Hey Gang,
A few days ago this song took cuts in the queue and I had to jump on it, being one I meant to do many years ago. Check out Laleña when you can.
In 1968 Donovan had just finished recording his Hurdy Gurdy Man album when he was inspired by a performance in the 1931 movie The Threepenny Opera to write a song based on the character played by Lottie Lenya. Laleña went on to break into the Top 40 in the fall and a song he played live for the next few years. The song is a simple 8-measure progression with three verses and a haunting melody sung in two different ranges.
This lesson goes over the progression and a few different ways of fingerpicking the accompaniment. The fingerpicking style can be done using an alternate bass style or arpeggios. It also includes a solo based on the instrumental break done on flute and strings.
Laleña by Donovan
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Neil
That's great.
The link above, didn't work here, but this one does.
That's great.
The link above, didn't work here, but this one does.
Thanks for this great lesson here, have a good day.