Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

Rev. Gary Davis called this type of playing "old fashion picking." But as all things "Rev. Davis" his approach was unique. This tune has been called "Delia" or "All My Friends Are Gone." I refer to it as the later as I play an Elizabeth Cotten tune titled "Delia." It is played in the key of C. Whereas most players when picking in this key would have an alternating bass going from the fifth to fourth to sixth to fourth string. The first bass note is a C and establishes the sound. But Rev. Davis alternates between the sixth and fourth strings while in the C chord. He never touches the C bass note! This give a distinct and ambiguous sound to the arrangement. I changed one section to a counterpoint line and this is the only challenging phrase. Many guitarists have picked up this arrangement. The story is akin to "Frankie and Albert," "Louis Collins" and other songs of jealousy and murder.