Leo Kottke - Arms Of Mary

[mary0mca0gypsy0eyes]

if you 'dislike' this, you simply can't grok pure, perfect music. period.

[tabber87]

Yet another example of Leo Kottke's genius taking a classic song and thoroughly making it his own.

[tickyreal]

BEAUTIFULLLL

THANKS FOR SHARING

ERIK TIELMAN, FLORIDADADAA

[MNX58]

Ugg , pretty dire, keep practising.

[ukemaster714]

hey do you think you could send me the tabs to this song? This song is AMAZING!!!

[soapbarbob]

bury me now!i love this song!!!!

[MrBuckwilliam]

@soapbarbob, yeah an' sell my clothes, i don't need'em anymore :)

leo is awesome... i have at least one of his albums, maybe two and was lucky enuff to see him do a walk on at a lyle lovett show in t.o. i barely remember lyle, but i sometimes think back on it as if it were a leo concert. lol :)

[PocoPortillo]

I'm glad Leo didn't sing that song but daayum, he can play that geetar. : )

[Fusionartist202]

i love leo!

[rgadave]

Check out the Everly Bros vocal of this lovely tune, it's great.

[Eurastus007]

I don't know who wrote the song, but this is an acoustic cover of Arms of Mary, a 1976 hit for Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. The lyrics are very poignant.

I used to play this on the old Epiphone. The difference is that Leo can play it flawlessly. It's not an especially difficult piece, but it's hard not to have a few clunkers.

[donaldwilliam]

@Eurastus007 This song is originally by the canadian band Chilliwack

[TomHenry57]

@donaldwilliam The song was written and originally done by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver from Scotland. Chilliwack does a great version though.

[donaldwilliam]

@TomHenry57 Thanks, I always just assumed it was a Chilliwack song...

[nEMOheartTaco]

Oh man, is this a cover?

/watch?v=7G93_uxIBRY&feature=r­ec-HM-fresh+div

[junksleeper]

love to see you try to Waltz to this! a waltz is written in 3/4 time, you'ld be all over the place mate! Don't apply for strictly come dancing!!! you could end up making John Sergeant look like the dog's bo***cks Nice playing though.

[astromttu]

Ah! Thank you soooooo much! I made a seriously mistake, this is Arms of Mary that's absolutely right.

[junksleeper]

Hey, at least you appreciated the music, not everyone can claim to know it all.

[OmegasWill]

No it isnt! its 4/4. what are you thinking?

[TheGregWoodBand]

So perfect

[jevoshawke13]

After he left his fingerpicks, I always thought he played without nails, but it really looks like he's got some here, obviously the thumb is grown out a little.

[luvgoya4eva]

The song is just amazing.

[jul1j1n]

I just love the sound of him playing the guitar!

For me he's THE guitar player..just gotta love his style especially when he plays slide guitar like in "train and the gate" just awesome!!

[natacha45]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[promtaet]

wish i play like Leo ?????

[guitarslim56]

????

[thismonkeyisnuts]

Perfect. Good old Sutherland Brothers and Quiver song done in his own style.

[martifingers]

So what is it about this astounding unique musician who can make sounds somehow transformatory?

[reggiedid]

You MUST hear him play"Rings" recorded

at Rio theater,TX.He added an extra 2 or 3

mins of "JAM".Near the end you would SWEAR you could hear a CELLO in the

background.When I listened to his records and before I saw him in person

I thought he had background musicians or overdubed guitar.Truly the best!!-and

he's also funny as hell.

[notvalidcharacters]

Is that open G tuning?

[WEISSERZWERG]

yes it is...

[LEWOOF]

the old saying goes, if you want to be heard.. Whisper. this is so beautiful and thanks for posting :)

[CrowleysGhost]

Who did this song first? Was it the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver? (see video elsewhere here on YouTube). Nicely done, I love Kottke's style. Thanks for posting.

[Tman4000]

Never could find a decent tab for this, but the camera angles in this video helped me learn it. I love this man!

[emo566]

i dont really know who this is but its really kool

can you tell me why he plays with only 4 strings? i know i sound dumb o well

[Vanedis003]

Sweetheart, he has 6 strings, but the last two are invincible - and can only be heard by people who are advanced listeners.

[emo566]

haha thanks

[beb569]

way  way good!

[Jarrahnut]

Bloody marvellous! What a wonderful musician.

We don't have to WIN the human race ... just SAVE it ...

Colin Hugh Abbott.

[curtis3082]

I thank the cameramen responsible for the close up fingerings on this... heck yes.

[tonysshadow]

My ooh My! the memories... me from Macon GA, and my two buddies from Pine Bluff ARK, and Midland TX sitting around the Marine Corps barracks in 76. If only we had video back then.

(Oh Lordy!.. the time we first discovered fruit loops in Hollywood CA on weekend liberty.)

[yastremski]

Could you please send me a copy of the tab? The tab i am using to learn is a bit off apparently. Thanks alot.

[akounamatatah]

memories...

[captaingrisley]

He´s a genious. Never listened to a guitar-player

with more soul in his playing.

[Countduncan]

Of al the shows I been to Kottke is still the only act Ive seen to have that moment of stunned silence at the end of a tune,

Thanx

CD

[jamdarcur]

what I love about Kottke is that even that this is so obvioulsy deeply emotional, he doesn't play sentimentally...there's never any "ear candy " with him...its just the meat and potatoes...unlike Bensusan and the rest of that type of guitarist's playing....

[nEMOheartTaco]

I have no shame in saying that this song made me cry. His style breaks your heart and pieces it back together before the last strum. Can I please have the tabs to this aswell? Of his stuff, this is the closest to my level, but surely he's just fooling us into thinking that its as simple as he's making it look.

[reggiedid]

If you REALLY want to see and hear a song that LOOKS and Sounds easy to play, call up Leo's "Ice Fields".

[BobNew]

What's the tuning?

[WEISSERZWERG]

D G D G B D

Tomorrow I want to see your video ^^

[Unterneukirchen]

hi can you please send me the tabs GREAT SONG !!!

[WEISSERZWERG]

ill send it to you with a personal mail. have fun :)

[methodinsane]

Anyone know what guitar make that is? I'm usually good with headstocks but that's beyond me. Beautifully shot video. great song.

[TheGregWoodBand]

It's an Olson.

[odor9]

excellent! Thank you!

[TheGregWoodBand]

Leo is a master of subtle hesitation and reflective emotion. one of my favorite guitarists of all time.

[gavroche67]

wonderful song, so well interpreted.

[kevinwcmi]

Thank you, thank you. I have just started working on this tune. I have the tab, but it should be easier to work it out from this

[WEISSERZWERG]

U are welcome. I just realized that the sound is pretty bad- perhaps i can fix it..

[kevinwcmi]

I think the sound is OK. Not great, but as good as most on youtube. I am just thrilled to have some good video shots of Leo's fingers playing the piece.