A while ago I made a transcription of a Joe Pass solo fingerstyle version of Joyspring, as I was fascinated to know how he made this into an effective solo guitar arrangement (I worked it out from that youtube video where he plays to some people in a guitar shop, plus bits from another version he recorded).
It’s an absolute pig to play, I still can’t play it properly. Increased my respect for Joe no end. Especially as in the youtube video he starts talking while he plays it!
Just because a humbucker is higher output does not mean it can't be used for more mellow stuff. Lower it way down in the ring and try it before you jump ship for expensive pickups. You might be...
I am sensitive to that as well: the (type of) guitar I play seems to dictate what and how I play (more than I’d like to). I don’t really understand what causes that……
I tune the unmentionable Irish style an octave under a mandolin which took some playing with string gauges as the G needed to be heavier than what came in sets. I play mandolin too, a Ovation and for...
You really need to roll your own capacitors from aluminum foil and waxed paper rather than buying caps from the man. Do homemade cookies taste the same as the stuff in the supermarket?
Yeah the A section is like an extended iii VI ii V … the way he does that ii-V to F minor but instead of that, he goes up the the minor third. Normally that’s a spiffy little back door cadence, but...
i see the whole tune in Db. short detour to the IV chord Gb and then classic backcycling to Db via Gm7b5 etc. similar to woodyn you or all gods chillun. B section you can either think Fm: I V7 bVI7...
Fender Jaguar with humbuckers
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