Chords for Steve Earle - David Letterman Interview
Tempo:
131.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
Eb
Gb
Bb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Come on over here.
I can see it, see?
I can see it right here.
The Burrow, ladies and gentlemen.
What do you got there?
This is a mandolin.
That is an electrified mandolin.
Yeah, it's [Bm] got a little pickup there.
And is that like a combination [G] of a guitar and a violin, or is that a dumb question?
[N] No, that's a real dumb question.
Thank you very much.
What is the origin of the instrument?
It's an ancient, uh
I think mandolins come from Italy originally.
But there's, you know, a lot of instruments [Eb] that came over to this country,
and violins ended up being called fiddles.
Still called these mandolins, but this is a pretty traditional
How many strings does that have on it?
Eight.
They're [G] doubled.
It's four [Bb] strings doubled, you know, like a twelve-string guitar.
[C] And playing that, would you [G] be able to play a violin, do you think?
It's the same.
[Ab] It's exactly the same fingering as a violin.
But I never [Gb] played mandolin until I wrote this song.
And I [E] wrote it on mandolin.
I happened to have [Db] one laying around the house.
So nobody can tell me [D] I'm playing it wrong, because I wrote it.
[Gb] It sounded fine to me.
Yeah, it sounded good to me.
[N] At one time, did you write a song that Elvis Presley recorded, or what happened?
I wrote a song that Elvis Presley didn't record.
Well, hell, I've done that.
Basically what happened was I had this song
They were getting ready to do a record on Elvis.
I was about 19, it was in 1974 when I first came to Nashville.
And they were getting ready to do a little bit more of a rock and roll record.
Basically, you know, just real simple.
This was a three -chord rockabilly song.
[N] It was kind of weird.
Tony Brown, who produces my records now, was in Elvis' band at the time.
[Eb]
Evidently, he was going to record in Nashville for the first time in years.
The musicians [Gb] had all learned the song.
It was the first song up on the session.
I'd never had a cut before, and my publisher was starting to [Gm] get nervous.
And I was starting to get nervous [Eb] because my option was coming up.
And I was sitting around the office [N] waiting to hear that they had recorded the song.
Elvis came into town and checked into the hotel, but never quite [Bb] made it to the studio.
And he [Ab] never recorded again.
Were you paid for the song at all?
No, it was just they had the song up.
You've got to get played on the radio to get paid.
I was mad at him for years after he died.
I can see it, see?
I can see it right here.
The Burrow, ladies and gentlemen.
What do you got there?
This is a mandolin.
That is an electrified mandolin.
Yeah, it's [Bm] got a little pickup there.
And is that like a combination [G] of a guitar and a violin, or is that a dumb question?
[N] No, that's a real dumb question.
Thank you very much.
What is the origin of the instrument?
It's an ancient, uh
I think mandolins come from Italy originally.
But there's, you know, a lot of instruments [Eb] that came over to this country,
and violins ended up being called fiddles.
Still called these mandolins, but this is a pretty traditional
How many strings does that have on it?
Eight.
They're [G] doubled.
It's four [Bb] strings doubled, you know, like a twelve-string guitar.
[C] And playing that, would you [G] be able to play a violin, do you think?
It's the same.
[Ab] It's exactly the same fingering as a violin.
But I never [Gb] played mandolin until I wrote this song.
And I [E] wrote it on mandolin.
I happened to have [Db] one laying around the house.
So nobody can tell me [D] I'm playing it wrong, because I wrote it.
[Gb] It sounded fine to me.
Yeah, it sounded good to me.
[N] At one time, did you write a song that Elvis Presley recorded, or what happened?
I wrote a song that Elvis Presley didn't record.
Well, hell, I've done that.
Basically what happened was I had this song
They were getting ready to do a record on Elvis.
I was about 19, it was in 1974 when I first came to Nashville.
And they were getting ready to do a little bit more of a rock and roll record.
Basically, you know, just real simple.
This was a three -chord rockabilly song.
[N] It was kind of weird.
Tony Brown, who produces my records now, was in Elvis' band at the time.
[Eb]
Evidently, he was going to record in Nashville for the first time in years.
The musicians [Gb] had all learned the song.
It was the first song up on the session.
I'd never had a cut before, and my publisher was starting to [Gm] get nervous.
And I was starting to get nervous [Eb] because my option was coming up.
And I was sitting around the office [N] waiting to hear that they had recorded the song.
Elvis came into town and checked into the hotel, but never quite [Bb] made it to the studio.
And he [Ab] never recorded again.
Were you paid for the song at all?
No, it was just they had the song up.
You've got to get played on the radio to get paid.
I was mad at him for years after he died.
Key:
G
Eb
Gb
Bb
Ab
G
Eb
Gb
_ Come on over here.
I can see it, see?
I can see it right here.
The Burrow, ladies and gentlemen.
What do you got there?
This is a mandolin.
That is an electrified mandolin.
Yeah, it's [Bm] got a little pickup there.
And is that like a combination [G] of a guitar and a violin, or is that a dumb question?
[N] No, that's a real dumb question.
Thank you very much.
What _ _ _ _ is the origin of the instrument?
It's an ancient, uh_
I think mandolins come from Italy originally.
But there's, you know, a lot of instruments [Eb] that came over to this country,
and _ violins ended up being called fiddles.
Still called these mandolins, but this is a pretty traditional_
How many strings does that have on it?
Eight.
They're [G] doubled.
It's four [Bb] strings doubled, you know, like a twelve-string guitar.
[C] And playing that, would you [G] be able to play a violin, do you think?
It's the same. _
[Ab] It's exactly the same fingering as a violin.
But I never [Gb] played mandolin until I wrote this song.
And I [E] wrote it on mandolin.
I happened to have [Db] one laying around the house.
So nobody can tell me [D] I'm playing it wrong, because I wrote it.
_ [Gb] It sounded fine to me.
Yeah, it sounded good to me.
_ [N] At one time, did you write a song that Elvis Presley recorded, or what happened?
I wrote a song that Elvis Presley didn't record.
Well, hell, I've done that.
_ Basically what happened was I had this song_
They were getting ready to do a record on Elvis.
I was about 19, it was in 1974 when I first came to Nashville.
And they were getting ready to do a little bit more of a rock and roll record.
Basically, you know, just real simple.
This was a three _ -chord rockabilly song.
_ [N] It was kind of weird.
Tony Brown, who produces my records now, was in Elvis' band at the time.
_ [Eb] _ _
Evidently, he was going to record in Nashville for the first time in years. _
The musicians [Gb] had all learned the song.
It was the first song up on the session.
I'd never had a cut before, and my publisher was starting to [Gm] get nervous.
And I was starting to get nervous [Eb] because my option was coming up.
And I was sitting around the office [N] waiting to hear that they had recorded the song.
_ Elvis came into town and checked into the hotel, but never quite [Bb] made it to the studio.
And he [Ab] never recorded again.
_ _ Were you paid for the song at all?
No, it was just they had the song up.
You've got to get played on the radio to get paid.
I was mad at him for years after he died. _ _ _ _
I can see it, see?
I can see it right here.
The Burrow, ladies and gentlemen.
What do you got there?
This is a mandolin.
That is an electrified mandolin.
Yeah, it's [Bm] got a little pickup there.
And is that like a combination [G] of a guitar and a violin, or is that a dumb question?
[N] No, that's a real dumb question.
Thank you very much.
What _ _ _ _ is the origin of the instrument?
It's an ancient, uh_
I think mandolins come from Italy originally.
But there's, you know, a lot of instruments [Eb] that came over to this country,
and _ violins ended up being called fiddles.
Still called these mandolins, but this is a pretty traditional_
How many strings does that have on it?
Eight.
They're [G] doubled.
It's four [Bb] strings doubled, you know, like a twelve-string guitar.
[C] And playing that, would you [G] be able to play a violin, do you think?
It's the same. _
[Ab] It's exactly the same fingering as a violin.
But I never [Gb] played mandolin until I wrote this song.
And I [E] wrote it on mandolin.
I happened to have [Db] one laying around the house.
So nobody can tell me [D] I'm playing it wrong, because I wrote it.
_ [Gb] It sounded fine to me.
Yeah, it sounded good to me.
_ [N] At one time, did you write a song that Elvis Presley recorded, or what happened?
I wrote a song that Elvis Presley didn't record.
Well, hell, I've done that.
_ Basically what happened was I had this song_
They were getting ready to do a record on Elvis.
I was about 19, it was in 1974 when I first came to Nashville.
And they were getting ready to do a little bit more of a rock and roll record.
Basically, you know, just real simple.
This was a three _ -chord rockabilly song.
_ [N] It was kind of weird.
Tony Brown, who produces my records now, was in Elvis' band at the time.
_ [Eb] _ _
Evidently, he was going to record in Nashville for the first time in years. _
The musicians [Gb] had all learned the song.
It was the first song up on the session.
I'd never had a cut before, and my publisher was starting to [Gm] get nervous.
And I was starting to get nervous [Eb] because my option was coming up.
And I was sitting around the office [N] waiting to hear that they had recorded the song.
_ Elvis came into town and checked into the hotel, but never quite [Bb] made it to the studio.
And he [Ab] never recorded again.
_ _ Were you paid for the song at all?
No, it was just they had the song up.
You've got to get played on the radio to get paid.
I was mad at him for years after he died. _ _ _ _