Laughing - David Crosby Guitar Lesson

A fabulous example of Davids legendary use of Alternate Tuning. Truly a magical song, as done by Dave Crosby and Graham Nash, I belive on the Another Stoney Evening Album.

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[stevertr]

DOn't know... Wouldn't surprise me if it was Jerry though....he did the slide on Teach your Children as well.

[stevertr]

Because David has been kind enough to share his different alternate tuning methods with the world through several great publications - and I've seen him play it personally.

Regards

Steve

[LaurenceEddy]

This is very close to the "Songs by David Crosby" songbook of 1972 published by Guerrilla Music Inc. Well done! Maybe the book is still available?

[WilburyVision]

@jcdelpaggio This is gold dust! Thanks so much...

[sbove]

Thanks so much for a great patient guide through this amazingly elegant raga-like song. Interesting how this tuning replicates in one instrument a 3 sting Tampura drone on the open D strings and melodic-notes harkening a Sitar on the rest.

[Lifeislikeabeanstalk]

Thanks man - I learned this tuning a long time ago when David did an interview in a Songwriters magazine. Lost it during a move and forgot the tuning . . . but now I'm back in action. Truly beautiful! What gift that album has been.

[rubrco76]

i've been wanting to learn this...thank you!!!

[dylankicksas]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for this and your many other fine contributions. You've helped me figure out several songs I've been stuck on for years.

[andy65guitar]

This song was originally on "If Only I Could Remember My Name". Apt title considering the artist. Great song. Haunting. Crosby's first solo album. Nice job. Thanks. His tunings are really hard to figure out sometimes. Then again I'm not that bright! I think the hammer ons are correct. I have the tab from years ago.

[caliber40]

Jerry on the pedal slide - but who played bass? Phil Lesh?

[Drieckus]

Nevermind you already corrected yourself. Sorry :P

[Drieckus]

At 2:14 you said 7th fret, but shouldn't it be the 8th fret?