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Topic: My arrangement of Django's Nuages for A6th lap steel |
Andy Volk
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Mark Roeder
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Doug Beaumier
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Jerome Hawkes
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2015 12:48 pm |
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| I worked out a B11 arrangement of Nuages about six years ago |
i always 'heard' this song in my head on B11, which is a close relative to A6.
Eddie Rivers did a version at one of the AATW shows i was at and i asked him about it - he said A6.
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Andy Volk
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Posted 20 Feb 2015 2:03 pm
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Thanks, guys. I fixed a typo in the PDF. The first 2 notes should have been b & c. The audio doesn't reflect this fix.
It works nicely in B11th, Doug! Those 9th chords sit perfectly in the straight bar position in that tuning. Mike Fried did a nice version in B11th too: http://www.hsga.org/MikeFried.htm
Nuages is one of those tunes that can go in a lot of different directions from the simple to the complex. I tried to control my tendency to add too much and keep it fairly straightforward. In reality, I would add more idiomatic steel flourishes and some spicier harmonies. Manoir De Mes Reves (Django's Castle) works well in A6th too in the key of D. The arrangement I did years ago was really lame when I played it so that one needs a facelift too.
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Jerome Hawkes
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Posted 20 Feb 2015 2:52 pm
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those are some wonderful tracks by Mike Fried - what happened to him and his project? thats exactly what i was hearing (B11) in his version of Nuages. i remember his name from the 'old' forum but haven't seen him on here in several years.
nice to hear some F#9 on his other cuts
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Andy Volk
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Posted 20 Feb 2015 3:52 pm
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I met him at Bobbe Seymour's when I was in Nashville for a shoot - must be about 18 years ago. Really nice guy. I had no idea at the time how well he played. His version of South of Honolulu is very beautiful.
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Mike Neer
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Posted 20 Feb 2015 5:40 pm
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Thanks for bringing up this tune, Andy. It is essential repertoire, IMO.
I play it in C6/A7, and transpose it to the key of F#.
Mind if I post a link?
https://soundcloud.com/ionahoopii/nuages-arr-mike-neer
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Andy Volk
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Posted 20 Feb 2015 8:39 pm
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Impressive musicality and technical control of voices and textures, Mike.
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Bill Hatcher
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 5:33 am
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Bill, that is so #$@!%$& beautiful!
Bill, Mike, Doug ... you guys inspire me. Cool to hear so many interesting ideas (that Ipanema quote out of left field gave me a smile, Bill).
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Bill Hatcher
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:36 am
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| Andy Volk wrote: |
Bill, that is so #$@!%$& beautiful!
Bill, Mike, Doug ... you guys inspire me. Cool to hear so many interesting ideas (that Ipanema quote out of left field gave me a smile, Bill). |
thanks. i too was inspired by the players on this forum to work on my lap steel playing and record some things to share. hearing different versions on different tunings is just fabulous.
btw...the tumbling tumbleweeds is in there too! lol |
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Roy Thomson
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 1:41 pm
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I learned this on the 6 string Leavitt Tuning several years ago also and have it in Tablature. My link to listen:
http://picosong.com/2nZu
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Steffen Gunter
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Munich, Germany
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Posted 22 Feb 2015 12:59 am
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I always loved this song and you you all did great renditions. This thread will be a good source for inspiration when I find time to work out an arrangement.
I always thought Jules Ah See's / JB's Intro/Outro arrangement of Sand was inspired by Nuages, so B11 will be my choice. |
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Roy Thomson
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Posted 22 Feb 2015 2:18 am
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Doug
Triplets..TIM repeated on string 1 in my case.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 22 Feb 2015 4:39 am
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| I always thought Jules Ah See's / JB's Intro/Outro arrangement of Sand was inspired by Nuages ...., |
I thought the same thing and I wrote and asked Byrd that question back in the early 90s. He said he was familiar with a lot of what Django did but didn't know Nuages but he doubted there could possibly be any connection. Nuages was written during WWWII. When did Iona write Sand?
I'm working on a B11th version now. Amazing what changing one string 1/2 step does.
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Last edited by Andy Volk on 13 Jun 2015 10:47 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Len Amaral
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Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 22 Feb 2015 2:27 pm
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| Beyond my pay grade but wonderful tune and playing. |
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Mike Fried
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Nashville, TN, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2015 2:41 pm
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Hello all, thanks so much for the kind words! I had been pretty much off the Forum for quite quite some time but have poked my head back in again over the last few days. I'm afraid my lap steel chops have been neglected for a few years but my passion for it is likely to resurface at some point! BTW, if anyone's interested in a copy of the "South of Honolulu" CD, send me a PM - many copies left! Aloha!
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