Gimme A Break: 001 - The Mountain
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Our first Gimme A Break selection will be 'The Mountain' off of the album titled as such by Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band. The featured resoist on this tune is Jerry Douglas.
The tune is in the key of D and is in 3/4 time. Here's the break...
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Here's how the break sounds to me:
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Here's the tab:
I like the way Jerry lets it breath a little in the 4th and 5th measures. He leaves just enough emphasis on the downbeats to support the rhythm without going completely waltzy.
Please let me know if you like/dislike this format and any ways I can improve it. Enjoy.



