Biography:
Huddie Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced.
Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar.
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- Im All Out And Down
- John Hardy
- John Henry
- Little Girl
- Midnight Special
- New York City
- On A Monday
- Parting Song When You Smile
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Rock Island Line
- Somebodys Diggin My Potatoes
- The Bourgeois Blues
- Theres A Man Going Round Taking Names
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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>From: [email protected] (Tom Morley)
Huddie Ledbetter
Where did you sleep last night is AKA In the pines, AKA Little Girl
Here is a version of it:
Little Girl by Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly)
Song is in 3/4
The A7 is 002223
The basic strum is bass strum strun or
1 2 3
bass stum up-strum strum
1 2 and 3
To be authentic this should be played on a 12 string strung with very heavy
string and tunned down 3 or 4 frets. (the Leo Kotke Taylor or the
Franklin Stella copy are perfect...)
All notes should be played with a thumb
pick, (except of course up strums.) On succesive measures of the same
chord, the bass should altermate. (EX: a A7,e A7, where a and e
are the open 5th and 6th strings.)
The melody can be played onong ala Leadbellyonthe BASS strings.
The basic rythm is:
bass strum melody
1 2 3
8th16th 16th
with the melody ending on the bass of the next measure
Melody in in parenthesis. The chorus is the same as verse.
Small letters are notes. Caps are chord
Verse I:
LIttle Girl, Little Girl
(E F# G#) A A7 (A C# D#) E* A7 (melody + chords)
A7 / / A7 / / (just chords)
(* THis e is 4 string 2nd fret)
Don't you lie to me
(E F# E)* D D (A B) C C /
*( Played on 4 the string)
Tell me where did you sleep last night
(B D D#) E E* E7 B C D A A7 / A7 //
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 23
* 1st e play 4th string 2nd fret, seond e played 6th string open)
Chorus:
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun never shines,
And I shivered the whole night through
Verse II:
Little girl, little girl,
Tell me where did you go.
"I'm going where the cold wind blows."
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
>From: [email protected] (Tom Morley)
Huddie Ledbetter
Where did you sleep last night is AKA In the pines, AKA Little Girl
Here is a version of it:
Little Girl by Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly)
Song is in 3/4
The A7 is 002223
The basic strum is bass strum strun or
1 2 3
bass stum up-strum strum
1 2 and 3
To be authentic this should be played on a 12 string strung with very heavy
string and tunned down 3 or 4 frets. (the Leo Kotke Taylor or the
Franklin Stella copy are perfect...)
All notes should be played with a thumb
pick, (except of course up strums.) On succesive measures of the same
chord, the bass should altermate. (EX: a A7,e A7, where a and e
are the open 5th and 6th strings.)
The melody can be played onong ala Leadbellyonthe BASS strings.
The basic rythm is:
bass strum melody
1 2 3
8th16th 16th
with the melody ending on the bass of the next measure
Melody in in parenthesis. The chorus is the same as verse.
Small letters are notes. Caps are chord
Verse I:
LIttle Girl, Little Girl
(E F# G#) A A7 (A C# D#) E* A7 (melody + chords)
A7 / / A7 / / (just chords)
(* THis e is 4 string 2nd fret)
Don't you lie to me
(E F# E)* D D (A B) C C /
*( Played on 4 the string)
Tell me where did you sleep last night
(B D D#) E E* E7 B C D A A7 / A7 //
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 23
* 1st e play 4th string 2nd fret, seond e played 6th string open)
Chorus:
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun never shines,
And I shivered the whole night through
Verse II:
Little girl, little girl,
Tell me where did you go.
"I'm going where the cold wind blows."
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