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Hi Members,
I gotta be honest, I did a lot of takes on this one. I found it really difficult to get the emphasis on the chords right. I recorded with the ES335 middle position through my Vibrolux with some reverb and tremolo and a little slapback from the TC electronic flashback pedal. Hope you enjoy.
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Very well played, John. It’s easy to see that this is not an easy one, and yet I didn’t hear anything that shouldn’t be there. At first I thought there was a little too much reverb and slapback in it though, but soon afterwards I felt it added a cool note of vintage. So, all good. Or better: Excellent!
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@Bryce, @Maradonagol, @kubrider, @Tremelow, @Scott M, @ranja,@MBaribe, @Brian,
thanks for listening and your kind comments. kubrider, I have lots of time now to noodle with these things. Brian, I would love to understand how you came up with this chord progression, is it by ear or something you’re familiar with? -
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I liked this a lot John. I suggest you stop labeling things “attempts”.
The chord progression is fairly standard. The main things to notice, in the beginning is that, like a standard 12 bar blues, it hits the 1 chord at the first measure, the IV chord at measure four, back to the I on measure 6, and gets to the V chord on measure 9 (at measure 8, the Bm7 is a very common substitute for E7, so it functions the same), and then ends with a two bar turnaround. The main twist in this is going to the maj7 chord at measure four.
Someday, if Brian doesn’t object, I might start a series of posts on chord substitutions. I know we talked earlier about having a theory corner, but nothing has come of it yet.
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Thanks again everybody.
@Duffy , thanks for the theory information, I’m going to go over that carefully today. Calling it “attempt” indicates there’s a recording or video within, as opposed to a question.They are always attempts, though, 10 minutes after I finish I’m kicking myself about something I could do better. @Bryce had mentioned the possibility of a theory forum. I would love your input on chord substitutions. We could include Scotty’s fretboard lessons, lick ideas and I would finally get around to some fretboard pattern videos. I know @Brian is working on a theory course but he has assured me he promotes us teaching each other. -
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