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Extra Song Examples: This Land Is Your Land
I arranged these versions of "This Land Is Your Land" in
answer to a student's question, that went like this: If I am
converting "This Land Is Your Land" in G to Carter Style, do I play it,
as is, with a open 3rd string G, 3rd string A and second string open B
or convert to a Bass G, open A, 5th string B? If I go the Bass string
G route, what do I do about the the final "this Land was made for you
and me line". That goes A<A<A F#<D<F# <A<G? If the A
is the 5th String open A that I have used through out and the F# is
the 2nd fret on the E string, where do I go for the D? Hope this make
sense?
My Answer: Yes I understand your question. And thanks for
asking. You are basically running out of notes on the low end and
don't know where to go. There are several options. I have attached a
tab of "This Land" arranged in C <below>, and then arranged in G.
I've provided you with three alternatives for the key of G version.
The first is in the tab and simply uses a D chord strum over that part
that you are having trouble with. This one is tricky because you have
to modify your D chord when you are strumming (see tab).
The second alternative is listed towards the bottom of the page. In this I simply modified the melody slightly to make it work.
The third alternative is at the bottom of the page and here I've gone up and used the higher octave notes.
There are many ways one might handle a situation where
you are running out of notes when changing keys, or figuring out breaks
in different octaves. I cover this situation in Volume 3, so you'll
see some solutions there. However, for the time being, here are three
options to use when you are playing "This Land" in G.
This Land is Your Land in the key of C:
This Land is Your Land in the key of G:
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