MP3 "Fly Me To The Moon" Swing/Jazz
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MP3 "Fly Me To The Moon" Swing/Jazz
Here is a standard that I like a lot. "Fly Me To The Moon". The melody is so nice and arpegiated that it works nicely on the non pedal steel. I did a couple of improv sections one being more single notes and the other more chordal. Tried to capture a tiny bit of Emmons style. That is about all I can get of his!!
12 string extended Leavitt Tuning.
Hope you like it.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?intt2olmyzj
12 string extended Leavitt Tuning.
Hope you like it.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?intt2olmyzj
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Bill just a supurb job on that thousand legged guitar. WOW. I've kicked my butt so many times for leaving non pedal guitar it is unimaginable. Just a great job of playing this type of music. Love it. Care to post your tuning??
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Re: MP3 "Fly Me To The Moon" Swing/Jazz
[quote="Bill Hatcher"]
Hope you like it.
Love it!......You really get a lot out that tuning....the chordal work is big.....
I'm curious as to how the 12 string C6 non pedal tuning would sound playing the same tune.......
Hope you like it.
Love it!......You really get a lot out that tuning....the chordal work is big.....
I'm curious as to how the 12 string C6 non pedal tuning would sound playing the same tune.......
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Fabulous! really nice, Bill. There's so much chord motion going on there, most listeners would assume that you are playing C6 Pedal steel. Great job!
Interesting tuning. It looks and sounds diatonic to me (based on a scale rather than a chord). Strings 8,7,6,5,4,3,1 spell out a G major scale. I'm not sure if this would be considered an extended Leavitt tuning since the original six string Leavitt configuration has been broken up... original Bb tuned up to B, and A added to the middle. Whatever we call, it sounds terrific, and you play it beautifully.
Interesting tuning. It looks and sounds diatonic to me (based on a scale rather than a chord). Strings 8,7,6,5,4,3,1 spell out a G major scale. I'm not sure if this would be considered an extended Leavitt tuning since the original six string Leavitt configuration has been broken up... original Bb tuned up to B, and A added to the middle. Whatever we call, it sounds terrific, and you play it beautifully.
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Thank you so much Doug.
Actually the Leavitt is still in there, just tuned down a step and a half. Strings 11 10 9 8 7 6 should be Leavitt. When I started adding strings to the original Leavitt my idea was to expand the chord potential, but I found that I needed to be able to play more melody. The chords were already there in the original Leavitt, so I looked at the Byrd C diatonic and the Alkire tunings and borrowed from them. I sure would like to have one or two more strings. I could put the G on top and another low note.
In regards to your C6 reference, I learned while experimenting with tunings that so much of the musical history of non pedal has the 6th tonality in it that unless you are trying to purposefully avoid that sound that it is best to have that potential. The nice thing about extended Leavitt is you can use just a bit of the 6th sound and then use so many other chords that you don't really have an overbearance of that 6th tonality. A good balance of classic and modern seems to work out well for me.
I appreciate so much your listening and your thoughts.
Actually the Leavitt is still in there, just tuned down a step and a half. Strings 11 10 9 8 7 6 should be Leavitt. When I started adding strings to the original Leavitt my idea was to expand the chord potential, but I found that I needed to be able to play more melody. The chords were already there in the original Leavitt, so I looked at the Byrd C diatonic and the Alkire tunings and borrowed from them. I sure would like to have one or two more strings. I could put the G on top and another low note.
In regards to your C6 reference, I learned while experimenting with tunings that so much of the musical history of non pedal has the 6th tonality in it that unless you are trying to purposefully avoid that sound that it is best to have that potential. The nice thing about extended Leavitt is you can use just a bit of the 6th sound and then use so many other chords that you don't really have an overbearance of that 6th tonality. A good balance of classic and modern seems to work out well for me.
I appreciate so much your listening and your thoughts.
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Sounds great Bill - your sense of harmony is astounding on any instrument! BTW, I think I've recorded with that drummer before.
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Extraordinary
Bill - Great music, great tuning! Thanks so much. Really swinging. - Bob