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Piano and ensemble figures arranged for acoustic guitar and voice. Transposed down one whole step from Bb to Ab. (I learned this song first in Bb, playing in standard tuning with a capo at the 1st fret, but play it here on a capo-less guitar tuned down 1/2 step, FYI.) In listening to this, it probably won`t take you long to conclude that this was fun as hell! The "opera" part pretty much says it all. I`d never heard one person try to pull off this famed "Galileo" section. Most of my aforementioned friends` eyes were watering (from laughter) after hearing this! Features lots of vocal improvisation.
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Piano and ensemble figures arranged for acoustic guitar and voice. Played in the original key of... E? A? F#m? Bm? Whatever key(s) it is, I like it :) One of several Pet Sounds-era songs I learned in 1999-2000.
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Transposed down one half step from G to Gb (i.e., tuned down 1/2 step). For the most part, this is faithful to McCartney`s masterful original. BUT, with the addition of my trademark, goofball "bird" sounds (!) before the last verse, I reckon that makes it different enough to put on here :)
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Played in the original key of D major, at a slower tempo, and with a swing feel. Performed 99% pickstyle, as opposed to w/fingers.
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Features an intro arranged by Jeff Buckley. Transposed down one whole step from C to Bb (with a capo at the 3rd fret). This is a tribute to Jeff Buckley, who I feel is one of the greatest male vocalists-and self accompanists-of all time. Nevertheless, I tried to not rip him off! (Who could?) Includes a unique guitar solo/interlude and a totally improvised ending. Actually, I didn`t even know how I was going to end it, because, for whatever reason, I`d never played the song all the way to the end before recording it.
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Piano arranged for strummed acoustic guitar (tuned down 1/2 step). I used mostly "homemade," open-string chord voicings, throughout. Played in original key of Eb.
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For what it`s worth, it`s impossible for me to listen to the original version of this song and not think of my personal mentors whom are no longer on this planet, namely Duke "EC" Miller, Paul LaRose, and my dynamite dad, Doug Turner. I kept the ol` emotions in check though, and didn`t "lose it" in the 3rd verse, though my voice sorta cracks. Transposed down one half step from Ab to G (i.e., without Fogelberg`s capoed 1st fret). This is really the only song I didn`t "mess" with in some way.
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Transposed down a minor 3rd from E to Db (w/capo at 1st fret), played at a faster tempo than the original. I fabricated a pretty elaborate Travis Picking arrangement for this, replete with some fancy "Carter strumming"-playing country-style alternating bass notes with percussive strums-in the 3rd verse.
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This stays fairly faithful to the original version`s chorus and intro guitar parts, but I tried to come up with my own "Hendrixesque" stuff for the verses. Features a personal trademark-a little "mouth guitar" solo-at its midpoint. FYI, I practiced the outro bit on a different guitar than I recorded this on. Hence, I completely blew what I`d planned! Oh well...
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How many ways can I play a "C7" chord? Listen to this track to find out :) FYI, the "crashing" sound at the end is my set of headphones hitting the floor! I originally intended to fade it out, but figured it punctuated this disc nicely, so I left it in.
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