>>New Target and Pay Per Lesson - Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry

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tgjameela
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Wed Aug 01, 2018 5:45 pm

Hi Everyone,

We have a new Target and Pay Per Lesson release for you, Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry!

Ode To Billie Joe, by Bobbie Gentry, was released in 1967 and went on to be number one hit
for her that year. It is a bit unusual in that it takes the form of a narrative about a rural family
in Mississippi, as told through the eyes of the teen age daughter. The guitar accompaniment
is really just a sparse fingerpicking pattern, repeated over just a few chords and the song is
just a set of five verses with more of a refrain than a chorus (…the Tallahatchee Bridge).

The lyrics are notable in that you are never really told what happened or what was thrown
off the bridge. Bobbie Gentry said the song was more about indifference that the family
shows over the news that Billie Joe jumped off the bridge.

Enjoy this level 4 lessons!

http://www.totallyguitars.com/target-so ... esson.html







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auntlynnie
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Thu Aug 02, 2018 7:35 am

What a treat! I've always loved this song.

So good to see Corina there at TG central!

Lynn


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Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:20 pm

Corina and Neil,

Thank you for your play-through performance! Another great song I must learn. Thank you so much for the lesson, Neil! :-)

See you both soon.

Lisa


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Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:47 pm

You got that American country dialect Corina,,I like it.. B) :laugh: :side:


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