I love this tune. I used to accompany a friend on clarinet on it before he passed away. The Duke Robillard version that the OP links to is really nice.
Here’s my attempt on solo guitar. I’ve been doing a lot more gardening than practicing lately, so it’s rough. I’ll try to work on finger mechanics and clean it up.
It's been awhile since i last logged in here, but there's a strange synchronicity in that i was just playing
'If I Had You' a couple of days ago, and here it is as this month's standard...
and so, off to the shed i will head, since there are still a few days left in the month!!!
In any case, here's a quick 'baseline' recording, playing the melody and changes from memory, and
without the benefit of my 2nd cup of am coffee:
Hopefully it will get a little better...
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Since buying my Bud 6 last year my LJ has not gotten a lot of use. I recently tried the LJ again with my Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider T style guitar using the neck pickup. Much to my surprise...
Never knew that, but there must be some exceptions. Joscho Stephan and Olli Soikkeli definitely do not in Troy Grady's extensive filming of their technique.
As long as we are ranting on reverb, how about how every guitar made in japan in the 70s is now a lawsuit guitar, as if that makes them more desirable. Or super rare. Yes, they only made as many as...
It makes crossing strings extremely easy, as the pick has to hardly move. However you have less definition and a much rounder tone with less treble. Yet another thing to puzzle us when trying to...
You can sweep pick the last line at the 6th fret, it's a GbM7 arpeggio (preceded by the notes Eb & F on the 5th string). I played the entire four bars in the 4th to 6th fret positions, shifting as...
Hello again,
I finally completed my restoration work, not perfect, but much better than original condition!
I used a smooth brush to remove all the sticky dust on the pickups and polished...
2 new & excellent Jazz Comping Truefire...
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