Josh Rouse (born 1972 in Paxton, Nebraska) is an American roots/melodic folk singer. From his first album, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, in 1998, he has won critical acclaim.
Rouse lived in various places in Midwest America during his childhood due to his father's military career. Following his time at Austin Peay State University, he eventually settled down in Tennessee, where he met some local musicians and began recording. Signing to the Rykodisc subsidiary Slow River
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Taking a shot at this one as I don't see it anywhere else on the web. The guitar is and I could be off a bit, but this sounds like a nice arrangement to my ear. Easy to play you get your fingers used to the slightly unusual chords.
Tuning: Standard
The whole song follows this pattern: E/AB/EE/AB/E A* B*
You're just going from an E to a B but using a more open fingering than the barre The bass is going from A to E, so pluck the open 5th & 6th strings to mimic that. E/AB/E e|-7------0-----| B|-9------0-----| G|-9------8-----| D|-9------9-----| A|-0------9-----| E|-x------0-----|
For the A* & B* (probably not the right name), use these little triads. Just slide from A up to the B: AB e|-0------0-----| B|-5------7-----| G|-6------8-----| D|-7------9-----| A|-0------x-----| E|-x------x-----|
If you want to play the bass notes along with the triads, you can use your thumb on the string to get the A & B notes. You could play the A open as above, but I think it sounds this way since the B isn't open: AB e|-0------0-----| B|-5------7-----| G|-6------8-----| D|-7------9-----| A|-x------x-----| E|-5------7-----|