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Originally Posted by alpop
Are you still playing Rainy Day. Make sure to play it every day even just once and yes, start varying it now.
Unfortunately my nail is still a little sore but I might try to use it today. I have been practicing 'those three chords' with a pick
Yesterday I took the kids to play soccer and knowing that I'd tire before them took the guitar to practice in the car. I only got a few reps in before the kids came back to the car.
In other news we had a great Deep Dive with Tim Lerch last night. He makes everything look so effortless which is a sign of a great player plus he's such a tasty player.
Edit: I'm just playing TAT with a pick and having some success. I may have to take this approach this week as weird as it feels
Last edited by Liarspoker; 06-16-2024 at 04:14 AM.
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06-16-2024 03:22 AM
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First take, still trying to figure out my old Zoom recorder - and where did my favorite pick go?! (I play with a plectrum so can't use the broken nail alibi). I played the entire tune with intro and ending but obviously not up-tempo as I promised, will have to abandon some counterpoint to do that.
An mp3 of my rendition: Box.com
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Originally Posted by alpop
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I just realized that I inadvertently skipped a couple of chords in bars 9-10 of Arnold's arrangement. I'm gonna have to look up recordings of this tune on YouTube, the melody in some places is unclear to me.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Originally Posted by Mick-7
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Nancy's rendition is very soulful - and has a guitar in it, which makes it a sure thing.
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I've spent this afternoon working with the Coda section and have come to appreciate the way Arnold has constructed this section. There is some very nice voice leading, some nice syncopation, a full statement of the melody, and the bass line is fun. All the devices in this tune I have heard used in performances by people like Joe Pass. All this stuff can be used in other tunes and be part of our chord-melody improvisational tool box.
I think I'll have the whole tune down Tuesday or Wednesday and hope to post it then.
Hang in there folks, don't be discouraged. Just go measure by measure, get it right, don't hurry. Don't jettison parts of the arrangement that are harder; that's often where the really good ideas are.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
I'm getting my fingers under this stuff now as well and it is quite gratifying to play when you get it right.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
And I changed the Fm6 to a Fm13 (F-Eb-Ab-D) for voice leading purposes - going to Em7 (E-(B)-D-G-D) - plus the Fm13 is easier to get to (from the F#m7b5) than his Fm6 voicing.
I posted my chord progression in a previous post but here it is again:
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Originally Posted by Mick-7
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I'm back in the saddle as of this morning. Will get cracking and will hopefully have something decent to present on Sunday.
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Originally Posted by Liarspoker
I have pretty much got this memorized now, so I should be good to go by Sunday as well. I have a short intro as well.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
So take 2 (or 3) will be coming soon to a forum near you....
Mick - Time After Time: mp3 @ Box.com
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Originally Posted by Mick-7
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
"That ending is one I use on tunes that end on the tonic note of the scale."
Tonic note? It does end on I Major, his last chord is C 6/9 with the 5th (G) on top.
But bar 8 of his Coda where he goes from Fm6 with F in the bass, to Em7 with E in the bass (i.e., the open E string, a minor 9th lower) is... ghastly.
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Originally Posted by Mick-7
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Here is my progress video after starting back on it this morning. Be warned it's fairly rough and the sound is terrible as it's just a phone video.
Lots of improvement needed before Sunday.
Edit. I'll be taking this video down in a day or two
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Originally Posted by Liarspoker
I think yours is the first clip to actually play the whole arrangement, as written, all the way through. Congratulations!
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
x-x-5-5-5-8
> x-x-6-8-6-8
> x-x-7-8-7-8
> 8-x-8-9-8-8
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Here's my next take with the sort of ending that Lawson suggested (thanks!)
Time After Time, Take 3 (Basie ending): TAT Take 3 - Box.com
I'm playing an 80's Korean super-strat (unknown brand) that I bought for $100+ on eBay a long time ago, through my Yamaha G100 III amp, and it sounds as good or better than my arch-top through it!
By the way, I was viciously attacked by a C7#9 chord at the end of the tune, it's true that I invited him in but I was told he was mild-mannered!!
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^ Sounds good, that's the first clip I've heard from you. But why's it all wimpy and quiet? Jk. I hope that C7#9 chord didn't pounce you too badly.
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My contribution to this group. Let's keep it up!
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Originally Posted by Bobby Timmons
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Originally Posted by callouscallus
Soloway Swan-like solid-body stratocaster guitar
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