Jorma Kaukonen teaches "Water Song"

jojogun1957 Says:

Feb 25, 2009 - Hi folks,in trying to learn this song I stumbled into Pink Floyds Fearless( off of Medal),same tuning I think.Hope I didn't side track you.

MrBruceBarham Says:

Feb 27, 2009 - yeah Kevy, I actually know a guitarist here in memphis, Eddy campbell, who learned this of vinyl in standard tuning and used harmonics and did it great..NOW we see it in open tuning, lol ever heard dave van ronks story of learning a John Hurt tune?

Thejbirdy Says:

Mar 3, 2009 - LOVE THIS ONE. YAY JORMA!

ayavner Says:

Mar 9, 2009 - I like this better than the Album version with the bass and drums.. but then again i am biased towards solo acoustic stuff. This is a good video - i tuned to open G last nite and had this down in about 20 minutes.. alot simpler than it looks. Thanks for putting this up!

dutchflats Says:

Mar 26, 2009 - Sweet Perfection!!!

BLoblaw005 Says:

Apr 6, 2009 - Absolutely the most beautiful acoustic guitar song I have ever heard. When my German Shepherd died, I used the studio version to make a tribute video for my beloved dog... I really miss her :-(

yankeeinlaguna Says:

Apr 28, 2009 - Love listening to this...the clarity is awesome...brings back many memories from more than 30 years ago...sorry to say! I'm going to see if my daughter can pick this one up! She takes lessons here in Laguna Beach at the Guitar Shoppe. I'm in the Kangen alkaline water business and want this to be my theme song during demo's! Peace Love.

elvisaron1 Says:

May 30, 2009 - Thank`s Finland you are Finish =)

localguitarlegend1 Says:

May 31, 2009 - Do not go gentle..

pompitus Says:

Jun 21, 2009 - Thank you for posting this. This is one of my all-time favorites. I've always been a flatpicker, but now I'm getting this fingerpicking finger roll and song down pretty nicely. Even after 30+ years of playing soley as a flatpicker. And, of course, thank you for the beautiful song and video Jorma.

jflash214 Says:

Jun 24, 2009 - never heard of him, but I love it. very exotic name for a hick :)

mrpual49 Says:

Jun 25, 2009 - He's not a kick. He was born in Washington D.C. where his father was a member of the foreign service. He was one of the founding members of the Jefferson Airplane. He is just a great interpreter of American roots music.

chazattak Says:

Jul 3, 2009 - excellent last line mr.pual I'm only 20 but I wish I coulda got into Jorma and even the Airplane, $hit, when I was 5! lol. Ahh well back to the guitar hahah

mrpual49 Says:

Jul 3, 2009 - Jorma is an admirable guy. The Jefferson Airplane isn't widely regarded as the very talented band that they were. Surrealistic Pillow is a great album. The group diverged artistically. Check out Jorma's Third Week in the Chelsea. It is something rare in rock music, an introspective look at the hollowness of rock stardom by a guy who would rather follow his artistic vision than fame.

pocia13 Says:

Jul 9, 2009 - wow...o_o

malerror Says:

Aug 15, 2009 - It just needs that heavy Bass by Jack Cassidy..

mattleemattlee123 Says:

Aug 17, 2009 - One of my favorite tracks by the Tuna. I think this even eclipses Embryonic Journey, another great Jorma fingerpicking tune. With Jacks incredible distorted bass lines sounding like a hundred bowed double-basses, this transcends a "finger-style" guitar piece and enters the realm of all-time classic music. An atmospheric masterpiece. Fun to play, too. I did it with just a dropped D and G...much harder that way!

deweypug Says:

Sep 3, 2009 - Sick! I love to hear this when he has slowed it down - he hits every note with PASSION! Peace Jorma!

Kozmo260 Says:

Sep 17, 2009 - I remember seeing him play this on the peer by 42end street in NYC early-mid 80's. It rained so no electric band he played solo acoustic the whole time and the wet speakers kept blowing out along the way :)

Kozmo260 Says:

Sep 17, 2009 - Pier 85 I think? was right next to the Intrepid.

bassist448 Says:

Sep 21, 2009 - It truly sucks to be 15 in this generation. Even though I'm not a guitarist I'm very appreciative of great ones. Whenever I join a band I always try to turn the guitar player on to Jorma. But usually they are really closed minded and think of Hendrix as the greatest guitar player ever. Don't get me wrong, I love Hendrix, but if I had the choice to be in a band with Jorma or Jimi (In their prime) I would most likely pick Jorma. He just plays with such beauty and passion. And I greatly admire that

lateforthesky61 Says:

Sep 22, 2009 - You are so right and I congratulate you on your choice. Jorma and Jimi are both great for different reasons, but Jorma brings a country blue grass and even classical fusion to his amazing fingerpicking style. Check out "Double Dose" for the electronic side of his talent, and also try Quah for his sublte quieter mellower side. A great artist...and nice guy too who survived major heroin addiction...Check his self titled website and daily thoughts.

jazzboy101 Says:

Oct 10, 2009 - What is the name of the song in the opening part?

homespuntapes Says:

Oct 10, 2009 - I'll try and track that down. It might be "Three Days in Chelsea" or "Killing Time in Crystal City." I will try and run it down for you all.

jazzboy101 Says:

Oct 11, 2009 - I checked out those songs, and I don't think they're it. But I was fooling around with it, and I think the particular riff is an E to A (major) thing.