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‘Dyin’ Bed’ has been performed by many artists but IMO, none presented it quite like Josh White, which is surprising to me as I’m not keen on the majority of his output. Personal preference, I guess.
Surprisingly (again) I didn’t find a reasonable lesson for it on YT either, so put this one together – it’s a LOT of fun!
Basically, the guitar is tuned to open D configuration, but tuned way down so I can sing to it without suffering a hernia. Of course, you can pitch it wherever you like. In the video the tuning is C-G-C-E-G-C
There aren’t really any chords – it’s very fluid and changes from alternating bass to single string runs as it moves through the song.
As with all songs, you’ll need to play it a hundred times before you can sing it effectively while keeping the picking going. Go for it!