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but then again if somebody gave me a chart of the proper chords/notes they wanted played, ??? I might be of assistance then?

planetguy's rudeness does not bother me, seven guitarists, all top notch players were turned down on Peg by Steelty Dan, Jay Graydon got it.. the others were as good, it's just planetyguy is looking for something more as what he envisions, I don't see it, but planetguy does ..so be it.. LOL

the truth is that i never "envisioned" any particular thing for this tune.

after Dave (Cajun Daddy) requested i lay a minor blues walking line....i did have it in my head that he'd laying down some M Bloomfield Elvin Bishop wicked minor blues gtr...but that never happened.....so from there the song was open to go wherever the participants chose to take it. as i said in my last post....i liked some of your comping ideas.

there's at least a million different ways the bass/drums trk might be approached.

and not to beat a dead horse, but the only things i "envisioned" were good intonation and playing the head in time and with the pitches that bass played....or maybe even a good harmony. but hopefully it'd be something that didn't sound too sloppy.

but then again if somebody gave me a chart of the proper chords/notes they wanted played, ??? I might be of assistance then?

chord chart? c'mon.....it's a Cm blues.

like i said i didn't have any particular "voicing" requirements other than avoiding playing a major gtr chord over minor the minor chords the bass is laying out.

mostly you had all that sussed out and as i said...i dug some of the 4ths voicings and where you chose to place your hits. THAT wasn't my problem.

and if we're gonna be totally honest as to you requiring some notes and guidelines....i DID provide you exactly that when you weighed in w what you thought the bass was playing for the head.

pls note....that i respectfully and politely pointed out what the actual line was w zero rudeness and not jumping your $hit.

later, i also did write a pretty time consuming layout of what i played....explaining when it came off the blues changes and hung on the "one" chord, and when i thought we should all lay out to give RG's drums a little space!

Planetguy opens with a nice bass run, which I believe to be Bb-C- Eb- F-Eb-G- Eb-C .. anybody think it would be cool to have the next instrumentalist play unison notes on keyboards/horns/ guitar?

the head that i'm playing up front is this broken down into the two note phrases as i play it:

Bb C
(8ve^) Bb C
F G
Eb C

the next bit when it moves to the Fm should be easy enough to figure out as should the turnaround

I don't envision it as blues.. it's too jazzy of drums foundation to be blues..can I get an amen anybody?

nevertheless, today is Friday, and ready will be ready with it, and really looking forward to hearing it.. a consummate pro will deliver.. I will not be dropping anything on it, but I have great expectations for you all..

this is often a point of confusion.

when i say it's a "blues" i'm referring to the FORM and not the GENRE.

i.e. the 12 bar blues form that is used extensively in jazz, bluegrass, R&R, and country as well.

on the short list of best "blues players ever???? Milt Jackson who is acknowledged as one of THE best....

no, it's not B.B King or Lightning Hopkins "Blues"....but this form is always referred to as "a blues" by jazz musicians .....because that's the FORM it uses.

one of MJ's most famous tunes.... "Bag's Groove" a "blues in F" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8sBHp4o-FI

how about Miles blowing blues in Bb.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYOiGoyLNTs

or Monk playing one the most recognizable blues.... another blues in Bb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_40V2lcxM7k


would you not call all the above...."blues" were we on a gig and you called one of those tunes?

"Hey Mark, we're gonna play 'Bag's Goove'...you know it?"

"No. What's going on w the tune?"

"No sweat....it's just a blues in F"

"gottit, thanks."

nevertheless, today is Friday, and ready will be ready with it, and really looking forward to hearing it.. a consummate pro will deliver..

as the saying goes..."I'm from MO. SHOW ME!"

i agree...."consumate pros" do deliver on their word. either way.....i guess we're gonna see what's to see.

fair enough, planetguy, I just did not want you to think I intentionally made the sound warble?

i never for one second thought that.

Is Ready putting keys on that Cm blues track??

on previous page he said he was jumping in. IF it happens....it'll be interesting to hear what he does.

of course, i'd find any of you knucklehead's approaches to it interesting.

As mentioned, I'm finished w/ the mixer/PA thing until next weekend. I'll pull all the cables and hook it back up to the computer and see if I can come up w/ something Sunday afternoon. Busy until then.

I need to throw something new on SC anyway. Everyone's abandoning me over there (for whatever that's worth).

I went to share some of your stuff and all of my faves were gone.

I went to share some of your stuff and all of my faves were gone.

What you talkin' 'bout, Arnold?

The stuff from the CD. Wanted to show off your wares to the sc Facebook group and I wasn't finding anything but folk blues stuff and Sam I Am.