Robert Johnson's Love In Vain - by Gene Roebuck

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Music

Tags:

• Robert
• Johnson
• blues
• guitar
• fingerstyle
• Gene
• Roebuck
• CrossGuitar

[lustyrusty]

Really, quite nice.

Evokes an air of another time - another place.

I like some of your changes in the tune.

One or two sound like your own adaptation - nice.

[GeneRoebuck]

@lustyrusty thanks for listening. Yes, the guitar solo, in particular, is partly my own. It was inspired from the intro of the original Love In Vain by Robert Johnson and built upon on the spot. It was not planned out beforehand just simply played off the cuff through inspiration. Johnson's did not have a guitar solo, as you may remember.

[Darbyjack]

You even got the shitty sound quality to sound like Robert's recordings too!

[GeneRoebuck]

That was not intensional, but thanks.

[shitmunchify]

Very well done; spooky even. I would rate it 4.5 but it won't let me. But not quite a 5: there is a lot of competition. One of the best versions I've heard yet. I love the way you hit the bottom string. Your arrangement shows your rich plucking skills.

[GeneRoebuck]

Thanks for the compliment. Using the word spooky makes me think you're comparing my version to the original recording by Mr RJ himself. That is awesome.

[rusty138]

playing the delta blues is hard..but its a badd ass style of picking...im still tryng to learn..

[gregorheinrich]

you made this an own version of the song. not easy, given the bigger than life original and cover versions that are around. the unintentional "vintate" sound adds a lot to the charm

[eightfivenine]

hmmm very interesting. Thanks for the info. Looking forward to hearing more of your stuff.

[eightfivenine]

Very nicely done. Would you be willing to share the tuning you are using? Keep up the good work.

[stupxdthixgs]

just KILLERRRRRRRRRRRR