What songs/pieces/ techniques are you all working on this week?

CaseOfAce · September 2023

I find it interesting to know what the forum members on here are playing and practicing.

For me:

First half of Satch Boogie (pre tap section) joining up the various bits - it's slowly coming together.
Play and sing Ripple (Grateful Dead) - finally memorising that final verse which has proved awkward for some reason (lovely chord change in the chorus - Am D - then G and C (so far so diatonic) and then switching to an A major (parallel major scale?) to the D

viz · September 2023

CaseOfAce said:

(lovely chord change in the chorus - Am D - then G and C (so far so diatonic) and then switching to an A major (parallel major scale?) to the D

Ah, thank you, that’s a perfect example of a ii-V-I (Am-D-G) followed immediately (after the C) by a II-V-I (A-D-G). I’ve been looking for an example of them played side by side.

The A is a secondary dominant and, as well as lightening the mood, it allows a momentary, fleeting almost-modulation to the dominant key (which would be D), before slipping back into the real tonic, which is G. so the A-D is a mini V-I cadence, just like the D-G is. It can also be played as an A7.

It’s the most common secondary dominant, and is sometimes called V/V, V7/V, “V of V”, or the “dominant of the dominant”.

it’s not borrowed from any other scale per se, it’s just a chord with a raised note in it.

Rocker · September 2023

Baker Street, my friend and I are working on this but we know it is a long term project. Way out of our comfort zone..

fretmeister · September 2023

"Splanky" - an old Count Basie Orchestra / Neal Hefti tune from 1958.

This isn't quite our arrangement, but this is the proper one

It's quite fun to play.

hollywoodrox · September 2023

Hybrid picking legato using my middle finger to pick the string below.

Jimbro66 · September 2023

Revisiting Jimmy Bryant's recording of Bryant's Bounce which I used to play but not for a few years now. Just getting it down again for a recording project.

jasonbone75 · September 2023

Waters Rising - Alter Bridge
Sentient Glow - Periphery (this one relearning because I've played it in the past and can't bloody remember!)

Musicwolf · September 2023

We've got a big gap in our gigging schedule so I dusted off a very old original song, from a long gone band that I was in, and rattled off a recording in the space of a few hours. Very liberating to just slap stuff down and move on.

https://soundcloud.com/music-wolf/cry-cry?in=music-wolf/sets/no-one-there&si=34d5e97c29804aa18dc7eaf6914b9813&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Jimbro66 · September 2023

Great idea for a thread @CaseOfAce. It would be good if more would post here. It's really interesting discovering the diverse musical interests and playing skills of members and to know what everyone's working on.

@fretmeister what's your band line-up to play a piece like that?

@hollywoodrox how are you finding the hybrid picking legato? Are you managing to get similar tone and volume between pick and finger?

@Musicwolf that was a few hours well spent. Excellent.

LionAquaLooper · September 2023

Seven Caged Tigers by Stone Temple Pilots.
The chord voicings are so nice. The bass line is perfect. And the slide solo is tough because I'm not a slide player and made worse by the fact the solo section changes keys a gazillion times.

fretmeister · September 2023

Jimbro66 said:

Great idea for a thread @CaseOfAce. It would be good if more would post here. It's really interesting discovering the diverse musical interests and playing skills of members and to know what everyone's working on.

@fretmeister what's your band line-up to play a piece like that?

@hollywoodrox how are you finding the hybrid picking legato? Are you managing to get similar tone and volume between pick and finger?

@Musicwolf that was a few hours well spent. Excellent.

Bass, drums, guitar, piano, and about 10 brass and 4 or 5 reeds.
We need more reeds. Another 5 clarinets and a few tenor saxs would be ace.

Jimbro66 · September 2023

fretmeister said:

Jimbro66 said:

Great idea for a thread @CaseOfAce. It would be good if more would post here. It's really interesting discovering the diverse musical interests and playing skills of members and to know what everyone's working on.

@fretmeister what's your band line-up to play a piece like that?

@hollywoodrox how are you finding the hybrid picking legato? Are you managing to get similar tone and volume between pick and finger?

@Musicwolf that was a few hours well spent. Excellent.

Bass, drums, guitar, piano, and about 10 brass and 4 or 5 reeds.
We need more reeds. Another 5 clarinets and a few tenor saxs would be ace.

That's some band! Preparing arrangments for that number of players must be quite a challenge but very rewarding.

hollywoodrox · September 2023

Jimbro66 said:

Great idea for a thread @CaseOfAce. It would be good if more would post here. It's really interesting discovering the diverse musical interests and playing skills of members and to know what everyone's working on.

@fretmeister what's your band line-up to play a piece like that?

@hollywoodrox how are you finding the hybrid picking legato? Are you managing to get similar tone and volume between pick and finger?

@Musicwolf that was a few hours well spent. Excellent.

To be honest I’m doing a lot unplugged at the moment just getting the basic mechanics & sequences down in a few places . I’ll do any finessing when I’m plugged in then

Open_G · September 2023

I was messing around with the opening riff of brown eyed girl and my OH said it sounded like heartbeat by buddy holly. Therefore I’ve been now messing around with the fills from it. It’s quite good fun to play and more difficult to play cleanly than you might think.

axisus · September 2023

I rarely try and learn stuff cos I'm rubbish at it, but as it happens I have revisited two songs recently that I have been trying for many years.

Thomas Blug - Beauty. I'm at the point where I can play about 82% not that brilliantly, and I improv the rest. I need to learn a few more proper notes.

Vai - The crying machine. Beyond me really but I can play about 20% unconvincingly. Too many notes for me to learn!

Actually there's another, Satch AWMAWY. I can do most up to the tapping exept for the long run, which just won't stick in my head! Once again, not great playing from me.

LionAquaLooper · September 2023

axisus said:

I rarely try and learn stuff cos I'm rubbish at it, but as it happens I have revisited two songs recently that I have been trying for many years.

Thomas Blug - Beauty. I'm at the point where I can play about 82% not that brilliantly, and I improv the rest. I need to learn a few more proper notes.

Vai - The crying machine. Beyond me really but I can play about 20% unconvincingly. Too many notes for me to learn!

Actually there's another, Satch AWMAWY. I can do most up to the tapping exept for the long run, which just won't stick in my head! Once again, not great playing from me.

Crying Machine?? Jesus, that call and answer section at the end is enough to make me give up on guitar. Too many notes indeed.

Petepassion · September 2023

Only just written this tonight, so a bit ropey...cliché love song.
https://youtu.be/V1qk8bUkqqo?si=5qkNFWT4S8BRR9gC
Maybe the band will give it a bit of a Raconteurs vibe, or they may just say piss off with yer soppy love songs...they normally do

fretmeister · September 2023

Jimbro66 said:

fretmeister said:

Jimbro66 said:

Great idea for a thread @CaseOfAce. It would be good if more would post here. It's really interesting discovering the diverse musical interests and playing skills of members and to know what everyone's working on.

@fretmeister what's your band line-up to play a piece like that?

@hollywoodrox how are you finding the hybrid picking legato? Are you managing to get similar tone and volume between pick and finger?

@Musicwolf that was a few hours well spent. Excellent.

Bass, drums, guitar, piano, and about 10 brass and 4 or 5 reeds.
We need more reeds. Another 5 clarinets and a few tenor saxs would be ace.

That's some band! Preparing arrangments for that number of players must be quite a challenge but very rewarding.

We buy a lot of transcriptions, we all read. But we change them a fair bit if needed.

Jimbro66 · September 2023

@axisus you do yourself an injustice. You've set the bar fairly high so anyone who was rubbish wouldn't get anywhere at all with those songs. It seems like you just need to persevere with them. For getting the fast runs in your head, slowdowner software is your friend.

hollywoodrox · September 2023

I love amazing slow downer for Mac pc & iPad and transcribe+ on the IPad is amazing you can load video in too

Jimbro66 · September 2023

Petepassion said:

Only just written this tonight, so a bit ropey...cliché love song.
https://youtu.be/V1qk8bUkqqo?si=5qkNFWT4S8BRR9gC
Maybe the band will give it a bit of a Raconteurs vibe, or they may just say piss off with yer soppy love songs...they normally do

That sounds pretty darned good to me. Your guitar playing demonstrates the dynamics that would make this song really work with a full band. Good singing too.

bloodandtears · September 2023

Green Tinted Sixties Mind by Mr Big... first band airing this weekend..

Jimbro66 · September 2023

bloodandtears said:

Green Tinted Sixties Mind by Mr Big... first band airing this weekend..

That's a great number to cover. I love the vocal harmonies.

jasonbone75 · September 2023

Jimbro66 said:

bloodandtears said:

Green Tinted Sixties Mind by Mr Big... first band airing this weekend..

That's a great number to cover. I love the vocal harmonies.

Agreed! We've been doing this live for some years. Four out of the five of us sing so the harmonies sound great. We do a 4 part a cappella bit after the solo too.

stickyfiddle · September 2023

Currently working out the (a?) Beat It solo without a whammy and probably no tapping. I have no plans to get it note for note but nailing the vibe with enough appropriately flashing-sounding twiddly bits. I have 7 weeks till the gig...

digitalkettle · September 2023

Petepassion said:

Only just written this tonight, so a bit ropey...cliché love song.
https://youtu.be/V1qk8bUkqqo?si=5qkNFWT4S8BRR9gC
Maybe the band will give it a bit of a Raconteurs vibe, or they may just say piss off with yer soppy love songs...they normally do

Well, I think that deserves a wow @Petepassion ;

Jimbro66 · September 2023

jasonbone75 said:

Jimbro66 said:

bloodandtears said:

Green Tinted Sixties Mind by Mr Big... first band airing this weekend..

That's a great number to cover. I love the vocal harmonies.

Agreed! We've been doing this live for some years. Four out of the five of us sing so the harmonies sound great. We do a 4 part a cappella bit after the solo too.

Ah, that's brilliant!

Supportact · September 2023

Leo Brouwer Etude no. 5 - just started it, I'm working through them all in order. Enjoying it but no. 3's a bit of a nightmare.

Also learning some original songs on acoustic for recording later on in the year. Mostly fairly straightforward but just trying to get them all up to a good level.

axisus · September 2023

Jimbro66 said:

@axisus you do yourself an injustice. You've set the bar fairly high so anyone who was rubbish wouldn't get anywhere at all with those songs. It seems like you just need to persevere with them. For getting the fast runs in your head, slowdowner software is your friend.

As mentioned, I've been struggling with them for years!

bloodandtears · September 2023

Jimbro66 said:

bloodandtears said:

Green Tinted Sixties Mind by Mr Big... first band airing this weekend..

That's a great number to cover. I love the vocal harmonies.

Yeah, I think we'll come unstuck at the vocal harmonies, only 3 of us in the band, and only one can truly sing.. but we'll have a go..

Jimbro66 · September 2023

Supportact said:

Leo Brouwer Etude no. 5 - just started it, I'm working through them all in order. Enjoying it but no. 3's a bit of a nightmare.

Also learning some original songs on acoustic for recording later on in the year. Mostly fairly straightforward but just trying to get them all up to a good level.

I just listened to 1 - 20. Hats off to any player who can make it all the way through and play to performance standard. Yes, No 3 clearly does keep both hands very busy

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