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Post by mrstrellisofnwales on Sept 18, 2023 7:41:18 GMT
One for home players here. I’m guessing that most of us go through phases where we play a song or two continually for a while to try and perfect it or perfect our own version of it. For me the phase can last a couple of weeks, then I move on to another song, returning to the previous song occasionally. So what’s your current song?
My current pieces are Buckets of Rain in Open D and a medley ofTom Waits songs, On the Nickel, Tom Trauberts Blues and Time in open G.
None of them are obvious reso or slide songs but that’s one of the attractions.
Mrs T.
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 18, 2023 7:54:36 GMT
Great idea for a thread!
Buckets of Rain is a beautiful song... here's Robbie & me performing it in 2016, both using resonator guitars with slides. It was not a rehearsed thing, just jammed our way through.
Right now I am playing my own songs from the new upcoming album. Working them up so they roll off the tongue and fingers. We finished the album nearly a year ago and since then I have been busy with other stuff, so revisiting these songs and bringing them back to life is a lot of fun.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Sept 18, 2023 8:12:05 GMT
This one: Reminds me of Mrs.PD when we first met yonks ago (romantic ol' git ain't I?)  . Learning on the Fiddle Edge tuned Spanish G, song is in D - not as easy as I imagined - having to rethink a few things as I'm used to playing in open G  . |
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 18, 2023 9:31:19 GMT
It's great to play shuffles in D out of open G Spanish because all three chords fall together so easily, and then slide soloing using the 7th as your home fret is nice as you have so much fretboard beyond the 7th to stretch out on.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Sept 18, 2023 11:52:05 GMT
... and below the seventh fret, too.
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 18, 2023 16:23:00 GMT
As my main practice guitar is a reso ( my Glenwood shape res-electric) my songs might not be what you’d expect.
One is ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ the Eagles song, its in E ( I am as usual in Open G) but the signature riff isn’t too hard.
Next is ‘ Got Mind Set on You’ ( George Harrison’s version) mostly easy chords but you have to move around the fretboard a lot.
Hopefully I will find myself playing a ‘proper’ resonator tune if I ever learn the above numbers.
Pete
I might revisit ‘Georgia Skin Game ‘ the Peg Leg Howel song, it was one of the first things I learned and ,like the Keb Mo song I played it in D on open G.
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Post by slide496 on Sept 18, 2023 20:20:33 GMT
Alot of revisiting on my parlor resonators - Been practicing in both OPEN G and OPEN D.
For OPEN G its continuing working on the instrumental portion of Walking Blues and Satisfied, sometimes with picks.
For OPEN D, it's working on bunch of Fred Mcdowell with a focus on developing the facility to play the melody on both the treble and bass, and go back and forth at the same speed. He does that quite alot in his Gospel numbers - if I remember correctly, Blind Willie Johnson also did that. I have about 6 that I am working on the instrumental portion including Jesus on the Mainline, You Gotta Move, Saints Go Marching In, Lord Will Make a Way, Back Back Train, Wish I Was in Heaven, Lamp Trimmed and Burning and also the non-gospel My Babe.
I think the latter exercise is helping familiarize with the fretboard in OPEN D.
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Post by tomgiemza on Sept 18, 2023 20:55:00 GMT
I'm trying to get Boogie Woogie Dance quite right... I started playing in open tunings just a couple years ago, it took me a while to start breaking the typical blues schemes... nothing wrong with good ol' blues, but it's fun to make an arrangement of a song that is not typically played on resonator. Today I arranged Dylan's Queen Jane Approximately for open D |
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Post by stevie2sticks on Sept 18, 2023 21:15:44 GMT
Albatross in Open D.
Played it at an Open Mic on Friday and the place went quiet, the oldies thinking about what the name of tune was. LOL
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 18, 2023 21:42:46 GMT
This is great.
If anyone wants to post videos of what you are working on, or ask questions, I would be happy to help in any way I can. As I am sure others would too.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by uatru on Sept 18, 2023 22:06:11 GMT
Sporting Life blues - Brownie McGhee. And I’m having trouble getting Father and Son by Cat Stevens out of my head.
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Post by mrstrellisofnwales on Sept 19, 2023 7:22:14 GMT
Many years ago I learned a finger style version. The next challenge will be to play the slide part and record it.
MrsT
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Post by davetracey on Sept 19, 2023 10:40:11 GMT
I love rhythm in music, so what I try to get right is playing in open D , using the 6th and 4th strings to set the tempo, while playing melody lines on the top 2 strings. Amazing how something so simple in theory should sound so perfect - and be so difficult to get right ! Songs I have been playing recently then,include ones Fred McDowell and Blind Willie Johnson - "Shake 'Em On Down", "God Don't Ever Change" for example.
In open G I have been practising the version of "Ramblin'" as recorded by Johnny Shines. And "Kokomo Blues" By Fred McDowell.
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Post by tomgiemza on Sept 19, 2023 11:48:55 GMT
I love rhythm in music, so what I try to get right is playing in open D , using the 6th and 4th strings to set the tempo, while playing melody lines on the top 2 strings. Amazing how something so simple in theory should sound so perfect - and be so difficult to get right ! Songs I have been playing recently then,include ones Fred McDowell and Blind Willie Johnson - "Shake 'Em On Down", "God Don't Ever Change" for example. In open G I have been practising the version of "Ramblin'" as recorded by Johnny Shines. And "Kokomo Blues" By Fred McDowell. I was practicing the same pattern in open D trying to do guitar mimicry of a train from Tom Rush and Doug MacLeod versions of Panama Limited. For me, it's easier than 5th and 4th string rhythm in open G. |
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 19, 2023 13:23:20 GMT
I love rhythm in music, so what I try to get right is playing in open D , using the 6th and 4th strings to set the tempo, while playing melody lines on the top 2 strings. Amazing how something so simple in theory should sound so perfect - and be so difficult to get right ! Songs I have been playing recently then,include ones Fred McDowell and Blind Willie Johnson - "Shake 'Em On Down", "God Don't Ever Change" for example. In open G I have been practising the version of "Ramblin'" as recorded by Johnny Shines. And "Kokomo Blues" By Fred McDowell. I was practicing the same pattern in open D trying to do guitar mimicry of a train from Tom Rush and Doug MacLeod versions of Panama Limited. For me, it's easier than 5th and 4th string rhythm in open G. Tom Rush's 1965 recording of The Panama Limited is really very cool and has been in my life for a very long time. Tom's version is of course where Doug got his from. The original Bukka White recording of this song is the source and is inimitable. Interestingly, it may be worth noting that Tom and Doug are not playing it anything like the original. Rhythmically it is different and their versions are leaning closer to Bukka's Jitterbug Swing, but even that is not played the way they are doing it. Try listening to Bukka White playing Jitterbug Swing and Panama Limited and maybe use those as your place of exploration. Have fun! Shine On Michael |
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