Arranging Folk and Blues Songs: God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind

The great Doc Watson made his first major appearance on a record playing this song along with banjo player Clarence Ashley. In this version of “God’s Gonna Ease My Troubled Mind,” the renowned player, recording artist and instructor Orville Johnson has arranged the song in a minor tonality, giving it a dark and haunting feel. Tune your guitar to a D-minor chord--DADFAD, from bottom to top--and let your instrument do the praying.