Of all the folksy artists I listen to, I’ve been enjoying Ani Difranco most lately. Especially her Educated Guess and Knuckle Down CDs. I think a lot of people didn’t like Educated Guess for some reason… too “experimental” they say on amazon.com reviews. I thought the change was nice… but I’m an unusual fan because I don’t like the early discs that most people think are her best.
Here’s a pretty good live version of “Manhole” and “Studying Stones” from her Knuckle Down CD (although the camera occasionally veers off toward the ceiling… I think a person with a camera-phone was either not paying attention or trying not to get caught):
There’s not a youtube video for the song “Knuckle Down”, but it’s one of my favorites, and happens to be in a standard tuning. Here is a transcription by a fan, which I found on Anitabs. I think perhaps the first section needs a high B note (fret 7 on string 1) towards the beginning, based on how I hear the CD. Other than that, this transcription seems pretty good to my ears!
1 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
2 |-----0--------7------7---|-----5--------3------3---|
3 |-------0--------0------0-|-------0--------0------0-|
4 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
5 |----------0^7-----7------|-0^5------0^3------3-----|
6 |-0^7---------------------|-------------------------|
1 |---0------0------0------0--|
2 |---0------0------0------0--|
3 |-----0------0------0----0-*|
4 |--------------------------*|
5 |---------------------------|
6 |-3------2------2------0----|
Bridge
(there's a dusty ...)
1 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
2 |---7------7-------7----8----8--|--7------7-------7----7----7--|
3 |----0------0-------0----0----0-|---0------0-------0----0----0-|
4 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
5 |-7----6-5----------------------|-7---6-5----------------------|
6 |-------------6--5----8----8----|------------6--5----7----7----|
Chorus
(i think i'm done gunnin ...) ('course that starstruck girl ...)
6 times
1 |--12-12--13-13---13---15-15--15-15--|--12----7-------12----7---|
2 |--12-12--13-13---13---15-15--15-15--|---0----0-------0-----0---|
3 |---------------0--------------------|--------------------------|
4 |--------------------0---------------|--------------------------|
5 |----------------------15-15--15-----|--------------------------|
6 |--12-12--13-13----------------------|--12----7-------12----7---|
Transcribed by: asmile
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