I posted this in the tab request section here on the BHO... but thought it may also make an interesting discussion piece for the theory section...
In Earl's original, he plays an A chord... I heard Bela Fleck do some diminished chord and lick substitutions on this Scruggs standard... and the diminished chords and riffs sounded like they belonged there... where the A chord normally is...
This arrangement also has a 2 measure diminished chord riff in the tag ending...
Sounds like it belongs there... what do YOU think?
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All of the diminished chord and lick substitutions are visible on the second and lower staff... I left the A chord in the rhythm... it still sounds right...
Ballad of Jed Clampett with Diminished Chord Substitutions - Tabledit
Ballad of Jed Clampett with Diminished Chord Substitutions - MIDI
See attached PDF sample...
Tom
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