Food for thought, and a question or two.
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:25 pm
A simple request: I am looking for details on Jim Croce songs. The two songs I am most interested in are Bad Bad Leory Brown, and Operator. Might you consider doing a section on him that includes some of his music. I know he often features the accustic guitar promentally when he plays. And for Bad Bad Leory Brown his chord sequence not difficult. It looks like E based bar chords hammered on. With some sort of synipated struming.
Not so simple request: In the webnar you was talking about a song (a beatles song I think). And on the record they did the rythm part only and sang the melody. But you didn't want to sing. So you played a more complex version than they did which made the song come to life and not require singing. Could you do a lesson or two that does this. I think the short answer on this is your adding the melody back into your playing. But your sourcing the melody from some place most likely by ear, and arranging it so it sounds good and is playable. I might be tempted to title it, a demonstration of a solo instrumental arrangement.
Last queston: If a student is going to take on any of the following by Tommy Emmanuel or in his style:
Stevie's Blues
Guitar Boogie
Classical Gas
What skills do they first need to make a serious attack at this very difficult but beautiful music. My list so far:
hammer ons (understand need practice)
pull offs (understand maybe, need much practice)
finger style speed on simplier stuff above 200 bpm (made most progress here so far) started with a Arthor Smith version of guitar boogie. It is much simpler but still sounds pretty good and gets the fingers moving. I am pretty convinced that is something like what Tommy Emmanuel started with, like 40 years ago.
proficiency in 12 bar blues (need much more work here) I put this on here because I believe for some of these songs it is Tommy's improvisational pallet.
Thanks, not looking for quick answer but to possibly scribble on your to do list. Thanks,
David Clark
Not so simple request: In the webnar you was talking about a song (a beatles song I think). And on the record they did the rythm part only and sang the melody. But you didn't want to sing. So you played a more complex version than they did which made the song come to life and not require singing. Could you do a lesson or two that does this. I think the short answer on this is your adding the melody back into your playing. But your sourcing the melody from some place most likely by ear, and arranging it so it sounds good and is playable. I might be tempted to title it, a demonstration of a solo instrumental arrangement.
Last queston: If a student is going to take on any of the following by Tommy Emmanuel or in his style:
Stevie's Blues
Guitar Boogie
Classical Gas
What skills do they first need to make a serious attack at this very difficult but beautiful music. My list so far:
hammer ons (understand need practice)
pull offs (understand maybe, need much practice)
finger style speed on simplier stuff above 200 bpm (made most progress here so far) started with a Arthor Smith version of guitar boogie. It is much simpler but still sounds pretty good and gets the fingers moving. I am pretty convinced that is something like what Tommy Emmanuel started with, like 40 years ago.
proficiency in 12 bar blues (need much more work here) I put this on here because I believe for some of these songs it is Tommy's improvisational pallet.
Thanks, not looking for quick answer but to possibly scribble on your to do list. Thanks,
David Clark