Broke Down Engine

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Date: Thu, 8 Apr 93 09:47:46 -0700

From: darsie@eecs.ucdavis.edu (Richard Darsie)

Subject: TAB: John Hammond, "Broke Down Engine"

>From the acoustic guitar mailing list...

Broke Down Engine from John Hammond recording Footwork

Standard tuning, capo on second fret

played slowly with feeing

 E---------------------5--5--5--3--3-|
 B---------------------5--5--5--3--3-|
 G---------------------2--2--2--2--2-|
 D---------------------2--2--2--2--2-|
 A-3w--3w--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-|
 E-----------0-----------------------|
 E---------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
 B---------------1--1--1--1--1---------------------------|
 G---------------2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
 D---------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
 A--3w--0----0---0--0--0--0--0--------0--3w--2w--0-----0-|
 E--------3w-----2--2--2--2--2--0--2----------------2----|

Like a broke down engine aint got no driven

 E-5--5--5--5----0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
 B-5--5--5--5----1--1--1--1--1--------------------------|
 G-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--------------------------|
 D-2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
 A-0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--------0--0-----|
 E-0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2--2-----------0--2-----------|

wheel like a broke down engine aint got no driven

 E--5--5--5--5--------------------0--------0-------------|
 B--5--5--5--5--------------------0--------1-------------|
 G--2--2--2--2--------------------1--------2-------------|
 D--2--2--2--2--------0--1h--2h---2--------0-------------|
 A--0--0--0--0--0--3-----------------------0--3--2--0----|
 E--0--0--0--0----------------------0--2---2-----------0-|

wheel you ever been down and lonesome you know how

 E------------5--|
 B------------5--|
 G------------2--|
 D------------2--|
 A--------0---0--|
 E---2h-------0--|

a good man feel

like a broke down engine aint got no drivin wheel

like a broke down engine aint got no drivin wheel

you ever been down and lonesome you know how a good man feel

I've been shootin craps and gamblin good gal I done got broke

I,ve been shootin craps and gamblin honey I done got broke

I done pawned my mean 44 and my best clothes and gone

You know I went to the prayin ground and fell down on bendin knee

You know I went to the prayin ground and fell down on bendin knee

I cried for no religion just give me back my good gal please

If you give me my baby lord I wont grieve and moan no more

If you give me my baby I wont worry you no more

You dont have to put her in my house its only lead her to my door

Like a broke down engine mamma aint got no whistle or a bell

Like a broke down engine mamma aint got no whistle or a bell

If is you a real hot mamma drive away daddies weepin spell

Tips to help play this piece

use your thumb to play most of the melody lines

and use your index finger to brush the lower notes and create the

full chord sound. The index finger sweeps up and down with a softer

background while the thumb in contrast really sets the pace and pushes

those lower tones out to the front of the piece. THis is a basic trans

From: GENERIC@PSC.STATE.FL.US

Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 16:19:55 -0500

Subject: john hammond/broke down engine

tab has hammond playing this in e-standard. hammond, on jhis

instructional video from a few years ago does it in a dropped-d tuning

and, because he demonstrates on a 12-string, is a full step lower. he

was in town the other night and i confirmed with him that he has always

played broke down engine in this tuning because it is the way willie

mctell played it.