I always knew Neil was magic! That 'hidden pic' trick is great!!
Excellent TG Short.
'Moondance' magic!!
Hey Al-
You beat me to even announcing this song. I was going to write a very long and detailed story about its creation, as well as all kinds of other useless info, and introduce it with a big fanfare. Unfortunately, it kept getting delayed because the intro became its own HUGE project and I just decided to publish it using a more stealth approach in the middle of last night. Thanks for sparing me the work! Here is how far I got (really just a short Blog post).
As usual, I hope everybody enjoys it and I look forward to comments and suggestions.
Neil
You beat me to even announcing this song. I was going to write a very long and detailed story about its creation, as well as all kinds of other useless info, and introduce it with a big fanfare. Unfortunately, it kept getting delayed because the intro became its own HUGE project and I just decided to publish it using a more stealth approach in the middle of last night. Thanks for sparing me the work! Here is how far I got (really just a short Blog post).
This arrangement of Moondance is mostly an accompaniment for vocals or backing track for a lead, but includes a great rhythm pattern that is very useful in a lot of jazzy vamp situations where the chord is accented on beats 1 and 2+ of the measure while the bass stays steady on the beats. Hopefully the lesson explains this a little better.Today we have added Van Morrison's Moondance to the TARGET Program. This short lesson goes over a percussive rhythm vamp done fingerstyle, switching into a pattern strummed with a pick, which is also used to play the bass riff in the chorus. It includes what I call the 'hidden pick trick', which is a technique to quickly change from playing with fingers to playing with a pick, without missing a beat or fumbling around for the pick.
As usual, I hope everybody enjoys it and I look forward to comments and suggestions.
Neil
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Yup, I was enjoying that too this afternoon.... some great teaching points and a song I'd never heard before but now like. Good job!
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Neil wrote:
That just proves I'm on here WAAAY too much, Neil!
Hey Al-
You beat me to even announcing this song. I was going to write a very long and detailed story about its creation, as well as all kinds of other useless info, and introduce it with a big fanfare. Unfortunately, it kept getting delayed because the intro became its own HUGE project and I just decided to publish it using a more stealth approach in the middle of last night. Thanks for sparing me the work! Here is how far I got (really just a short Blog post).
This arrangement of Moondance is mostly an accompaniment for vocals or backing track for a lead, but includes a great rhythm pattern that is very useful in a lot of jazzy vamp situations where the chord is accented on beats 1 and 2+ of the measure while the bass stays steady on the beats. Hopefully the lesson explains this a little better.Today we have added Van Morrison's Moondance to the TARGET Program. This short lesson goes over a percussive rhythm vamp done fingerstyle, switching into a pattern strummed with a pick, which is also used to play the bass riff in the chorus. It includes what I call the 'hidden pick trick', which is a technique to quickly change from playing with fingers to playing with a pick, without missing a beat or fumbling around for the pick.
As usual, I hope everybody enjoys it and I look forward to comments and suggestions.
Neil
That just proves I'm on here WAAAY too much, Neil!
Thanks Neil. That is a fun song to play.
I did manage to add the additional percussive effect of dropping the 'Hidden Pick' through the sound hole...turning my 'Hidden Pick' into a 'Lost Pick'. lol
I've gone back to the tried and true 'Invisible Pick'.
Bill
I did manage to add the additional percussive effect of dropping the 'Hidden Pick' through the sound hole...turning my 'Hidden Pick' into a 'Lost Pick'. lol
I've gone back to the tried and true 'Invisible Pick'.
Bill