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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Omaha:
The timing is just nuts (one measure has seven beats, the next eight, the next four, the next six, etc). Sounds to me like it's 4,3,4,4 except the bridge (which is 12).
Originally posted by Omaha:
I sing and play guitar and this song is proving to be murder. Now that's ironic, given the subject matter. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Love SRV's version of Mary Had A Little Lamb, Jeff, and given the trouble I've had with P&J, I couldn't even attempt that one. I think I've just got the wrong guy to try to imitate - his hands were monstrous, mine are not (and, YES, I know what they say about small hands, everybody, and I can assure you it's not altogether...well, ok, it's possible it holds SOME water in this case BUT JUST THE SAME IT'S BESIDES THE FREAKIN' POINT, OK?), he played a Strat, I play an acoustic, he was talented, I'm yada, yada, yada... |
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Location: Omaha, NE | FWIW, in all these years I've only known one guitar player who could really play SRV and make it sound like SRV. This particular guy was horror-show good...he played in three or four different bands at once and rarely rehearsed. He was one of those "just tell me what key its in and I'm good" guys. Ultimate cover player. SRV sounds like SRV. EVH sounds like EVH. Page sounds like Page. On and on. Mainly he had an incredible ear. Just amazing.
I'm not that guy, that's for sure. I always found P&J to be harder to play (but easier to sing, go figure) than MHaLL. I guess it goes back to what this thread is all about. Some songs click and some don't and sometimes there's no telling which is which. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | ...and that is what this thread is all about. |
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Location: NJ | We do "Pride&Joy" as well, and it's a perennial "crowd-pleaser" (especially in bars).
I have t'give Rick his "props" on that one, cuz he plays the SH!T out of it! People usually freak when they see it's just two acoustics makin' all that noise.
We do "Life By the Drop" as well.
"PossumKingdom" is one I always wanted t'do! . . .
It's a tough one t'do on acoustics still get the singing "right".
Maybe I'll break it out again & try it on our "farewell" gig (what would we have t'lose??). |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Life by the Drop is a great tune too - glad he got to record it before the accident.
"Farewell" gig? What's that all about? Did I miss something (again)? |
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Location: NJ | Wease:
End of the Line |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I'd love to be able to do 'Wondering where the Lions are' by Bruce Cockburn.
And/or 'No Rain' by Blind Melon - but that one would need a second guitarist. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Yep. Missed that whole thread, Cliff. Sounds like you guys had a great run though. So, going out with the "what do we have t'lose" attitude?
God bless ya, man. |
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Location: NJ | ". . So, going out with the "what do we have t'lose" attitude? . ."
Actually, we went about it with that attitude from DayOne (and oddly enough, STILL kept getting re-booked). Why change anything now?? |
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Location: NJ | ". . I'd love to be able to do 'Wondering where the Lions are' by Bruce Cockburn . ."
Muzz;
If Jimmy Buffett can play it, there's no reason why you can't. We do the BlindMelon tune as well . . . but y'DO need two guitars. |
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The ONE song I'd love to master BUT...
