The Needle Of Death (Bert Jansch)

A 'by ear' pick of the Bert Jansch Song that inspired Neil Young to write 'The Needle And The Damage Done'.

Standard tuning.

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Music

Tags:

• Bert
• Jansch
• Needle
• Fingerpick
• Guitar
• Acoustic
• Pick
• Folk
• Singing
• Fingerstyle
• British
• Scottish
• Anti-drugs
• TheDruidKing
• Cover

[figurebytheroad]

Really nice cover, may have to play this now based on your chord progression! Vocals and guitar really suited each other well, great work.

There's a great Bert Jansch covers album, featuring Roy Harper singing this, worth checking out.

Thanks again, loved your cover of Strolling Down the Highway too :)

[TheDruidKing]

Thanks for your kind words. I've got a Jansch playlist on my channel if you can put up with some more..

[fuckedsociety]

dude this was amazing

your great

any originals

[TheDruidKing]

Thanks for the comments and, yes, original stuff is on myspace. Links from my channel (so you're only 2 clicks away). Going by your moniker there's one you might like called New World Rebel. Its on MrKaputchnic3.

[vince33450]

You are awesome, it's not easy to play bert. Great job man !!!!

Bert Jansch, the legendary man of folk.

[TheDruidKing]

Thanks very much. He is a living legend!

[eamonndoconnor]

I love bert Jansch - specifically looked for this song on the tube - and found your version. You play and sing wonderfully, and really do it justice. Well done

[diversicolour]

This is an amazing cover. Excellent fingerpicking and the voice is perfect. Took me back to 1968

[BluestoneBayVideos]

Good job! But this inspired "ambulance blues" not "the needle and the damage done." that was inspired by the death of Danny Whitten.

[opiumrebel]

Wonderful job you've done.

Neil also stated the melody influenced him, unbeknownst to him by the time, in writing the melody for "Ambulance Blues"

[99camarosupersport]

Didn't neil write his song for a band mate? I mean possibly the idea was set into motion by this song, but it had reason correct?

[belle0sf]

hello, i really love his song and you've done a fantastic job, i really want to learn this song for a concert at my school, i was wondering if you could tell me the chords you used? because it looks like you used some chords and had a picking pattern, would be great if you could help! i don't blame you if ya don't tell me though!

[jameswp1946]

great cover, very close to Bert Jansch

thanks

[lagaron4]

Wonderful song and wonderful perfonmance.

[tbiggums4]

this song is so sad but so beautiful