Black Orpheus - on quint guitar

**Rob MacKillop** · 11-27-2020, 07:44 PM

I did this arrangement 30 years ago for classical guitar, but here I play it on a Ramirez 1A from 1974, strung with Aquila Low A strings - all strings are a 5th below standard tuning - which technically makes it a quint, not baritone, guitar. I hope you like it.

**BFrench** · 11-27-2020, 07:52 PM

tone-a-rific...such a hauntingly beautiful melody

**citizenk74** · 11-27-2020, 07:58 PM

One of my all-time favorite tunes. Thanks, Rob!

**neatomic** · 11-27-2020, 10:26 PM

hey rob...quint tuning is super nice touch....low b really extends low end sonority...great thinking & playing, per usual

only caveat... was getting some distortion/artifacts in the recording via u-tube...

cheers

**Rob MacKillop** · 11-28-2020, 04:13 AM

Low A, no less

Yes, something went wrong in the recording chain with this one, resulting in the artefacts you mention. It's odd, because I only have one system for recording which I do every time, and the recording I made after this is perfectly fine. Ah well. You can always ask for your money back

**rhl-ferndale** · 11-28-2020, 11:03 AM

Rob, thanks for the lovely example and the suggestion—just added that Aquila set into my Strings By Mail holiday stocking-cart.

**Michael Neverisky** · 11-28-2020, 12:41 PM

Hauntingly beautiful. So many directions in which to turn with a guitar. Your touch on nylon-ish stringed instruments is really outstanding. Thanks for this.

**Rob MacKillop** · 11-28-2020, 01:31 PM

Thanks guys.

Robert - I keep one guitar in this tuning, another classical in standard. Some things work better on one than the other, some work well on both. It's fun to play with. Here are a couple more:

Chaconne & La Montfermeil by Robert de Visée - Rob MacKillop Guitar - YouTube

and

Bach: Cello Suite No2 - Guitar in Low A Tuning - Rob MacKillop - YouTube

Michael, glad you like it!