This song has been a favorite of mine since Focus hit the US in 1972. I started arranging it a few years ago in the original key of F but eventually abandoned the project and forgot about it until I stumbled onto a video of Jan Akkerman messing with it a bit in D, DUH! It made it a bit more guitar friendly and it started taking shape. Here is what it sounded like in October of 2018.
Neil
>>Acoustic Snapshots Episode 179 - Sylvia by Focus - Neil Hogan Solo Guitar Arrangement
Thanks Chris & Willem for the comments.
As you know, I enjoy making arrangements of things that may not seem reasonable on one guitar, and I'm not sure I succeeded here (making it reasonable I mean). This was something I started years ago and finally abandoned so you might say it was years in the making, but now seems very worthwhile. Maybe a lesson somday if there is any interest.
And Willem, maybe you could get this link to Jan??? I would love to hear his comments.
Neil
As you know, I enjoy making arrangements of things that may not seem reasonable on one guitar, and I'm not sure I succeeded here (making it reasonable I mean). This was something I started years ago and finally abandoned so you might say it was years in the making, but now seems very worthwhile. Maybe a lesson somday if there is any interest.
And Willem, maybe you could get this link to Jan??? I would love to hear his comments.
Neil
willem wrote:
Neil
Thanks Willem, I appreciate the update and hope Jan may see it someday.TGNeil wrote:maybe it was not a personal FB page but someone ' s respons was "mastery, thx for sharing.Thanks Willem, that is excellent. It would be shocking to hear from him though.
Neil
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