Robert Plant – Central Two-O-Nine (Guitar)
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About
This is a comprehensive reinterpretation of an old blues number, "Hello Central (Give Me 209)" recorded
by Lightnin' Hopkins in 1965.
This version
Based on the recorded version from Robert Plant & the Band of Joy's 2010 album, this is simplified version
combining the banjo's line and guitar's rhythm.
DADGAD (aka Celtic tuning)
Strumming
Listen to the recording from the album "Band of Joy". I personally play with my fingers and use my finger
nails to create the desired effect. You're trying to create the rhythm of the guitar, banjo, bass, and
percussion, so keeping the strumming hand loose will get the right feel.
Chords
A note on the chords:
Properly speaking, you're not actually playing full chords, rather, with the opening tuning you're essentially
playing the root notes with the D drone to create the effect of suspended chord.
Personally I like to mute the bottom D string as it creates a banjo/mandolin type of flavor, which adds
more punch to the F hammer-on.
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Csus x00500
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Fmaj 3xxxxx
[Head]
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
[Verse 1]
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Waiting o---n the long black train
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
Blues fell down like showers of rain
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Let me he-ar that whi-stle blow
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
Take me back to my baby's door
[Head]
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
[Chorus]
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Just call up Cen-tral 209
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
Get my baby on the line
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Bring me my pon-y, my black mare
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
Find my rider out in the world somewhere (Well, yeah)
[Head]
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p) Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
[Verse 2]
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Fold my a--rms, I walk away
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
Troubled more every-day
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Woman crazy 'round and 'round
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
Dig my soul deep in the ground
[Verse 2 Head]
Asus Csus Dsus Csus Asus Ah ah ahhhhhh hah ahhhhh
Csus Asus Fmaj(b/p)
Ah ah ahhhhhh hah ahhhhh
Continues until end