E9th Pedal 3 - Part 3 - Simple Memphis Vamp

Greg Cutshaw · From: Corry, PA, USA

This is pretty useful in a lot of tunes. Note that the first part could be played on strings 1 and 2 at the 8th fret, avoiding bar movement, but it sounds different that way and you'd lose the effect of the pedal sound.

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Mike Shefrin · Posted 19 Dec 2007 3:53 pm

Sounds like that song "ooowah, ooowah, ooowah ditty ditty...talk about the boy from New York city"
Thanks for all these tabs Greg.

Greg Cutshaw · From: Corry, PA, USA

Mike, my music knowledge is so limited I had to Google that to figure out if you were serious and you were! Well at least we now have a name for this riff.

If you want a lower voicing of this, it's available on the standard C6th copedant strings 2 and 3 using pedals 6 and 7.

Greg

Doug Beaumier · From: Northampton, MA

Thanks for posting the riff Greg, great work, as always.

I guess I'm showing my age here Winking

... but "The Boy From New York City" was a hit record in 1965, by The Ad Libs, a 'one hit wonder'. This brings back a lot of memories. I remember hearing this song and many others blasting through my little transistor radio when I was a 15 year old kid.

check it out ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh9N_nqlGJU
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Greg Cutshaw · From: Corry, PA, USA

Great post Doug! What a cool song with great drums, horns and a cross between a lot of musical styles. I am pretty sure I never heard that before but then my musical tastes were extremely sterile 20 years ago and I missed a lot of great music that way.

Greg

Mike Shefrin · Posted 21 Dec 2007 8:55 am

Great little video clip. I was a kid of about 10 (also with a transistor radio) when this tune came out. Doug, you must be five years older than me! Razz

I also recognized every street in the video of my home town.

John Lockney · From: New Market, Maryland, USA

Thanks for your instruction, Greg. Playing along with the licks has opened some doors and led to further exploration. I have also appreciated your arrangements of the "standards".

The Memphis vamp makes me think of the opening number in Sesame Street:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmcdBnj4ZOg

Although, the "beatboxing flute" version is nice too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clcza815sao

Bo Borland · From: South Jersey -

I can see where Mike hear the similarity to Boy From NYC .. but I would still call it a "memphis" vamp.
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