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Topic: Lazy Summer Day - original tune |
Andy Volk
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Allan Revich
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Posted 1 May 2021 8:53 am |
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That was very nice Andy. And it really does capture the flavour of a lazy summer day.
I can also see (and hear) the wisdom of that tuning. You have that sweet, jazzy major 7 available in major keys, and a a full minor triad for minor keys, and 2 & 6 chords in major keys.
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 1 May 2021 5:39 pm
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| Nice one Andy. I'm gonna mess with that tuning, Thanx |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 1 May 2021 6:06 pm
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Harry Manx uses this tuning for his song “coat of mail†among others. You can get some nice chords.
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Glenn Wilde
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Posted 2 May 2021 6:53 am
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| Yes, very nice chords, I've put one of my Oahu's in it( C# but same intervals) and worked out a serviceable version of Femme Fatale by Velvet Underground pretty quickly. I like it,its got a Burt Bacharach vibe to it. now to try your song. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 2 May 2021 8:55 am
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Thanks, Doug! You do so many killer covers but I’ve also enjoyed your original tunes.... I recall one in B11th that had “moon†in the title.
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 3 May 2021 5:17 am
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| always cool to hear original tunes played like this! |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 3 May 2021 5:57 am
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Thanks, Bill.
I went down a Dmaj7 rabbit hole this past weekend revisiting my 70s high school am radio life when, just jamming, I realized Ventura Highway complete with its harmonized intro licks sits perfectly and easily playable in this tuning.
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Bill Hatcher
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Posted 3 May 2021 6:48 am
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| Andy Volk wrote: |
Thanks, Bill.
I went down a Dmaj7 rabbit hole this past weekend revisiting my 70s high school am radio life when, just jamming, I realized Ventura Highway complete with its harmonized intro licks sits perfectly and easily playable in this tuning. |
when i post a tune after i build someone a lap steel and i use THEIR tuning, i always just plink around a bit until i hear the melody of a song. then i record that song. sometimes the tuning does indeed dictate the song you should play. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Posted 3 May 2021 7:42 am
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Andy, yes, that original B11 tune of mine is "Moontide" --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6KQC3A2t60
Bill, I absolutely agree with you that sometimes the tuning we're playing will dictate the song we play. My original song, Moontide, grew out of B11 tuning. One day I was experimenting with some of the chord voicings built into the tuning... and suddenly this melody popped out! Those particular chords and notes would never have occurred to me on C6, A6, E13, or another tuning IMO. I think Andy is experiencing something similar with his tuning.
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