by gffWillie
8. January 2010 16:34
Hello again
You Can Discover was released on the Sunday' Child album and apart from anything else, is a classic example of John Martyn's original guitar sound, achieved largely with the help of unorthodox and extravagant de-tuning.
If you look at the John Martyn - Live at the BBC DVD you see him play solo January 17th 1975 on the Old Grey Whistle Test. He plays One Day Without You in standard tuning (but a few tones de-tuned), then re-tunes for You Can Discover in AGAEGC (6th to 1st).
Playing Notes
Points to note are:
- This is a very low tuning of the 6th and 4th strings. The 6th is sounded only occasionally as a drone.
- In the chord positions shown, most of the strings are in tune most of the time, so you can choose either a clean or strummy sound.
- Hammer on/pull off on 4th string is difficult to notate but will become clear with viewing the DVD).
Tablature
You Can Discover - John Martyn
Intro
C------------------------|----0--------------0----|----0--------------0----|----
G------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----
E-----------------0------|-12------------12-------|-10------------10-------|----
A--0--0----h2p0------0---|------------0-----------|------------0-----------|----
G--2-----t--------------t|-10----t-10------------t|-9------t-9-----------t-|----
A------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----
<----repeat 4 times-----> <-----repeat once---------> <-----repeat once--------->
Verse
C-------------(0)--|----------------|------------------------------|------------
G-------------(0)--|----------------|-repeat intro bar 1 two times-|------------
E-----7------8-8---|-7-7-----8-7----|------------------------------|------------
A-----5------7-7---|-5-5-----7-5----|------------------------------|------------
G--0-----t-0------t|-0---t-0------t-|------------------------------|------------
A------------------|----------------|------------------------------|------------
<-----------------------------------repeat ------------------------->
Sometimes ……… flowing with the rain
Chorus
C----0------------0---|----0----------0---|-------------------------------------
G---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------
E-12----------12------|-12----------12----|-------------------------------------
A----------0----------|----------0------t-|-------------------------------------
G-10---t-10--------t--|-10---t-10---------|-------------------------------------
A---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------
You can discover the lover in me
Chorus
C--------0-----------0-----|---0-----------0---|--------------------------------
G--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------
E-----10----------10-------|10---------10------|--------------------------------
A--------------0-----------|---------0---------|--------------------------------
G-----9----t-9---------t---|-9---t-9---------t-|--------------------------------
A--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------
and I can discover the lover in you
Verse
C---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------|--repeat intro bar 1-------
E---7--7----------8----8---7----7---------8----7----|------as required----------
A---5--5----------7----7---5----5---------7----5----|---------------------------
G-0--------t--0-----------t-------t---0------------t|---------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
Together we can rock and roll until the cows come home
Video
(Originally recorded and posted on YouTube April 2008)
Willie