I Can't Give You Anything But Love

I Can't Give You Anything But Love (C6)

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This is a C6th arrangement ( D on top) of the song 'I Can't Give You Anything But Love' (Words & Music by Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh).

The arrangement is inspired by a recording (which I think I found on Herb Steiners site though it doesn't seem to be there at the moment) made by Joaquin Murphey. Mine isn't that close to the original, since, firstly, on the recording Murph trades phrases with a horn section (and I can't play trumpet; ok - I'm not that hot on steel either, but you get my drift ;-) and, secondly, Murph didn't use standard C6th tuning for this (he had his own tuning : according to the sleeve notes of the CD entitled 'Murph' - available from B0b - this was GECAGEC#C#B, high to low).

If you've got a 12 string, then you'll find it easier to play the last phrase using the top G at positions 9-11 (no pedals, grip 2,3,4,5 and G).

As always, the '*' symbol means half-pedal (or a split, if you have this).

Backing track is from Band In A Box, and you can download it as a separate midi by right-clicking here and then doing 'save link as ..'.