That thing is so much out of meter, I'm gonna get me a cup of coffee and when I get back maybe ya'll have that thing cut.' And they did, but it was still out of meter. And Fred said, 'Well, I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. And you hold that note too long.' And Hank said, 'Well, when I find a note I like, I wanna hold on to it as long as I can,' you know, just tryin' to be funny. In the episode of American Masters about Williams, Drifting Cowboy Don Helms recalls, "When they recorded 'Lovesick Blues,' Fred told Hank, 'That song's out of meter! Got too many bars in it. Receiving an enthusiastic reception from the audience, Williams decided to record his own version despite initial push back from his producer Fred Rose and his band. The recordings by Griffin and Miller inspired Hank Williams to perform the song during his first appearances on the Louisiana Hayride in 1948.
It was recorded by Emmett Miller in 1928 and later by country music singer Rex Griffin. The song first appeared in the 1922 musical Oh, Ernest. " Lovesick Blues" is a show tune written by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills. YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE FIRST VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING, IF YOU PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE 5TH FRET! To play along with the Hank Williams recording can be a challenge since the metre changes, so I've done up two versions, one showing a chord box for each bar (or measure) which may help you get the cadence/timing of the song' and the other a simplified version not showing a chord box for every bar, for those so inclined.
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