I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow The Soggy Bottom Boys
Transcribed by Paul Conte
Intro riff:
e-------------------------------------1-1-1------------ B-------------------------------------1-1-1------------ G-------------------1-----------------2-2-2------------ D---1h3-3-3---1h3-1---3---1-3-1-------3-3-3------------ A-------------------------------------3-3-3------------ E-------------------------------4-1---1-1-1------------
All of these notes are taken from the F minor Pentatonic Scale.
This scale is used throughout the song for improvising fills between verses.
F minor pentatonic scale: (part of it atleast)
e-1-----4-----6- B-1-----4-----6- G-1--3-----5---- D-1--3--------6- A-1--3--------6- E-1-----4-----6-
Chords:
[F] [Bb] [C]
e---1 e---1 e---3 B---1 B---3 B---5 G---2 G---3 G---5 D---3 D---3 D---5 A---3 A---1 A---3 E---1 E---1 E---3
Fill 1: (usually used after the chord progression to start a new one)
e--------- B--------- G--------- D--------- A--------- E---4-1---
Order:
INTRO RIFF, then:
C Bb Fill 1 F
...in constant sorrow all through his day.
VERSE: (Chord Progression: F Bb C Bb F)
[F]i am a man of constant so[Bb]rrow
i've seen tro[C]uble all my da[Bb]ys [F]
[F]i bid farewell to old kent[Bb]ucky
the place where [C]i was born and rai[Bb]sed[F]
F C Bb F (Improvise!)
(the place where he was born and raised)
Repeat for the other verses.
Great Song, good luck
-Paul
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