Broke Down Engine Chords & Tabs
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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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_hammond/broke_down_engine_tab.html ]
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.
