>>New Target and Pay Per Lesson release - Road - Nick Drake

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tgjameela
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Mon Sep 30, 2013 3:33 pm

Hi Everyone,

Today's Target and Pay Per Lesson release is now live.

This tune, from Nick Drake’s 1972 album Pink Moon, is another classic example of Nick’s ability to create a complex accompaniment out of a couple simple themes and ideas. There are only three short sections and they are all arpeggios but accurate execution of them will be very challenging to most guitar players. Road is done in a slightly altered tuning, dropping the G string down to E, using a capo at the second fret. Nick also uses random variations in the filler and melody notes so a note-by-note copy is not really addressed in this lesson. There is tab to most of what he played but the lesson encourages getting a feel for the melody notes and randomly arranging the filler notes each time you play the song.

Enjoy this level 7 lesson!

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





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Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:44 pm

I've been slowly working through Pink Moon, the album, and was hoping there would be more lessons. This song and From The Morning are favourites, I'm so glad to get the definitive word on this one. Thanks Neil.


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Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:48 pm

Neil

As you know all ready, Nick Drake is a favorite.
I see Dean is chuffed too, being an avid fan too!
This is brilliant

Thanks

Dermot

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Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:42 am

What an special sound,,

Willem B)


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Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:32 pm

Wow. What a great song. Will add it to my list.


jayswett
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Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:32 pm

This song is harder than it looks. Definitely worth the effort, though. Great song.


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TGNeil
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Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:06 pm

jayswett wrote:
This song is harder than it looks. Definitely worth the effort, though. Great song.
Jay,

Thanks for confirming my thoughts on the level of this song. Nick's song don't always seem as difficult as I think they are because he is so smooth with the singing and the accompaniment seems effortless. Many of them have very few different parts, or even measures but making them sound easy is quite a challenge.

Glad you're enjoying this one!

Neil


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Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:37 pm

It's nice to see another Nick Drake song. I've been listening to his stuff a little lately. Actually this release has reminded me to get back to Riverman, such a sad beautiful song.

I like most of the songs on Pink Moon and Five Leaves Left.

Thanks Neil.

M


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Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:58 am

This is a very cool song and lesson... great choice


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