How to play "OXFORD TOWN" (Bob Dylan) Part 1 - Beginners

[blondybash321]

This song makes me laugh ha. I live in Oxford.

[MrRutilus]

Biepaadeg's only been trying for months! I've been trying for years.Many thanks you've made an ageing plonker very happy!

[Lowdenjim]

@MrRutilus From one ageing plonker to another - glad to be of assistance....good luck!

[NearlyNormalSteve]

Great song. They finally got the last of the convictions in 2005, 41 years later.

[Lowdenjim]

@NearlyNormalSteve Let's hope justice for Stephen Lawrence comes along much sooner than that!

[Biepaadeg]

I cant believe it - I've been stuck trying to learn this song for months, looking at useless covers on youtube and now you save the day - once again. You're bloody hell teaching me an entire bob dylan repertoar. So grateful.

[Lowdenjim]

@Biepaadeg You're very welcome and good luck with the song!

[Jaygo99]

Good to see you back Jim, cumon the blades too.

[Lowdenjim]

@Jaygo99 I'll second that! Good to be back too...

[figtr33]

awesome work, i've been hanging out for this song.

[Lowdenjim]

@figtr33 Glad to help - back in 1965 I bought the music book "Another Side of Bob Dylan - Recorded Hits" by Witmark & Sons, New York. It cost 15 shillings then (the price of a decent mobile phone now) and it gave me the sheet music along with the chords Ab, Db and Eb to play in standard tuning. Ear defenders and a blindfold would have been more useful. Good luck with the song!

[raffaport]

Cheers, Jim. Got it and awaiting part ii. Thumbs and regards.

[Lowdenjim]

@raffaport Coming up soon Raffa - half done but just delayed by a sickness bug (coming up frequently as they say!)

[rcadian]

Brilliant!

[Lowdenjim]

@rcadian Thank you!

[Gingerjake2]

This was FANTASTIC!!! I can hardly wait now to give it a go. I could never figure out how the song got it's sound...it never occurred to me about open tuning AND a capo! Thank you so much Jim!

btw...if you're not a teacher outside of YouTube, you missed your calling. You really covered everything so well.

[Lowdenjim]

@Gingerjake2 Thank you very much Kristeneaux, and good luck with the song. Part 2 will be up soon.

btw.... I didn't miss my calling; I do miss the students; I don't miss the policy-makers and the nonsense that went with it. Thanks for your endorsement!

[Gingerjake2]

@Lowdenjim Aha! And the students might miss you too...you're very good at giving instruction. I will look forward to part 2 then. =}

p.s. You can call me Ginger - doesn't take as long to type...hehe

[TheMakemFolksinger]

brillant playing, cheers The Makem Folk Singer

[Lowdenjim]

@TheMakemFolksinger Cheers Dave!