Broke Down Engine tab by John Hammond

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     Broke Down Engine   from John Hammond recording Footwork

     Standard tuning, capo on second fret
     played slowly with feeing


 E---------------------5--5--5--3--3
 B---------------------5--5--5--3--3
 G---------------------2--2--2--2--2
 D---------------------2--2--2--2--2
 A-3w--3w--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0
 E-----------0----------------------

 E---------------0--0--0--0--0--------------------------
 B---------------1--1--1--1--1--------------------------
 G---------------2--2--2--2--2--------------------------
 D---------------0--0--0--0--0--------------------------
 A--3w--0----0---0--0--0--0--0--------0--3w--2w--0-----0
 E--------3w-----2--2--2--2--2--0--2----------------2---
       Like a broke down engine a.....

 E-5--5--5--5----0--0--0--0--0--------------------------
 B-5--5--5--5----1--1--1--1--1--------------------------
 G-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--------------------------
 D-2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--0--------------------------
 A-0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--------0--0-----
 E-0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2--2-----------0--2-----------
  wheel    like a broke down engine a...

 E--5--5--5--5--------------------0--------0-----------
 B--5--5--5--5--------------------0--------1-----------
 G--2--2--2--2--------------------1--------2-----------
 D--2--2--2--2--------0--1h--2h---2--------0-----------
 A--0--0--0--0--0--3-----------------------0--3--2--0--
 E--0--0--0--0----------------------0--2---2-----------0
  wheel  you ever been down and l....

 E------------5--|
 B------------5--|
 G------------2--|
 D------------2--|
 A--------0---0--|
 E---2h-------0--|
  a good man feel




  Tips to help play this piece
  use your thumb to play most of the melody lines
  and use your index finger to brush the lower notes and create the
  full chord sound. The index finger sweeps up and down with a softer
  background while the thumb in contrast really sets the pace and pushes
  those lower tones out to the front of the piece. THis is a basic trans






tab has hammond playing this in e-standard. hammond, on jhis
instructional video from a few years ago does it in a dropped-d tuning
and, because he demonstrates on a 12-string, is a full step lower. he
was in town the other night and i confirmed with him that he has always
played broke down engine in this tuning because it is the way willie
mctell played it.