There are a couple of factors that affect tone that have little to do with strings. My wife has taught violin for nearly 40 years, and I'm a violin luthier, if you need some credibility, ha, ha....
There are a couple of factors that affect tone that have little to do with strings. My wife has taught violin for nearly 40 years, and I'm a violin luthier, if you need some credibility, ha, ha....
Thanks for the interest in this, my first, tune! Too set the record straight, here's the "official" chart including tab, which illustrates the fact that I use my pinky on the 7th fret in bars 3 & 4...
Sounds good Pete!
Tried a bit of a chord melody thing with a chorus and a half of solos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppzH-koUep0
I took a crack this morning. Never really played this tune, but now it's all I want to play.
Its a little meandering, but some stuff I dug when I listened back.
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From Belgium -Europa with friehdship...
My version, quickly done, with casualties, wounded and death...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eny8ioGbZqM&feature=youtu.be
Every time I play the latest Stefan Passernig at Fiddler's Green in Austin, I am always amazed at the excellent tone of his instruments.
The mando was one of the best of the bunch, tonally...
Hello Mr. Carr, from a fellow Buccaneer ('02 - '07). Very impressive that you have developed fluidity with both McReynolds and Shuffler patterns! Not many folks on that list. I will say, and I...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Rk2Qw61y0
Good Luck!:grin:
It is difficult to remove our biases from any subjective discussion (indeed, it is probably impossible), but I really tried to be objective as I evaluated multiple mandolins. My preformed bias led...
http://youtu.be/Edd0xiTjCc8
Guggino's break is so tasteful. Beautiful song.
It's endless.
Use of alternating ascending and descending groups (applicable to all patterns of various note-grouping lengths - 3 note, 4 note, 5 notes etc.)
ascending ascending: G-B -A-C ...
Check out Patterns for Jazz by Jerry Coker. All kinds of scale patterns, arpeggios, etc.
Tim Wilson
It used to be called "back cycling." Circle of fifths arriving at your home key, like the bridge of I Got Rhythm and most other Rhythm Changes tunes. Take Oleo, for example:
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Here's what she plays in the first video. Gorgeous arrangement, super creative and super difficult. It was also a complete bear to transcribe (as I'm sure a few of you have figured out). Try not...