![]() But Landreth & Cashdollar produce a beautiful piece of music in this duet -wonderful interplay between the two of them, & they both bring out the song's haunting quality. I must say the idea of an instrumental version of “Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues” first struck me as odd-the words are so starkly beautiful. ![]() Download the PDF, print it and use our learning tools to master it. She is also a frequent guest on Prairie Home Companion. High quality Guitar sheet music and tabs for Hardtime Killing Floor Blues by Skip James. His slide playing is intricate, with a complex left hand technique that employs chords & chord fragments in conjunction with slide work.Ĭindy Cashdollar is one of the best Dobro & steel guitar players on the planet, & in addition to spending time as a member of Asleep at the Wheel, she has backed a number of notable musicians, including Bob Dylan, Leon Redbone, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Butterfield & others. Landreth & Cashdollar are both players of the highest caliber-Landreth was named Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year in 2005 & when not performing as a solo act, he is highly in demand, having played behind John Hiatt, Jimmy Buffett, Buckwheat Zydeco & others. In addition to the original (which you can listen to here, & the version by Chris Thomas King that was featured in O Brother Where Art Thou, there’s also an amazing version by RL Burnside, much altered & containing some harrowing personal experiences (Burnside’s version is here).īut perhaps the most unusual version I came across is an instrumental take on “Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues” by Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar. On Saturday’s Any Woman’s Blues post about Jo Ann Kelly, I included a video of her gritty & intriguing slide guitar version of Skip James’ “Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues.” As a result I was looking around YouTube for other interesting variations on James’ song. You Are My Sunshine (Norman Blake) Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (Chris Thomas. Includes many pages of great photos from the film.It’s Monday morning again, & time for some blues! I found a really interesting version of a great song, & it will get your day off to a musical start, guaranteed. I'll Fly Away (Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch).I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (The Soggy Bottom Boys/Norman Blake).Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (Chris Thomas King) Skip James Hard Time Killing Floor Blues 63 Billy Bragg Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards 27 Randy Newman Blue Shadows On The Trail 12 Talking Heads This Must Be The Place Naive.Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Lyrics: Hard time here and everywhere you go / Times is harder than ever been before / And the people are driftin from door. ![]() Songs include: Big Rock Candy Mountain (Harry McClintock) Eb Gb Db Bb Ebm Chords for Skip James - Hard Time Killin Floor Blues with Key, BPM, and easy-to-follow letter notes in sheet. The traditional songs for this film were selected by T-Bone Burnett to capture the sound of the early-'30s South and the award-winning movie soundtrack has done much to rekindle interest in the folk/blues/bluegrass/gospel genres. This unique songbook features nine selections from the critically-acclaimed Coen brothers film arranged in melody/lyric/chord format with guitar tab to be played by a wide variety of musicians. Grammy® Award winner for Album of the Year! O Brother Where Art Thou? by : Various Authors : Various Authors
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