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KOTTKE LEO

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 95 10:44:23 EST
From: "JARRELL_JIM" 


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\par As a new guy on the net, and a bonefide Leo Kottke nut,
\par my first tab submitted to OLGA is one of Leo's more obscure
\par tunes, "Why Ask Why?" from "Dreams and all that Stuff". Six
\par \pard string, standard tuning, "Why ask Why?" is a classic example of Leo's occasional foray into the sublime (ie. Muzak or "elevator music"). 
\par \pard 
\par While not a Kottke original, I have no clue who composed
\par \pard 
the piece.  It kind of  fits along the pattern of other "old standards" Leo has "covered" over the years, the most recent being "Twilight Time" and "Wonderland by Night" from "Peculiaroso". "Why ask Why?" is a little less tongue in cheek and has, as most 
old standards, a very pretty melody which is probably what draws Leo to these tunes to begin with.
\par \pard  
\par The biggest problem I have with Leo's cover is the piano
\par banging out the melody in the background. Unfortunately
\par he has always had a tendancy to add too many "bells and
\par whistles" to his productions vice solo guitar. An attempt to
\par find commercial success I suppose but sure wish he'd stick
\par \pard to pure, unadulterated solo guitar......that's his audience in my humble opinion. His recent excursions into spoken word,"Rap"tunes, really turn me off but what do I know...:)
\par \pard 
\par \pard Regardless of aforementioned criticisms, I've been a long time Kottke fan and had the rare opportunity to talk with Leo and his wife Mary for about twenty minutes on the floor of the Taylor guitar factory in San Diego in Dec 95.  We covered a
 number of issues but I'll save that for another time if anybodys interested.......time I get on with the program here right!?  :)
\par \pard   
\par \pard \page   
\par \pard 
\par 
\par                      "Why ask Why"
\par                           composer: unknown
\par                           arrangement: Leo Kottke
\par                           From: "Dreams and all that Stuff"
\par                           Tab:  Jim Jarrell
\par Standard tuning
\par Capo II (or there abouts)
\par 
\par a = arppegio
\par v = vibrato
\par 
\par Note:  As a "registered musical idiot", no time values
\par per measure are provided. I break up measures in a
\par \pard hap-hazard manner.....ie. you gotta hear the tune!  A straight forward tune, Leo's stuff doesn't get any easier
\par \pard than this. Reasonably slow tempo with lots of 
\par feeling....play it like a "lounge lizard" would!
\par 
\par 
\par Section I
\par 
\par 
\par  Em(?)                   G
\par e|-----------------------|---------------------|
\par B|-----------------------|----------------0----|
\par G|-----------------------|--------0-----2-2-2--|
\par D|-----0--4----4-------4-|--------0-----0---0--|
\par A|--2-----2--2---2---2---|------2---2----------|
\par E|--------0--------0-----|-2-3--------3--------|
\par           a
\par 
\par first two notes in above measure are "whole notes",
\par \pard then the pace picks up to say what? quarter notes?
\par \pard 
\par  Am                             Cmaj7
\par |------------------------------|-----------------|
\par |--------------0-------0-0-----|-----------------|
\par |------2-2-------2-----2-2-----|-----0-------0---|
\par |----2-2-2---2-------2-------2-|-1-2-2---2-------|
\par |--0-------0-------0-------0---|-------3-------3-|
\par |------------------------------|-----3-----3-----|
\par 
\par \pard   
\par 
\par 
\par \pard  G                  Am              D(1st ending)
\par |------------------|---------------|-------------|
\par |------0-------0---|-----1---------|-------3-----|
\par |----0-0-------0---|---0-2-2---2---|-0-0---2-----|
\par |--4-------0-------|-4-------2-----|-----4-0-----|
\par |--------2-------2-|-----0-------0-|-------------|
\par |------3-----3-----|---------------|-------------|
\par                          a                 a
\par 
\par  D(2nd ending)
\par |--------------|
\par |--------3-----|
\par |--0-----2-----|
\par |----2-4-0-----|
\par |--------------|
\par |--------------|
\par          a  
\par 
\par Section II
\par 
\par  C          G        D
\par |-------------------|-------------------|
\par |------1---0-0------|-------0-1-0---0---|
\par |------0---0-0---0--|-----0-------2-----|
\par |---0----0------0---|---0---------------|
\par |-4----3------------|-------------------|
\par |------------3------|-2-----------------|
\par   v    a     a             that's right..
\par                            no bass notes!
\par 
\par first three notes in first measure above are
\par whole notes
\par 
\par  Am
\par |----------------------------------|
\par |----------------------------------|
\par |--2------------------2-------2----|
\par |--2--2---2--2----2-----2---2---2--|
\par |--0----0----0--0---0-----0--------|
\par |------------0---------------------|
\par    a         a
\par 
\par \pard 
\par 
\par  Cmaj7                 G
\par \pard |--------------------|------------------|
\par |--------------------|------------0-----|
\par |-------0---0--------|------0---0-0---0-|
\par |--1-2--2---2--4---2-|-1-2--0---0-----0-|
\par |---------3----------|--------2---------|
\par |-------3--------3---|------3-------3---|
\par 
\par 
\par  Am                     D
\par |---------------------------|
\par |-------1-----1-0-------3---|
\par |----0--2-----2-2---2---2---|
\par |--4-------2----------4-----|
\par |-------0---------0-----0---|
\par |---------------------------|
\par         a               a    
\par 
\par Section III 
\par 
\par Uh,oh...change in key! Hate it when that happens! :)
\par Same tune as sections I and II. Not alot of time spent
\par trying to tab last two sections...only a sketch. Sections
\par I and II can stand alone as a complete tune however.
\par 
\par 
\par  F#m                      A
\par 
\par |------------------------|----------------------|
\par |------------------------|------------------2---|
\par |--------1----1-----1----|---------2--2---4---2-|
\par |-----2------------------|-------2----------2---|
\par |--4--------4-----4------|----0-------0---------|
\par |--------2------2------2-|--4-------------------|
\par 
\par first 2 notes in both measures above are whole notes
\par \pard 
\par \page 
\par \pard  Bm
\par |---------------------------------|
\par |---------------------------------|
\par |--4-----4-4------4-------4-4-----|
\par |------4--------4-------4-----4---|
\par |----2--------2-------2---------2-|
\par |--2-------2--------2-------2-----|
\par 
\par 
\par         D                 A 
\par 
\par |-------------------|-----------------|
\par |-------------------|---------2-------|
\par |-------2---2-1-----|-----2-----4---2-|
\par |--3-4----0-------4-|-3-4---2---------|
\par |-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
\par |-------------------|-----------------|
\par 
\par 
\par  Bm                    E
\par 
\par |---------------------|--------------0--|
\par |-------3---3-2-------|------------0----|
\par |--1-2------------4---|--1-1-----1------|
\par |---------4---------4-|--------2--------|
\par |-------2-------2-----|------2----------|
\par |---------------------|----0---------0--|
\par 
\par         D           A
\par     
\par |----------------|-------------------------|
\par |-------3--------|--2--2-----2--3--2-------|
\par |-------2-----2--|---------2----------4--2-|
\par |--1-2-----0-----|-------2-----------------|
\par |----------------|-----0--------0----------|
\par |-------2--------|-------------------------|
\par 
\par \pard 
\par \page 
\par 
\par \pard |--------------------|
\par |--------------------|
\par \pard |--4--------------4--|   From here return back to middle 
\par |------4--4----4-----|   of section
\par \pard |----2-------2-------|
\par |--2------2----------|
\par 
\par Any corrections, comments etc. most welcome. I've
\par got several other Kottke's not currently in OLGA.
\par Some are only partially complete,half-baked,
\par need lots of assembly but are ball park and 
\par a few others are reasonably close. If this one
\par passes ya'lls "hello test" I'll submit
\par tabs for "Cripple Creek", "Watermelon" (amazed
\par those two aren't in OLGA),"Available Space", "Train
\par and the Gate", "Always","Part Two","Tenn Toad",
\par "Little Martha"(Leo's, not Duane's),"Ark Greyhounds"
\par (I need help for the latter!!) plus some Ackerman,
\par Peter Lang (for you old timers) and a real close
\par Rick Ruskin "Here Comes the Sun". Somebody send me
\par a mail and let me know if they're interested.......
\par 
\par      Jim Jarrell  work: JarrellJ@N4.OPNAV.NAVY.MIL
\par                   home: KQTJ46A@prodigy.com        
\par 
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