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Location: North Carolina | Continuing with the "favorites" theme, what is your favorite acoustic guitar riff? Mine is the 12-string intro to "Ventura Highway" by America. I also like the 12-string intro by Jimmy Page in "Over the hills and far away"?
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Location: Upper Left USA | Recently found a way to do "Grand Canyon" with a cut capo and down tuned low E to A. Just loving it. Haunting.
When I pick up a 12 string it is hard not to do "Over the Hill", Turn, Turn, Turn, or Wish you were here.
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Location: Kirkland, WA | So many riffs...so little time. Mine is Europa by Carlos Santana. I always picture a beautiful ice skater perfoming to this one. |
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Location: closely held secret | "Even in the Quietest Moments" |
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Location: NJ | Good one, Wask!
"Sister Moonshine" is another one . . . |
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| It's the newest song I have learned! It's fairly simple but it has a real "Hook" for me...I fell right in love with it after not hearing it for 20 years. It's a Live version of Led Zep's "That's the Way"
Bob happens to be right exactly in the center of my vocal range, on this song, so I am doing this one solo right now until our Guitarist learns the mandolin parts.
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Location: closely held secret | !! Right, Cliff - I forgot about that one. I spent a lot of time in the 70's listening to ST and Fogelberg. "These Days" and "Old Tennesee" are great, too. |
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Location: NJ | Randy;
Are y'doing that one using a "G" tuning?? |
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| Yeah Cliff; I have been tuning then using a capo on the "G" this is easy enough for now but I want that sound you get when the strings have the full intonation. So I will have to buy another Ovation and set the neck to take the tension so I can use it in between other songs and leave it tuned like this from time to time on stage. You have to crank the strings pretty hard to get the "G" out of it Ya know?
I am seriously considering a nice older Custom Legend or perhaps another an Adamas that is cheap enough for this.
I am having a blast working on Jimmy's stuff right now. I am respecting this guy, more than I already did, as I try and learn his stuff!
Some of it is just plain "FUN" I find myself grinnin from ear to ear while playing his music. And JP Jones was no slouch either! Bass lines are easy but add so much to "No Quarter" etc. etc. etc.
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Location: south east Michigan | Here Comes the Sun was already mentioned so I'll take "Treetop Flier" by Stephen Stills. |
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Location: SoCal | Opening riff to The Claw by Jerry Reed. |
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Location: Tampa, FL | "Needle and the Damage Done" - SS
"Tuesday's Dead" - CS |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by ChatMan:
"Needle and the Damage Done" - SS Chat, that's NY, not SS. ;) |
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Location: NJ | ". . You have to crank the strings pretty hard to get the "G" out of it Ya know? . ."
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E string down to D
A string down to G
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E string down to D |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Stevie Ray Vaughan - Life By The Drop |
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Location: Tampa, FL | Originally posted by Waskel:
Originally posted by ChatMan:
"Needle and the Damage Done" - SS Chat, that's NY, not SS. ;) |
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Location: NJ | acoustic . . . acoustic. |
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| Aghhhh I guess it's not a "G" I am after then Cliff???
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Location: Cicero, NY | Uh...whud he say? :D |
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Location: NJ | I dunno.
next!! . . . |
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| I'll just play this for you all at next years Factory Tour. By the way I would love to find someone who can play the Mandolin parts for this song?? You have a Year or so... Anyone game to learn this song. Sounds great through a PA. Perhaps we should all start putting together a loose song list so we can all be ready for the stage!
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| Cliff how do you tune a Guitar to an "E" chord????Seriously?
If you do that.... then put the capo on the third fret you'll have what I am talking about.
This is how high Jimmy has his strings tuned.
Try it
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Location: NJ | http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/warrenallen/tunings.htm |
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| Wow I don't need web sites..... although this is a good one...... thanks Cliff Nice talking with ya. I got way off topic on this one. look forward to jamin with ya in Conn someday.
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