The
Great Memorial Breakdown of
John Fahey Tunings Sorted By Album |
Album |
Cut # |
Song Title |
Tuning |
Comments |
V1 BJD (Vol. 1 Blind Joe Death) |
1 |
On Doing an Evil Deed Blues |
Standard - EADGBE |
|
V1 BJD |
2 |
St. Louis Blues |
Dropped D - DADGBE |
|
V1 BJD |
3 |
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home |
open D - DADF#AD |
|
V1 BJD |
4 |
Uncloudy Day |
open D - DADF#AD |
Intro tuning is DADF#AC |
V1 BJD |
5 |
John Henry |
Standard |
|
V1 BJD |
6 |
|
|
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V1 BJD |
7 |
The Transcendental Waterfall |
|
|
V1 BJD |
8 |
Desperate Man Blues |
Open G - DGDGBD |
Used GGDGBD on Return of the Repressed |
V1 BJD |
9 |
Sun Gonna Shine In My Backdoor Someday Blues |
Standard |
|
V1 BJD |
10 |
Sligo River Blues |
Standard |
|
V1 BJD |
11 |
I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord |
Standard |
|
V2 DCBMW (Vol. 2 Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes) |
1 |
John Henry Variations |
open D - DADF#AD |
|
V2 DCBMW |
2 |
The Downfall of the Adelphi Rolling Grist Mill |
DADF#AD |
|
V2 DCBMW |
3 |
Spanish Dance |
Standard |
|
V2 DCBMW |
4 |
Dance of the Inhabitants Of The Palace of King Phillip XIV |
C variant CCCGCE |
|
V2 DCBMW |
5 |
America |
Double Drop D -CGCFAD |
Drop D tuning with all strings lowered a whole step |
V2 DCBMW |
6 |
Episcopal Hymn |
Standard |
|
V2 DCBMW |
7 |
|
C - CGCGCE |
Sun Tuning |
V2 DCBMW |
8 |
When The Springtime Comes Again |
Drop D - DADGBE |
|
V2 DCBMW |
9 |
Stompin' Tonight on the Pennsylvania/Alabama Border |
Standard |
|
V2 DCBMW |
10 |
|
Standard |
|
V2 DCBMW |
11 |
On the Beach at Waikiki |
G - DGDGBD |
|
V2 DCBMW |
12 |
Take A Look at that Baby |
Standard |
|
V3 DOD (Vol. 3 Dance Of Death) |
1 |
Wine And Roses, aka The Red Pony |
Dm - DADFAD |
|
V3 DOD |
2 |
How Long |
G - DGDGBD |
|
V3 DOD |
3 |
On the Banks of the Owchita |
C - CGCGCE |
|
V3 DOD |
4 |
Worried Blues |
G - DGDGBD |
|
V3 DOD |
5 |
What The Sun Said |
G - DGDGBD |
|
V3 DOD |
6 |
Revelations On the Banks of the Pawtuxent |
G - DGDGBD |
|
V3 DOD |
7 |
Poor Boy |
D - DADF#AD |
|
V3 DOD |
8 |
Variations On The Coocoo |
D Modal - DADGAD |
|
V3 DOD |
9 |
The Last Steam Engine Train |
Standard |
|
V3 DOD |
10 |
Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry |
G - DGDGBD |
|
|
11 |
Country Blues |
G - DGDGBD |
This tune disappeared from later DOD's (why?) |
V3 DOD |
12 |
Dance Of Death |
Gm - DGDGBbD |
|
V3 DOD |
13 |
When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore A Big Red Rose) |
Standard |
|
V3 DOD |
14 |
Daisy (Bicycle Built for Two) |
Standard |
|
V3 DOD |
15 |
Siege Of Sevastopol |
D - DADF#AD |
|
V3 DOD |
16 |
Steel Guitar Rag |
D - DADF#AD |
|
V4 GSBBP (Vol. 4 The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party) |
1 |
The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party |
Gm - DGDGBbD |
Some parts of collage in STD |
V4 GSBBP |
2 |
Knotts Berry Farm Molly |
Standard |
|
V4 GSBBP |
3 |
Will The Circle Be Unbroken |
Standard |
|
V4 GSBBP |
4 |
Guitar Excursions Into the Unknown |
D Modal - DADGAD |
|
V4 GSBBP |
5 |
900 Miles |
Drop Standard - DGCFAD |
|
V4 GSBBP |
6 |
Sail Away Ladies |
C - CGCGCE |
|
V4 GSBBP |
7 |
Oh Come Oh Come Immanuel |
Drop Std - DGCFAD |
|
V5 Transfiguration (Vol. 5 The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death) |
1 |
Beautiful Linda Getchell |
Standard |
Duet with banjo |
V5 Transfiguration |
2 |
Orinda Moraga |
D - DADF#AD |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
3 |
I am The Resurrection |
DGDGGD |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
4 |
On the Sunny Side Of The Ocean |
G - DGDGBD |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
5 |
Tell Her to Come Back Home |
Standard |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
6 |
My Station Will Be Changed After Awhile |
D Modal - DADGAD |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
7 |
101 Is A Hard Road To Travel |
Standard |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
8 |
How Green Was My Valley |
G - DGDGBD |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
9 |
Bicycle Built For Two |
Standard |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
10 |
The Death of the Clayton Peacock |
G - DGDGBD |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
11 |
Brenda's Blues |
Standard |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
12 |
Southern Medley |
C - CGCGCE |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
13 |
Come Back Baby |
Gm - DGDGBbD |
Slide w/ banjo |
V5 Transfiguration |
14 |
Poor Boy |
D - DADF#AD |
|
V5 Transfiguration |
15 |
St. Patricks Hymn |
Standard |
|
V6 DHGB (Vol. 6 Days Have Gone By) |
1 |
The Revolt of the Dyke Brigade |
Sun Tuning [CGCGCE] |
|
V6 DHGB |
2 |
Impressions of Susan |
Gm - DGDGBbD |
|
V6 DHGB |
3 |
Joe Kirby Blues |
Standard |
|
V6 DHGB |
4 |
Night Train of Valhalla |
G - DGDGBD |
Key of D |
V6 DHGB |
5 |
Portland Cement Plant at Monolith, Ca. |
C - CGCGCE |
|
V6 DHGB |
6 |
A Raga Called Pat Pt. 1 |
C - CGCGCE |
|
V6 DHGB |
7 |
A Raga Called Pat Pt. 2 |
C - CGCGCE |
|
V6 DHGB |
8 |
My Shepherd Will Supply My Needs |
Standard |
Key of C |
V6 DHGB |
9 |
My Grandfather's Clock |
Standard |
Key of C |
V6 DHGB |
10 |
Days Have Gone By |
Drop D - DADGBE |
|
V6 DHGB |
11 |
We Would Be Building |
Standard |
Sibelius |
|
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Dropped D tuning with all strings tuned down 1 whole step |