Guitarist's Forum

[Leighton]

I know the song, but have never tried to play it, I'm afraid.

I'm stuck in work this weekend but will have a go at it. 

[Leighton]

Capo 1

Dmin / C / 010030 ? / F ..........

[Leighton]

Better on capo 6

Amin / G / F / E .........

[lucienne]

Many thanks I'll have a go!!
L.

[mobes]

I don't think it's quite the same thing, but Richie Havens always used his thumb from the top of the guitar to play barre chords when he was in open tuning.  He had a VERY big thumb!

He explains all (complete with pictures) on his web site:

http://www.richiehavens.com/HM3365.htm


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[mike clement]

I once saw Don McLean doing what he called "overhand guitar" - .ie grabbing the fret board
from above ! - thumb side of his hand facing himself. As I recall this worked excellently and
sounded great too. Guess it must almost be like starting all over to learn how to play like that.

Another guy who does this peculiar style of playing is the blind rock guitarist Jeff Healy.
Sounds brilliant when he does it -  check out his version of "While My Guitar Gently Wheeps" for instance.
Hmmm, what is is about blind guys and guitars anyway ?

Henrik if you haven't done so have a look at the Erik Mongrain website. I.ll try and find the link and post. Theres video and mp3's there. Mike

[mike clement]

http://www.erikmongrain.com/indexeng.asp?Page=Music Here's the link

[Henrik]

I once saw Don McLean doing what he called "overhand guitar" - .ie grabbing the fret board
from above ! - thumb side of his hand facing himself. As I recall this worked excellently and
sounded great too. Guess it must almost be like starting all over to learn how to play like that.

Another guy who does this peculiar style of playing is the blind rock guitarist Jeff Healy.
Sounds brilliant when he does it -  check out his version of "While My Guitar Gently Wheeps" for instance.
Hmmm, what is is about blind guys and guitars anyway ?

Henrik if you haven't done so have a look at the Erik Mongrain website. I.ll try and find the link and post. Theres video and mp3's there. Mike

Wow, great stuff - thank you, Mike.   
I am totally flabbergasted, stunned, amazed and in awe here.

Don't think I will even start thinking about how that is possible - much too hard.


Here is that guy, I talked about earlier :

Jeff Healey - "While my guitar gently wheeps"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJh3KaIKDAw


Cheers

H

[John Beresford]

Can any of you guitarist folk help with this query on the RAS Guestbook, please?  Thanks.

[Geoff]

Can any of you guitarist folk help with this query on the RAS Guestbook, please?  Thanks.

I've replied with 'my' version, which sort of works, though it may not be anything like the "proper" chords!

[Baggy]

How about a song I've always hoped would turn up in the tab books....River Rising,Moon is High ?

The core figure sounds like it is based on Em/A, and there is a G to C run in the verse which is nice to play...but what on earth happens in the middle section...ie the bass run up to and following "..like you and / I".

I was mortified this wasn't included in the Songs For Six Strings songbook.

[Al]

How about a song I've always hoped would turn up in the tab books....River Rising,Moon is High ?

The core figure sounds like it is based on Em/A, and there is a G to C run in the verse which is nice to play...but what on earth happens in the middle section...ie the bass run up to and following "..like you and / I".

I was mortified this wasn't included in the Songs For Six Strings songbook.

I;ve been playing with this recently and its really nice to play except I have not got the "..like you and / I " bit yet either  The "ooooh" bit preceding it follows on from the Bflat/ A section ( "River rising, moon is high" ) and it starts on Dm with a bass run on the d stirng, 3rd fret 5th string, 1st fret fifth string, open 4th string, 3rd fret 4th string, open 4th string, 2nd fret 4th string ( done without guitar handy so I might not have represented what I play but I think this is what I play ! ) and so you end up on a sort of am perhaps and that "liek you and / I " is based around that figure somehow but I haven't got it yet, its the only bit I haven;t got and its been really bugging me :-( So if oyu work it out, or anyone else has then let me and Baggy know ! :-)

[Baggy]

Thx Al...that sounds pretty good. Not sure i have it quite right yet, and I'm still working on the next two bars !

[A french fan]

With the help of some of you I can play now ,on my guitar, my first song of Ralph :it is "Terminus".
and also the chords (not yet in picking... )of Streets of London

I would be happy to find the tabs of 'clown" but on the last book that I have bought (songs for 6 strings) there is not this song

So if somebody can send me this tabs, I will be very happy

Thanks for your Help

Pascal

[Henrik]

Our guitar freaks here may want to check out these two lovely
and amazing versions of Joseph Spence's
"There Will be a Happy Meeting" /
"Great Dreams of/from Heaven"
that Ralph usually wraps up his Spence tribute "Hands of Joseph" with.


John Renbourn - Abide with me & Great dream from heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBA8xb5Yi0g

Instruction video with chords - go ahead, try it ! *LOL*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxxQxe0Dk5s


Enjoy  
Henrik

PS. If your internet connection or your PC is a bit on the slow
side for these Youtube videos to play smoothly, you can reduce
the quality of the video - and thereby reduce the heavy work load
for your poor connection / PC - by right clicking the video window and
then select Quality / Medium or Low.

[John Beresford]

Can anyone help with this request for help with 'Song for Martin' on Andy's website, please?

[Henrik]

Amazing version of "Happy Meeting In Glory/Great Dream of Heaven" by Joseph Spence,
which is the lovely instrumental piece that Ralph often uses to round off his Spence
tribute "Hands of Joseph".

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNwadeESf0

[Al]

Well, since it seen so quiet in here for a while, and "Boris The Bat" got mentioned in the McTell chatter section, I thought I'd humbly post my guitar arrangement of it that I worked out to give my kids much amusement... and yes, me too  
Its a text file, obviously, but if you import it into something like Tabledit ( downloadable from www.tabledit.com ) it will let you play it to hear how it sounds - cool !  

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[Al]

Whilst adding "Boris The Bat" I noticed the "Song For Martin" request - made some months ago now  

Anyway, if anyone is remotely interested still here is the verse bit that I have just tabbed from memory without a guitar on my knee but it sounds right(ish)  

There is a .txt file (song for martin verse.txt) and also another file ( song for martin verse rename this txt file as a tef file.txt). With the latter, if you change the suffix from .txt to .tef, it will play in Tabledit or Tabledit viewer ( both downloadable from tabledit.com - the viewer is free )



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[Al]

Also, .tef file of "Boris" renamed as txt file posted with this ( why didn't I think of this before ? ), change the file suffix from .txt to .tef and it will play itself in Tabledit or the viewer - I missed off the intro, the demo version on this pc I am using only allows you to save 16 bars - doh ! But its got the verse and the chorus, which are more important  







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