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James - Pat Metheny - Solo Guitar Arrangement

Pat Metheny's 1982 album, Offramp, included his tribute to James Taylor, appropriately titled James. It is a catchy and bouncy instrumental in the AABA form, with a few verses of improvised solos, and an unrelated intro by keyboardist Lyle Mays. This lesson includes Neil's arrangements of both Pat's theme and Lyle's intro.

It is very challenging, as combining the melody and chord progression, not to mention bringing in some percussion, presents some big problems. There are also some chord shapes and families that are probably new to most students.

Take a look at the last segment, Take One for the overall effect.

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https://totallyguitars.com/lessons/2578 ... rrangement

To me, this DOES sound like a James Taylor tune, though not a particular one, of course, and it would have to be much simpler to become one. I probably never would have thought that if I didn't know the title reference, but the vibe is very JT.

If they slowed it down a bit, etc., I bet the two of them could come up with a great arrangement, with lyrics. Or Taylor could just adapt it, I guess.