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Originally Posted by pkirk
Wow that was a really nice and impressive interpretation! A lot of fun to watch!
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01-27-2018 03:45 PM
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Hey Lawson....thanks.....that was my first take and I decided to go ahead and post it. I'll keep trying to smooth it out and add it to one of my sets of romantic instrumental tunes. I've listened to your take on the song and enjoyed it. You have so much knowledge and insight and I'm sure everybody appreciates your input....I know I do.....Dan
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Thanks Paul.....yeah C works for this tune. I am absolutely loving this thread...so much fun to hear evervbody's interpretation and style.....Dan
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Originally Posted by pkirk
John
PS your phone knows everything about. It's the Central Scrutinizer.
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Thanks to pkirk for the tip that DOWAR is in the Joe Pass Chord Solos book. Has anyone done or got this version of DOWAR?
My understanding is that the etudes in that book were written specifically for the book and that the recorded versions were not released.Last edited by sunnysideup; 01-28-2018 at 09:20 PM.
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In the spirit of "perfect is the enemy of good," I present the arrangement I've been working on for about a week.
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some lovely and original touches rpguitar, around 0.55 - 1.05, and the closing section, delicious!
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This isn’t an arrangement — I just left the recorder running five minutes and tried different rhythms and tempos each time through. It starts a bit stiff, but I think I was playing more freely after the first couple of minutes. Next I’d like to do a reset by listening to a bunch of versions of this tune, especially vocals.
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Originally Posted by pkirk
Yes I think it's definitely the real Joe, not "in the style of".Last edited by sunnysideup; 01-29-2018 at 03:32 AM.
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Originally Posted by TLerch
That was fun to watch, and your playing at the end is superb.
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Originally Posted by rpguitar
John
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After my first attempt, I started messing around with DoWaR in C, which is the what various pros (the ones who scowl when someone calls it in F) tell me is the right key. I'm actually liking it a lot. And the gist of this arrangement came to me pretty quickly. I had a short window to record while the family was out, and recording plus videoing at the same time tends to fluster me, so I couldn't quite get a perfect take, so let's just call it Bonus Content: Spot the Clam ...
Comments and critiques welcome ...
John
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Originally Posted by KirkP
I enjoyed your rendition as well.
Best
Tim
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thanks for the nudge Graham.
For people who don't have the book, or who, like me, can't read well enough to study a long CM arrangement by reading (and possibly don't want to either), this guy is doing the full take.
I wouldn't say it's on a par with Joe's (2 that I know of) "real" versions, but after all it it's aimed at students, and this guy is doing a faithful repro...
... let me qualify that - rhythmically it's doing what's in the book, and the dots in each bar are going in the same direction as the music - I haven't checked every single voicing, and it would take me all year to do that!
Last edited by sunnysideup; 01-29-2018 at 04:30 AM.
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Originally Posted by grahambop
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Originally Posted by Doublea A
Like sunnyside, I have trouble reading the chords quickly enough to make sense of the musical 'line'. It does help to hear someone else play it through. It's long too, several choruses I think.
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Originally Posted by sunnysideup
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Originally Posted by sunnysideup
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Originally Posted by rpguitar
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Originally Posted by pkirk
I'm pretty sure they are not really transcriptions of any recording, but were created specifically for this book to provide playable examples of Joe's approach. I bet he played them, privately for someone who then transcribed them for the book. I have hacked through the "Misty" version in there and learned almost every good CM lick I know from that one version.
They aren't "arrangements" because they don't use the original melody of the tune, just the changes and some allusions to the melody. I see them as providing a wonderful "second chorus" of a tune that you already have a "head" CM arrangement for.
The DOWAR actually has THREE full choruses, so I'm thinking of studying it just for the wealth of ideas that will be in there.
YouTube does have clips of guys who have learned some of these and posted them. I have some links I'll hunt down and post if I can find them.
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Originally Posted by sunnysideup
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Someone playing from the Joe Pass Chord Solos Book.
I don't hear the melody that well at all.
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Originally Posted by rpguitar
I think it is really fun hearing everyone's interpretations!
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[QUOTE=KirkP;840843]This isn’t an arrangement — I just left the recorder running five minutes and tried different rhythms and tempos each time through. It starts a bit stiff, but I think I was playing more freely after the first couple of minutes. Next I’d like to do a reset by listening to a bunch of versions of this tune, especially vocals.
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That was very enjoyable to listen to I've had it on in my office while working and it's very nice. I do like the sound of your guitar very much too!
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Originally Posted by John A.
I like to change keys to one that works best for me, especially if playing solo. It's amazing how different a guitar can sound for the same song when different keys are used.
Knaggs Chena A
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