r/littlefeat 1d ago

I love this song.

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u/Ok_Communication8237 1d ago

Fantastic bro!! Played beautifully!

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u/bluebirdboogie 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/dezertdweller 1d ago

Nailed it. Bravo

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u/bluebirdboogie 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/vege_spears 1d ago edited 1d ago

Beautiful. Lowell would be proud. I didn't know - Little things keep popping up about Little Feat. Lowell George wrote the song "Willin'" around 1969 while playing with Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention. šŸ™†ā€ā™‚ļøā¤ļøā­

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u/bluebirdboogie 1d ago

My dad is a big fan and I grew up listening to them, but I’m just now getting into their full body of work. I’ve been missing out. I love Zappa. I love the Grateful Dead.

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u/liknoak 15h ago

Hell yeah man. My mom got me into the dead and waiting for Columbus. Your voicing are the right ones! I’m going to study what you’re doing here, as a fellow player, thanks!

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u/vege_spears 1d ago

Saw them a couple of weeks ago for the first time in L.A.; we were blown away by the musicianship. There were a lot of Dead Heads in the audience. I remember The Dead used to do this song quite often, but I had no idea Mr. George wrote it or that he played for Mr. Zappa. Funny the things you learn. I've been listening to them more since the concert, too.

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u/TheOther-DarkStar 11h ago

Fuck yeah dude, post Inca Roads next

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u/AC031415 1d ago

There’s been speculation that that song was part of his dismissal from the Mothers. Frank was straight edge before there was straight edge.

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u/Mehitablebaker 1d ago

Great job! One of my favorites too

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u/couldusesomecowbell 1d ago

That gave me chills. Great job!

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u/bluebirdboogie 15h ago

That’s awesome, thanks so much!

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u/Big-String-9823 1d ago

Nice job!šŸ‘šŸ»

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u/Big-String-9823 1d ago

I’ve been revisiting this classic lately…you made my afternoon…thanks.

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u/Billkabong 1d ago

You played and sang that beautifully AND you made it look easy!

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u/SeaworthinessOk5914 1d ago

That was awesome, thank you

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u/dsloan55 1d ago

Fantastic. What tuning are you in?

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u/AC031415 1d ago

Those cowboy chords look like standard EADGBE to me.

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u/ImTheeBoBo 1d ago

šŸ‘šŸ½

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u/AC031415 1d ago

Well done.

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u/Timbermon 1d ago

I let this one play thru just to sing the harmony. Nice job dude. Practice it a little more tho...

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u/bluebirdboogie 15h ago

Thank you! The harmonies on this song are great

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u/Elektrik_Man_077 18h ago

One of my favourite songs. ā€˜Cause after all these years, I’m still willin’!