Third Man Theme (fingerstyle guitar)

I found several tabs and lots of videos of this tune. This is what I ended up with after picking and combining the parts I liked best.
Still a couple of hiccups, but anyway...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Third
• Man
• Theme
• Anton
• Karas
• acoustic
• fingerstyle
• guitar

[hchoron]

is there a name for this tuning?

[ldvries]

@hchoron

Don't know; when you Google "DGDGBE tuning", there is no definite answer. Some people call it G6 tuning. I don't really care...

[hchoron]

Great arrangement. Are you playing this in open G?

[ldvries]

@hchoron

Close: DGDGBE...

[philipglaser]

Very nice job!! Could you say what the best 2 sources were, that you combined?

Philip

[ldvries]

@philipglaser

The best 2 sources... Let's see...

When you google "third man theme tab", and you end up at (for example) 911tabs.com, there are lots of different tabs. I used one of those as a starting point. It's one in PowerTab format, tuning DGDGBE.

The second source I should mention is a Youtube clip of Anton Karas himself, playing this song. Based on that version, I tried to move some bits to the next octave.

It was a bit of a puzzle, but that's all part of the fun ;-)

[helmuthmassat]

Nicely done!

[judebnaylor]

@philipglaser Also, have a look at the young guy Sungha Jung - a very authentic version, he's using the DGDGBE tuning.

[guambetty]

Yes, lots of videos of this tune & tho` I like this one, I like even better Johnny Jake`s version. Never heard of him before, but check out his "Third Man Theme" and his other videos. Thanks!

[Guitarsthatkill]

Well played, Idvries....

Very nice......!!

[hchoron]

ps you live in my favorite city in the world. been to amsterdam a number of times. love everything about it. especially the coffee shops. going back for my next birthday.

[hchoron]

thanks for the quick response. i'll try that tuning.

i've heard and seen other great covers of this song, but there is something especially wonderful in the sound you achieve with that tuning.