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Remember this tune? A hit for Herb Alpert in 1963, also recorded by The Shadows and The Ventures. Thanks for listening.
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Hey Doug, I LOVE that tune and your rendition of it! Just terrific. I play it on acoustic in open D but your electric version is great too.
The "Tijuana Brass" was actually Herb Alpert overdubbing himself for all the trumpet parts playing purposely slightly out of tune to get that Mariachi band effect. An A-list crew of LA studio musicians supported him. Herb had a great ear. He was the composer of Lonely Bull.
The "Tijuana Brass" was actually Herb Alpert overdubbing himself for all the trumpet parts playing purposely slightly out of tune to get that Mariachi band effect. An A-list crew of LA studio musicians supported him. Herb had a great ear. He was the composer of Lonely Bull.
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Great rendition, I thought you were using your finger nails till your pick showed after the ending. I have the album, it was always my favorite song!
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Thanks for the kind comments. Yes, I'm using a flatpick on this one. I thought it was more appropriate for this song... trying to get a surf guitar kind of sound. Plucking with the pick makes a brighter, more stinging tone, especially on the low wound string. I tried a thumb pick, but the tone was too dull on the bass string.
The intro is harmonized thirds over 4 bars of C major. The original recording has a mandolin on the intro, and that's where I got the idea for tremolo picking the 3rds. The intro I ended up with sounds different than the mandolin part though.
The tuning is standard C6 with low G. I had to put a thicker string on #6 to get the low notes I was after. The original recording also has a low guitar part there.
"The Lonely Bull" Album was one of the first albums I ever bought. I was 14 years old and I made some money mowing lawns, so I spent all of it on albums! I also bought "Meet the Beatles" that day.
The intro is harmonized thirds over 4 bars of C major. The original recording has a mandolin on the intro, and that's where I got the idea for tremolo picking the 3rds. The intro I ended up with sounds different than the mandolin part though.
The tuning is standard C6 with low G. I had to put a thicker string on #6 to get the low notes I was after. The original recording also has a low guitar part there.
"The Lonely Bull" Album was one of the first albums I ever bought. I was 14 years old and I made some money mowing lawns, so I spent all of it on albums! I also bought "Meet the Beatles" that day.
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Doug Beaumier wrote:Remember this tune?
Great stuff!
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Doug as always, great playing and great touch and tone ! Ironically i was just taking a break from working on your latest book, when I saw this post. Immediately brought a smile to my face !
The first 8 track tape I bought was of the Tijuana Brass to play in my new 1964 Plymouth Valient !
The first 8 track tape I bought was of the Tijuana Brass to play in my new 1964 Plymouth Valient !
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The ten year old me was very taken with the cover of Whipped Cream and Other Delights but I wasn't 100% sure why. LOL.
By coincidence, I've been working on a C6th arrangement of Herb's tune, Rosemary, which was recorded for the "Whipped Cream" LP but didn't make the cut until the CD release 40 years later. It's a beautiful, somewhat melancholy song with unusual changes and lays out great on lap steel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAGNU6SQedM
By coincidence, I've been working on a C6th arrangement of Herb's tune, Rosemary, which was recorded for the "Whipped Cream" LP but didn't make the cut until the CD release 40 years later. It's a beautiful, somewhat melancholy song with unusual changes and lays out great on lap steel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAGNU6SQedM
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