AF). You can tell because while he's still sustaining that chord, he reaches down and hits a sus4 on string 6B in the 1st fret (just before the vocals come in).

The only thing I can't hear is on that last chord: is it a three-note grip or two? I can definitely hear the top and bottom notes, but can't tell about the middle note on the 4th string. Either way, it's pretty minor point as long as string 3 and 5 are there.

So it's what Clete tabbed, and Dan had the bones of it in his first post too (the second variation listed there).

I hear this:
[tab]
3__________________1___
4__________1--3____1___
5___1-1A___1A-3A___1___
6___1-1B_____________
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