"You Can't Fool The Fat Man" Randy Newman for guitar by Jim Moran

[tulllguy]

2-bit grifter

[shnootre]

This is seriously classy. Great arrangement, and great performance - well done!

[tenn4fab4]

@shnootre Thanks! Worked out great for a ragtime guitar approach.

[tenn4fab4]

@thefoppa1000 I agree, I've transcribed maybe five or six songs from that LP, more than from any single other one. I also think Trouble In Paradise is awesome and underrated.

[thefoppa1000]

@tenn4fab4 I accidentally deleted my post, but I dig Little Criminals.

[tenn4fab4]

@thefoppa1000 I agree, I've transcribed maybe five or six songs from that LP, more than from any single other one. I also think Trouble In Paradise is awesome and underrated.

[apatheticsquirrel]

Hi. This is wonderful. I love Little Criminals, and you've done this song justice. What chords exactly are you playing for the opening (main) riff?

[tenn4fab4]

@apatheticsquirrel Hi, Sorry to be so slow to reply. Dropped D tuning with versions of A7,C/D, G, Bbm, and E in the bass a few times fretted at the second fret with the L thumb, Travis style. Easier to send a file with the opening tab, give me an email address and I'll get it to you.

There's great note for note tab for 20 of his songs in the Randy Newman for Guitar book, worth the price. I'll be posting Little Criminals and Louisiana soon, and more from the LC LP.

[lokigg]

Great job.... what tuning did you use?

[tenn4fab4]

@lokigg Thanks! I use a dropped D for this one. I have the chart, hopefully there will be a Vol. 2 of Randy Newman For Guitar with this included. I edited the songbook for Alfred Publ., two of my covers here are from the book. The rest are arranged but not published. You might enjoy "Kathleen", too. It's in open G tuning.

[WanderingGnome]

Great job - I love that song.

[bulldoggie10]

Great to hear you.....missed that voice so much!! Wendy

[TheHideHoMan]

You don't fool us: you're great Jim!

[tenn4fab4]

Thanks, Dave, very cool. Hey to my bro when you see him.

[blademan37]

Great job Jim. I work with your brother John, he told me about this site. Dave C

[tenn4fab4]

Thanks for all the nice feedback. DudeUnitizer, I'll see if I can put up some original stuff in the next week or so, thanks for the encouragement. I've got more Randy Newman stuff I like to play, and maybe some ragtime and other fingerstyle blues stuff.

Thanks for looking and commenting!!

[DudeUnitizer]

James:

You are so good you don't even know it! Let's hear some of your tunes next!

[JoanManners]

Great job, Jim! Your guitar playing blows me away!

[TheHazeyQ]

....of course I don't like this at all, or the cute dawgies!! ;)

[TheHazeyQ]

If you like this then buy Jim's guitar arrangements of Randy Newman's songs at all good shhet music suppliers!!

[waltschmerz]

Fab Jim!