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Topic: Whispering Chords
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Rockne Riddlebarger
Member From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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posted 19 December 2005 11:36 AM
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Hey fellow steelers, does anybody out there know the chord changes to the 1922 hit song Whispering? There is a great version of it on the Tone Poems III cd by Bob Brozman, Mike Auldridge and David Grisman. I'm usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out but this one has me scratching my head instead of my strings. The melody isn't hard but I just can't get a handle on the backing chords. Any help? |
Roy Thomson
Member From: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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posted 19 December 2005 11:54 AM
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Here is a site with the chords for Eb. http://www.ralphpatt.com/VB/w18.html |
Jim Landers
Member From: Spokane, Wash.
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posted 19 December 2005 12:25 PM
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I believe the original key for Whispering was "C" and that is the key most everybody I've played with usually play it in. The chords are:C/// //// B7/// //// C/// C/// F+/// A7/// D7/// //// G7/// //// C/// Em/// Dm/G7/ G+/// C//// //// B7/// //// C/// //// F+/// A7/// D7/// //// G7/// //// Dm/// //Fm/ C/// //// Jim  [This message was edited by Jim Landers on 19 December 2005 at 12:27 PM.] |
Rockne Riddlebarger
Member From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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posted 20 December 2005 05:53 AM
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Thanks and a tip o' the bar to both Roy and Jim for your help. Two versions are always better than one! Now, back to my string scratchin'.
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Al Marcus
Member From: Cedar Springs,MI USA
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posted 20 December 2005 08:59 AM
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Rockne-I have a cassette tape I made in 1950 with full chords of "Whispering". I could write them out, but Jim landers did it for you. I did it in C too.....al
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Rockne Riddlebarger
Member From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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posted 21 December 2005 07:28 AM
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Thanks and Merry Christmas to all who responded. Whispering is now one of our rehearsal tunes! |
George Keoki Lake
Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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posted 21 December 2005 10:42 AM
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The original key of WHISPERING is Eb as with Roy. JFYI. |
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