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Going Up The Country - Canned Heat - Which octave?

Discussion in 'Tablature and Notation [BG]' started by warnergt, Jul 31, 2009.

  1. Jul 31, 2009 #1
    warnergt

    warnergt

    Oct 25, 2007
    Vortex of sin and degradation
    Played some "Going Up The Country" by Canned Heat with the guys the
    other day. It has a really fast tempo (160) with solid eighth notes.
    It's in Bb and uses a Bb-Bb-G-F pattern.

    Is it me, or does this rate seems really, really fast when using the low
    strings. i.e.
    G-----------
    D-----------
    A-1-1------
    E------3-1-

    Should I be using the upper strings
    G-3-3-------
    D------5-3--
    A------------
    E------------

    Or is my E string just too floppy?
    What does Canned Heat do?
     
  2. Jul 31, 2009 #2
    warnergt

    warnergt

    Oct 25, 2007
    Vortex of sin and degradation
    I just found a video of Canned Heat. It appears he is playing up the neck
    so it must be the upper octave.
    Something like
    G-----------
    D-8-8-------
    A------10-8-
    E------------

    or
    G-----------
    D-8-8-5----
    A--------8--
    E-----------

    The Canned Heat "Going Up The Country" videos on YouTube are pretty
    funny. They are both lip synced and, in one, the guy on the flute
    doesn't even bother to hold it up to his mouth. And in one, the bass
    player stops playing but the music goes on.

    That bass player used to play for the Monkees.
     
  3. Jul 31, 2009 #3
    Loel

    Loel Blazin' Acadian

    Oct 31, 2004
    I'm gonna see them Aug 8/09 Kitchenerbluesfest,Ont
    with original bassist Larry Taylor,if he still plays 4
    string/maybe he's using a five now, we'll see,i will
    report back..
     
  4. Feb 8, 2010 #4
    bassalo

    bassalo

    Jan 23, 2008
    CT
    bump for interest in the complete tab for this song. The bass track is too muffled for me to pick up.
     
  5. Feb 9, 2010 #5
    JTE

    JTE Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 12, 2008
    Central Illinois, USA
    Last I heard, Larry Taylor was playing upright exclusively, not electric. Sorry, I can't help with the riff on that song however. He used to play for The Monkees?!? I never heard that one- is there some documentation?

    BTW, I saw Canned Heat in concert back in 1974 and he broke a string during a solo- a friend of mine got it when Larry tossed it out to the audience. We shoulda both been studying for our organic chem final instead of going to a concert that night...