Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground Cover ('99 WDET Version)

I found an early version of "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" on the downloads page of whitestripes.net. It's in a performance/interview they did with WDET in 1999. You'll notice some elements that made it into the recorded version years later, and you'll find some things missing or in different places--the intro, distortion, and the bridge, for example.

Chords:
A-G-C-D-A
(F-G-A)
I find this one works best with open chords, but I prefer barre chords for much of the recorded version.

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[alyapal]

:-)

[krazjazzfan]

I was looking through white stripes covers today, and some were good. However, you are the only one who got the "feel" right, and the "feel" is the most important part. Thumbs up!

[silversundash]

@AirHendrix91 probably not because if you use metal strings on a classical, the bridge won't be able to withstand the tension caused by the steel strings

[Tambi18]

Good work :)

[ThePauly1]

hey mate ive been a fan of your stripes vids for some time now. I just did my first cover of this song. check it out if u get a chance

[LOveTwiNz]

I keep coming to your videos when i remember about them :)

Ahhh still great!

[WonderLure42]

You can play your classical just like a dread--picking, strumming, and all. I have a standard tuning version of "Death Letter" that I did on a classical--check it out, see what you think. :)

[AirHendrix91]

I heard that using a pick on my classical guitar will give it too much "treble".

Only the top three strings are nylon.

Could I convert them to metal strings and simply completely play it like a Dreadnaut?

Its not like I hate Classical guitar, its just I don't have a teacher and finger picking is alien to a beginner like me lol.

[WonderLure42]

The grip I'm using here is called the baseball grip--it helps with some of the power here and to steady my hand--esp. when I do that partial muting part, where you can see I lift the chord hand slightly from the fretboard. As for picking, pick however is most natural.

[WonderLure42]

I have a Dead Leaves tutorial that covers the riff--just search my videos for "Dead leaves" and it should come up. :)