Junior Wells song Come On In This House played on my 1935 National Duolian. I learned this song years ago watching a busking guitarist over and over (at my request !) playing this tune. This guy was playing in the French Quarter in New Orleans, 18 years ago (summer 1991) – a white guy, small, and gigged around with the English piano player Carl Sonny Leyland, in New Orleans at the time. Wish I knew the guys name – he was the best slide guitarist I have ever seen. Had a beat-up chromed Dobro with pickup added on it, and played jazz chords in open G tuning, fretting behind the slide.
1935 Duolian – Demo
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I understand completely…. I guess sometimes you really love so much something that this is enough, you don’t need to worry so much about sucess…greets from Brazil and keep working!
As stated before, please see the earliest comments for the basics of an explanation of how to play this tune.
Tutorial please!!!!
Also, this video deserves a better tittle.
Amaizing, I don’t know why you aren’t a big world sucess yet, cause talent, style and skill you have a lot!
Hi there ! Please see the earliest comments to this video. I explain the basic chording I use for this song and tuning and key. The rest is easy to work out just from that.
Do a tutorial on this please !
Yeahhh… beautifull♪♫
Please, do you have tabs ?
Awesome!!! Really like that sound!
just love this tune, great feeling and control with the slide! congrats Seu João
Excellent!
I wonder why humanity ignore videos like this.
Very nice. A truck load of Emotion. You got a good set of pipes. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy.
– Aw shucks ! Many thanks !
No words ….. INCREDIBLE SUPER SLIDE GUITAR PLAYER. A REALLY GREAT SONG!!!!
Beautiful guitar, beautifully played!
This is all my favorite music.
very nice!!! no decal needed for this guitar. lol
Hi – Kenny Holliday is the guy you are talking about. (I’m not sure if that spelling is correct). I have not been in contact with him for many years now. I certainly hope he is still playing somewhere.
Good stuff! As always!
Sorry ! The root chord bar higher up the neck is as at the 11th fret (not the 9th as I stated earlier). Again it technically is a major 3rd chord – so I try and avoid playing the major 3rd note as much as possible.
Hi Knuckle !! Yes, its open G, capo’d up 2 frets. Played in the key of F# minor. Slightly out of tune on the 1st/2nd string I think !!!! Whoops !! F#min (root chord), Bmin (4th)and C#min chords (5th) – same intervals as E, A and B – just a weird key.
Root chord is fretted at the 2nd fret on 6th, 4th and 1st strings, the other strings open . Fret the 6th string, 2nd fret with my thumb. The 4th chord (Bmin) is a bar on 2nd fret – 1st to 5th strings, 5th chord is a bar on 4th fret (1-5 strings)
Does Rainer do this particular song then, and recorded it BEFORE 1991 ? It might be that the guitarist I saw was copying Rainer (rather than his own arrangemnet ?). The guitar sounds great. It belonged to some old guy in his 80’s in England who I thinkhad it since new – was in a case in his garage covered in dust – unplayed for years. The neck was warped but I got it all sorted – neck rest, straightened, new fretboard etc. Plays like new now ! Duco paint in v good condition.
Its a Junior Wells song – Come On In This House – learnt it about 18yrs ago watching a guy playing outside, at an intersection in the pedestrianised area of the French Quarter in New Orleans. I asked the white guy’s name but couldn’t understand his thick southern drawl ! I love this Duolian too. Was thinking about selling it and put up this video for a guy thinking about buying it. He isn’t convinced – is he crazy ? I think, like you, it sounds great ! Less inclined to sell it now !