Tripping Billies wrong? (Now with Video)

subotai · Unread post by **subotai** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 12:17 am

I was watching the 5-6-96 video and it shows dave playing it differently from the site I believe.

The site shows this for the first part of the verse:
E:--------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
G:----6--4/--0----7------4/5-------
D:----2--2---0----7-------------9--
A:--------------3/5-------------9--
E:-5------------------8~~~~~--5/7--
3 (2) (1) 4 (1) (1)

The way I have always played it and the way it looks like Dave is playing it is:

E:-------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------
G:----6--4/--0----7-------5\4/5-------
D:----2--2---0----7-----------------9--
A:---------------2/5-----7-----------9--
E:-5------------------8~~~~~---2/7-

PlayLikeDave · Unread post by **PlayLikeDave** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 1:00 am

From what I can tell, there isn't a slide 5/4\5. That is just Dave carrying his finger up the fretboard to the 4th fret to slide down to the 5th. Just watch the story tellers version. There is a spot where that is shown perfectly. Also, the slide that goes into the B5 (799) is played from about the 3rd fret. And the 7 that is played after the 8 on the low E I don't hear at all, so I duno what to say on that. Hope this helps

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Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 2:19 am

I have to say, from playing this song for quite some time, and watching numerous videos, this site's tab is 100% right.

subotai · Unread post by **subotai** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 1:34 pm

Hmm in the 96 video you can cleary he him do the 545 slide though ..... Ilso he is definetly planting his finger on the 7th fretr after he hits the note on the 8th.

subotai · Unread post by **subotai** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 1:38 pm

I have it on my PC. But its 63 megs. Do you know if there is a way I cen edit the part out where he is playing some of the verse (its a mpg)? I could put it on my site so you guys can judge.

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 1:39 pm

Keep in mind that Dave mixes up how he plays his songs quite often. Perhaps he played it that one time that way (either by accident, or just wanted to try something new), but the way the site has it is the way dave plays it most of the time.

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 2:38 pm

Maybe he messed up or the guitar was tuned down in some weird way and thats how he ended up playing it?

DmbFanJason · Unread post by **DmbFanJason** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 2:40 pm

he does slide from the 3 down to the 7 in Crashing the Quarter, but in storytellers he slides from the 5....so they are both correct...

subotai · Unread post by **subotai** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 3:02 pm

He plays the verse the same way multiple times in the video so its not him messing up. Also I think you can see him do the 5/4/5 slide in Storytellers.
I will try to find a mpeg editor and upload it.

subotai · Unread post by **subotai** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 3:22 pm

Heres the video. Its 2 megs.
http://www.subotai.org/test4.mpg

DT · Unread post by DT » Sat Oct 18, 2003 3:48 pm

i thought he might have done the 5/4\5 the first time in that video but to me it looks like the next 2 times he's just bringing his hand back down for the next upslide, i dont hear it

DmbFanJason · Unread post by **DmbFanJason** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 5:05 pm

he doesn't go back to the five at all....he's bringing his hand back up to the slide from 3 to 7...

subotai · Unread post by **subotai** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 5:15 pm

You must be thinking of a different part of the verse. He is CLEARY going from 5/4\5 on the video. Go frame by frame if you have to. Anyway the 3/7 part looks more like 2/7.

DmbFanJason · Unread post by **DmbFanJason** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 5:51 pm

ok....getting technical then...look real close at exactly 1:43 of the song...there's no way his index finger is on the 3rd string for the first "5" in "5/4\5"....like you claim...it's just waving above the strings man...it doest fit at all with the song...maybe you should post a clip so I can see what it's supposed to sound like because to me it doesnt look like it goes at all...it's just a simple slide from the 4 to 5th fret.

Trippin Hillbilly · Unread post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:51 pm

If you actually listen to it you can hear it's 4/5 not 5/4/5....screw the video

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