Groovin’ High

[Mick-7]

it's flintstones in the bottom, groovin high on the top played at half speed

Please forgive me, Lord, I've created a monster!

No comments?

Needs syncopation, you may want to recruit Barney and Betty's kid.

[Mick-7]

I don't think I actually know what the Flintstones theme is, so that went over my head.

Now that I've seen a lead sheet, I find that I double-timed the melody, so it would be easier to mesh this with Groovin High at it's correct tempo.

(This is from the Colorado Cookbook, it's also in Real Book 2)

[supersoul]

a progress report. I didn't know either of them before this. I'm further along with Groovin' High; pretty good tempo, but I still trip over things and forget what's next. I should have played it slower but consistently.

Miss Ann is at a very slow tempo, but at least I can play it at a constant rhythm. It's under my fingers and I just have to work on it every day for a while. Each day will be a bit faster. I love my metronome, we're gonna be spending some time together.

[Mick-7]

About as fast as I can play this right now with decent phrasing. Excuse the rock guitar tone, recorded directly from a small tube amp to my zoom unit -- Miss Ann & Mick date #2 - Box.com

[supersoul]

Miss Ann at 133bpm. I got it up to 140 but I wasn't playing it cleanly.

[Mick-7]

Miss Ann at 133bpm. I got it up to 140 but I wasn't playing it cleanly.

I couldn't play it fast with my thumb, even Joe Pass switched to a plectrum to play single lines at fast tempos.

[Mick-7]

Speaking of the Flintstones, archeologists found the remains of Pebbles Flintstone's pet kitten recently.

Scientists find 35,000-year-old kitten in Siberian permafrost

[ragman1]

[joe2758]

[ragman1]

It was so good they posted it twice.

[Mick-7]

It's not supposed to be a lullaby, ragman. It's funny, I just noticed that Herb Ellis bears a strong resemblance to Barney Rubble, maybe it's ancestral?

[Bobby Timmons]

Miss Ann is probably the worst contrafact I've ever heard. Just sounds like random notes.

It's not supposed to be a lullaby, ragman.

Lol!

[supersoul]

160bpm

[Mick-7]

Supersoul, You played the last section an octave higher, does Dolphy do that? I missed that, will listen to his take again.

P.S. - To answer my own question, he does not play the last part 8va in his Last Date recording (on YouTube) -- Groovin’ High

[supersoul]

Supersoul, You played the last section an octave higher, does Dolphy do that? I missed that, will listen to his take again.

P.S. - To answer my own question, he does not play the last part 8va in his Last Date recording

He also does it an octave lower on the Far Cry album.

[Mick-7]

160bpm

I think I'll attempt to get this up to Eric Dolphy speed (i.e., play along with his recording) before I give up on trying to mimic his phrasing.
It would be easier in a lower key though, maybe I'll transpose it a 3rd down from his key.

[supersoul]

I think I'll attempt to get this up to Eric Dolphy speed (i.e., play along with his recording) before I give up on trying to mimic his phrasing.
It would be easier in a lower key though, maybe I'll transpose it a 3rd down from his key.

the version on Far Cry is about 240bpm.

[Mick-7]

the version on Far Cry is about 240bpm.

Yes, that one is too fast, I was referring to his Last Date rendition, I think I can manage it.

[supersoul]

Yes, that one is too fast, I was referring to his Last Date rendition, I think I can manage it.

The Last Date version seems to be around 200, which seems doable. I've gone back to doing the last part an octave down.

Just curious, but why would it be easier for you to do it a third down from him?

[Mick-7]

The Last Date version seems to be around 200, which seems doable. I've gone back to doing the last part an octave down.

Just curious, but why would it be easier for you to do it a third down from him?

None of my guitars have great access at the upper frets - 14th-15th fret and higher. Well, my old super-strat does but I don't play it much. Even just one whole step lower would be easier for me.

[supersoul]

None of my guitars have great access at the upper frets - 14th-15th fret and higher. Well, my old super-strat does but I don't play it much. Even just one whole step lower would be easier for me.

ah, I see, yeah, hard to get around that. You could play that line an octave lower as well, or just drop the first four high notes an octave.

[kris]

[Question]

I am playing the intro, head and solo break from the Live at Carnegie Hall version of Groovin' High.

If anyone is interested, here is a transcription of this live version.

Groovin' High Chart.pdf

I only wrote the main melody in my chart so that it can be used as a head chart. This version has many more of the Be-Bop triplet ornaments.

[kris]

Nice!