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Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 13 Sep 2015 11:10 am

Remember this tune? A hit for Herb Alpert in 1963, also recorded by The Shadows and The Ventures. Thanks for listening.

--click it--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSG4w4D54PQ

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Stephen Eger · Post by **Stephen Eger** » 13 Sep 2015 11:41 am

I love it! I really like the chords at the beginning. I guess that's why you use a flat pick? Great sound!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 13 Sep 2015 12:16 pm

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.

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 13 Sep 2015 12:55 pm

Neat Job Doug! Like the bass sound on the bridge.

Michael James · Post by **Michael James** » 13 Sep 2015 1:01 pm

That was a fun ride!

Barbara Berg · Post by **Barbara Berg** » 13 Sep 2015 1:32 pm

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!

Joe Elk · Post by **Joe Elk** » 13 Sep 2015 1:35 pm

Nice Doug!!!
Joe Elk

Rick Bernauer · Post by **Rick Bernauer** » 13 Sep 2015 3:48 pm

Love it! I wish this had been song 17 in your book.

Chase Brady · Post by **Chase Brady** » 13 Sep 2015 4:15 pm

Are you using a flatpick on this one?

Frank James Pracher · Post by **Frank James Pracher** » 13 Sep 2015 5:54 pm

Man...I could listen to that all day. Awesome Doug!

Is it just standard C6th with the low C replaced with a G?

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 13 Sep 2015 11:17 pm

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.

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 14 Sep 2015 4:02 am

I've been thinking about doing a rendition of that song for years, perfect for lap steel. Great job as always!

Bishop Ronnie P Hall · Post by **Bishop Ronnie P Hall** » 14 Sep 2015 4:46 am

Right on the money Doug, perfection at it`s greatness, Keep up the good work.
Ron

Keith Glendinning · Post by **Keith Glendinning** » 14 Sep 2015 4:54 am

Another fanastic rendition of a great old tune You certainly can "pick" them Doug.

Jeff Spencer · Post by **Jeff Spencer** » 14 Sep 2015 5:13 am

Yet again!!! Great work!

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 14 Sep 2015 5:25 am

Sounds good, Doug. Love the old Tijuana Brass records.

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 14 Sep 2015 5:30 am

Excellent!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 14 Sep 2015 7:50 am

Thanks, guys!

Bo Parker · Post by **Bo Parker** » 14 Sep 2015 8:53 am

Doug Beaumier wrote:Remember this tune?

Great stuff!

-Bo Parker

Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 14 Sep 2015 10:24 am

YES, I remember the tune. You also mention The Shadows that fantastic guitar and EQ make it sound very Shadows to me. You also mention Beatles, I have the ticket from July 29 -64 when I was tn Stockholm Sweden and see The Beatles.
Is this from the next book?

Bosse in Sweden

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 14 Sep 2015 11:08 am

Great tune and playing. Love that low G string.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 14 Sep 2015 8:40 pm

Thanks Len, Bosse, Bo. Bosse, I don't think I'll be doing any more books for quite a while.

Larry Lenhart · Post by **Larry Lenhart** » 15 Sep 2015 7:19 am

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 !

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 15 Sep 2015 8:46 am

Nice one Doug. The surf sound worked.. That was the first thing I thought, kinda surfy sounding.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 15 Sep 2015 10:01 am

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

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