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Ginger
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Joined: 19 Jan 2004
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Location: Bath England

PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 6:19 am    Post subject: Hello from Bath England Reply with quote

Shocked
Hello to all up on this site. I play a bit of guitar, and Robben is certainly someone to try to emulate. I love his approach. Currently working on
Indianola and hope to persuade my little local band to try "Something for the pain", in fact anyone with some advise or hints for the middle bridge section is welcome to get in touch ;-)

Best wishes.

Julian
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BlueRunner
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003
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Location: City of Trees, USA

PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool Welcome! Our family (wife and two daughters) spent some time in Bath in December 1997 while visiting the older daughter during a year she spent doing and "extra" high school year at Blundell's, Tiverton, Devon. We cancelled some upcoming time in Wales to spend extra time in Bath. The city was so gracious, and the people so wonderful. We hope to return some day (maybe in warmer weather, 'tho Bath dressed up for Christmas was something wonderful, too).

The bridge in "Something for the Pain"? Whew. Let me know what approach you take. It sounds as if Robben plays a series of double-stops based on a C# major 7th chord, over a B-flat minor harmony from the rest of the band, transitioning into an E-flat dominant 7th (i.e., the 4th in B-flat), then up to E dominant 7th, i.e., a half step, then using the E dominant 7th as the 5th in A-major, taking him back the the basic A-major riff with which the entire tune starts. The whole tune, however, is based on various jazz tools (like the suspended G chord he goes to as the vocal starts), including appregios in keys other than, but complimenary to, the basic harmonic structure. Better yet are some of the lyrics, i.e., "someday I'll be ... some other me ... and fly through and open door ..."

Best regards
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srammell
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Joined: 21 Jul 2003
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Location: Bristol, England,UK

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok Blue - can we now run this through Babelfish and get an 'english' translation.... Confused

How loooooong does it take someone to talk like this and actually understand what they are saying - musically speaking - ?

I'm impressed that you cna say this let alone 'hear' it Laughing

Cheers

Simon
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool srammell: Actually, I know just enough to be a danger to myself and others. I was trained as a classical musician ('cello), played guitar and bass in rock and folk bands in high school and college, and actually got a college degree in music. I then abandoned music entirely when I went to law school, and only came back to it about two years ago. My 30 years of non-music sometimes feel like a period of having been held hostage by folks from outer space (or maybe Blue Meanies). I've now been studying guitar for a little over a year with a well-schooled instructor (he studied with Frank Gambale at the Los Angeles Music Academy) who's often pleased with what I remember about music theory -- but is more often appalled by what I have forgotten. In a lot of ways, however, theory is over-rated. I play on occassion with one of my law partners. He has ferocious chops. But he's strictly an ear guy. If I talked theory to him, he wouldn't know a B major 6th from a BMW convertible.
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srammell
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congratulations on refinding your muse/inspiration - now is it really a whole year since I promised myself to get back into playing and maybe having some blues guitar lessons ? Embarassed
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JohnnyBlues
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Ginger,

Another UK-based RF fan here.

Keep the Blues!

JohnnyBlues Cool
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