LAMP - I Learned a Song

[Townhallsavoy]

I know none of you care, but I can't help but put this all over the internet as a way of bragging and congratulating myself. 

After ten years of screwing around with this song, I can finally play the one part I've never been able to play.  I mean, I've never had a clue what the hell he was doing.  Not saying I've got it up to his performance level, but I've finally got a start with it. 

It's the :28-:38 second mark for those that care. 



 

[BZ770]

That is a tough lick.  Key of D?  I've got a 95 Cherry Sunburst Les Paul STD and a 79 Takemine Classical that I don't play near enough.  I still play my Tenor Sax regularly with small orchestras, but I miss jamming with bands. 

[Snaggletiger]

Martin D-16 and American Sunburst Strat. 


I can only play 19% of what's in that video.  My gawd!

[Townhallsavoy]

Yeah it's in D.  Drop D on the 6th string. 

The trick is learning which notes to pick and which ones to hammer on and pull off.  You also have to use your middle finger on the G string (insert guitar jokes here).  Super tough song.  I can't believe I finally figured it out. 

Now I need to get it up to speed without making mistakes.... 

What orchestras?  I've been wanting to get into a big band.  I love music from the 20s-40s.  Old Glenn Miller type stuff.  If I could find a fiddle player that can do some Stephane Grappelli, I'd be in heaven. 

[BZ770]

It's mainly for church functions around the Christmas Holidays and Easter.  Not the Mobile Symphony, but it is alot of fun for me.  It's a far cry from my day job of working in an oil refinery. I was in a jazz band a couple of years at a juco before I went to Auburn,and we used to playsome cool stuff. Lots of improv and blues beats. Good luck to finishing that piece.

[CCTAU]

About half way through, I was looking for Zorro to pop on my screen. That was some nice finger picking.

Ever notice how those bluegrass guys hold on to the bottom E string to stabilize when picking any of the other strings?

I gotta friend that is absolutely a master of the guitar. He claims to have played every note possible at one time or the other. He can pick some bluegrass like I haven't seen.

I'll see if hes' heard of this song and can play it.

[Townhallsavoy]

About half way through, I was looking for Zorro to pop on my screen. That was some nice finger picking.

Ever notice how those bluegrass guys hold on to the bottom E string to stabilize when picking any of the other strings?

I gotta friend that is absolutely a master of the guitar. He claims to have played every note possible at one time or the other. He can pick some bluegrass like I haven't seen.

I'll see if hes' heard of this song and can play it.

The best thing about Tommy Emmanuel?  He's not just a bluegrass picker.  He can play it all.  Jazz.  Rock.  Blues.  Fingerstyle.  Bluegrass.  Classical. 

He's a freak.  Spend an hour on youtube watching his stuff.  It'll blow your mind.

[Saniflush]

I have no problem playing the key of D