Blackbird Solo Arrangement - This one will be quite challenging...
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2024 8:58 pm
...but don't let that discourage you from taking a look, and even tackling it in super small doses.
Hey Gang,
I have always written this idea off as stupid and impossible. In some strange altered state I questioned my predetermined choice and decided to open the door. Possibilities appeared, with the obvious caveat that they will be at least really difficult, but most likely impossible. With some elbow grease, midnight oil, and generally unavailable perseverance, I proved myself wrong. Here is my Solo Arrangement of Blackbird. Enjoy, and tackle in small pieces...
Neil
For most of my teaching life I have taught a couple different versions of Blackbird to my students, even as a beginning fingerpicking lesson. I have also never seriously considered trying to put together a solo arrangement, combining the chord progression with Paul McCartney's melody. I recently questioned my reluctance to experiment with this and was pleasantly surprised that it seemed possible...pretty difficult, but possible.
This lesson goes through all of the obstacles I encountered and the solutions I discovered. It also includes the way I approach it for beginning students, as well as the way Paul played it with his light percussive picking.
Hey Gang,
I have always written this idea off as stupid and impossible. In some strange altered state I questioned my predetermined choice and decided to open the door. Possibilities appeared, with the obvious caveat that they will be at least really difficult, but most likely impossible. With some elbow grease, midnight oil, and generally unavailable perseverance, I proved myself wrong. Here is my Solo Arrangement of Blackbird. Enjoy, and tackle in small pieces...
Neil
For most of my teaching life I have taught a couple different versions of Blackbird to my students, even as a beginning fingerpicking lesson. I have also never seriously considered trying to put together a solo arrangement, combining the chord progression with Paul McCartney's melody. I recently questioned my reluctance to experiment with this and was pleasantly surprised that it seemed possible...pretty difficult, but possible.
This lesson goes through all of the obstacles I encountered and the solutions I discovered. It also includes the way I approach it for beginning students, as well as the way Paul played it with his light percussive picking.