I know there have to be SOME guitarists playing Gordon's songs out there. I have figured out the intro to Mountains of Maryann...finally. And now I have sussed Bitter Green! I started by playing the chords from the many versions on the web, including the ones from Wayne Francis page. Though musically correct, it is NOT what Gordon plays on the recording (BHOE). If you are interested, tune your guitar to DGDGBD, and put a capo on the 5th fret. If you play the shape of what WOULD be an am7 in standard tuning, you have the exact opening chord Gordon plays.
If anyone is interested in any of the things I'm doing to figure out "how GL played it on the recordings," let me know. I can maybe post mp3s of certain passages and/or chord descriptions (haven't learned how to do tab yet).
Ken
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