Chords for Akira Otsuka on John Duffey [Interview Video]
Tempo:
82.875 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C#m
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Start Jamming...
[B] I was born [F#] in Kawasaki City, [Bm] near Tokyo in Japan.
Musical was in our family and I always loved it.
And I would listen to bluegrass, to jazz, to classical stuff.
Yutaka is one of my brothers.
He bought a guitar and started singing country songs.
And I'm like, that's pretty cool.
So I played his guitar while he was away.
And [B] a year later he switched to bluegrass.
What is this?
It was unique, quite different.
But it caught my eye.
My other brother Josh started playing banjo.
So Yutaka was playing guitar, Josh was playing banjo, and they gave me a [C#m] mandolin.
I started [F#m] a group in 1967.
It's called Bluegrass 45.
Bluegrass 45 was discovered by Dick Freeland, who owned Rebel Records.
He heard us [B] and he said, [D#] you want to tour the [F#] States?
And we were like, [B] oh yeah.
When I heard John's and Katrina German's first album from Folkways,
Country Song Old and New, it just made sense to me.
It's powerful but emotional.
And I just thought he was the greatest singer and great mandolin player.
And when I met him, he turned out to be a fine person.
[F#] Dick Freeland brought his whole family to Japan in [B] 1970,
including his son, 11-year-old Ronnie Freeland.
And when I moved to the States in 1973, I didn't have too many friends.
So I used to hang out with Ronnie.
We used to go to the International Bluegrass Music Association.
It's an annual get-together.
We went in 2002.
On the way home, Ronnie says, we're going to do that album.
What album?
[E] John Murphy's tribute album.
I told you that.
[B] Tribute album for John?
No, you did not tell me that.
I would love to do it, but you did not tell me.
Yes, I did.
No, you did not.
Anyway, okay, let's do it.
It was like [C#m] playing a fantasy baseball team.
We are trying to get the best [F#]
[B] fantasy team together for every single song.
It took us a long time, but it's out.
The response so far has been so great.
I mean, I'm so honored that they accepted me and honored to be on [F#] Full Face.
[B] [F#]
[B] [N]
Musical was in our family and I always loved it.
And I would listen to bluegrass, to jazz, to classical stuff.
Yutaka is one of my brothers.
He bought a guitar and started singing country songs.
And I'm like, that's pretty cool.
So I played his guitar while he was away.
And [B] a year later he switched to bluegrass.
What is this?
It was unique, quite different.
But it caught my eye.
My other brother Josh started playing banjo.
So Yutaka was playing guitar, Josh was playing banjo, and they gave me a [C#m] mandolin.
I started [F#m] a group in 1967.
It's called Bluegrass 45.
Bluegrass 45 was discovered by Dick Freeland, who owned Rebel Records.
He heard us [B] and he said, [D#] you want to tour the [F#] States?
And we were like, [B] oh yeah.
When I heard John's and Katrina German's first album from Folkways,
Country Song Old and New, it just made sense to me.
It's powerful but emotional.
And I just thought he was the greatest singer and great mandolin player.
And when I met him, he turned out to be a fine person.
[F#] Dick Freeland brought his whole family to Japan in [B] 1970,
including his son, 11-year-old Ronnie Freeland.
And when I moved to the States in 1973, I didn't have too many friends.
So I used to hang out with Ronnie.
We used to go to the International Bluegrass Music Association.
It's an annual get-together.
We went in 2002.
On the way home, Ronnie says, we're going to do that album.
What album?
[E] John Murphy's tribute album.
I told you that.
[B] Tribute album for John?
No, you did not tell me that.
I would love to do it, but you did not tell me.
Yes, I did.
No, you did not.
Anyway, okay, let's do it.
It was like [C#m] playing a fantasy baseball team.
We are trying to get the best [F#]
[B] fantasy team together for every single song.
It took us a long time, but it's out.
The response so far has been so great.
I mean, I'm so honored that they accepted me and honored to be on [F#] Full Face.
[B] [F#]
[B] [N]
Key:
B
F#
C#m
Bm
F#m
B
F#
C#m
[B] _ _ _ _ I was born [F#] in Kawasaki City, [Bm] near Tokyo in Japan.
_ Musical was in our family and I always loved it.
And I would listen to bluegrass, to jazz, to classical stuff.
Yutaka is one of my brothers.
He bought a guitar and started singing country songs.
And I'm like, that's pretty cool.
So I played his guitar while he was away.
And [B] a year later he switched to bluegrass.
_ _ What is this?
It was unique, quite different.
But it caught my eye.
My other brother Josh started playing banjo.
So Yutaka was playing guitar, Josh was playing banjo, and they gave me a [C#m] mandolin.
I started [F#m] a group in 1967.
It's called Bluegrass 45.
Bluegrass 45 was discovered by Dick Freeland, who owned Rebel Records.
He heard us [B] and he said, [D#] you want to tour the [F#] States?
And we were like, [B] oh yeah. _ _
_ When I heard John's and Katrina German's first album from Folkways,
Country Song Old and New, it just made sense to me.
It's powerful but emotional. _
And I just thought he was the greatest singer and great mandolin player.
And when I met him, he turned out to be a fine person. _
_ _ [F#] Dick Freeland brought his whole family to Japan in [B] 1970,
including his son, 11-year-old Ronnie Freeland.
And when I moved to the States in 1973, I didn't have too many friends.
So I used to hang out with Ronnie.
We used to go to the International Bluegrass Music Association.
It's an annual get-together.
We went in 2002.
On the way home, Ronnie says, we're going to do that album.
What album?
[E] John Murphy's tribute album.
I told you that.
_ _ [B] Tribute album for John?
No, you did not tell me that.
I would love to do it, but you did not tell me.
Yes, I did.
No, you did not.
Anyway, okay, let's do it.
It was like _ [C#m] playing a fantasy baseball team.
We are trying to get the best [F#] _
[B] fantasy team together for every single song.
It took us a long time, _ but it's out.
The response so far has been so great.
I mean, I'm so _ honored that they accepted me and honored to be on [F#] Full Face.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ Musical was in our family and I always loved it.
And I would listen to bluegrass, to jazz, to classical stuff.
Yutaka is one of my brothers.
He bought a guitar and started singing country songs.
And I'm like, that's pretty cool.
So I played his guitar while he was away.
And [B] a year later he switched to bluegrass.
_ _ What is this?
It was unique, quite different.
But it caught my eye.
My other brother Josh started playing banjo.
So Yutaka was playing guitar, Josh was playing banjo, and they gave me a [C#m] mandolin.
I started [F#m] a group in 1967.
It's called Bluegrass 45.
Bluegrass 45 was discovered by Dick Freeland, who owned Rebel Records.
He heard us [B] and he said, [D#] you want to tour the [F#] States?
And we were like, [B] oh yeah. _ _
_ When I heard John's and Katrina German's first album from Folkways,
Country Song Old and New, it just made sense to me.
It's powerful but emotional. _
And I just thought he was the greatest singer and great mandolin player.
And when I met him, he turned out to be a fine person. _
_ _ [F#] Dick Freeland brought his whole family to Japan in [B] 1970,
including his son, 11-year-old Ronnie Freeland.
And when I moved to the States in 1973, I didn't have too many friends.
So I used to hang out with Ronnie.
We used to go to the International Bluegrass Music Association.
It's an annual get-together.
We went in 2002.
On the way home, Ronnie says, we're going to do that album.
What album?
[E] John Murphy's tribute album.
I told you that.
_ _ [B] Tribute album for John?
No, you did not tell me that.
I would love to do it, but you did not tell me.
Yes, I did.
No, you did not.
Anyway, okay, let's do it.
It was like _ [C#m] playing a fantasy baseball team.
We are trying to get the best [F#] _
[B] fantasy team together for every single song.
It took us a long time, _ but it's out.
The response so far has been so great.
I mean, I'm so _ honored that they accepted me and honored to be on [F#] Full Face.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _