jaybyrd, I cannot add much more to what Valerie has said, apart from the fact that Gordon always uses a capo. I think I am right in saying on the 2nd fret on the 6 string. If you play the opening of 'Sit Down Young Stranger" the first few bass notes you hear are fretted at the 2nd fret up from the capo the note you hear will be G# thereafter he plays a standard G chord the bass note will be A. As there are only 3 chords in the song G, C & D it is a reasonably easy song to do. However Gordon does change key after the short Instrumental bridge, to A, D & E.
If you want to hear these songs slowed down with out changing the pitch of the notes, there is some software available which does this. It is called "Transkriber" at the moment it is being offered on a 30 day trial. I don't have the URL to hand, but will look it up and post it.
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