Hey folks,
Here' s that Great Beyond tablature I had promised. This was a song that came about from a riff I was working on in G minor tuning... It had a nice ringing quality to it, and was inspired by some Ralph Towner right-hand excercises I had done back when I was in school. Every tuning offers some possibilities and some challenges, and for this song it was nice to have all those open drone strings to pull off to and strum, each of them having a different connotation to the harmony of the moment. The drawback to all that droning is that it tends to lock up your chord choices, so I sought to fix that by introducing the major 2 harmony into the chorus ('the whisper that calls my name). This required some creative fingering and muting to execute live, but I think it was worth the extra effort to give the harmony a little lift at that moment.
Here's the two main riffs in tab format. Still figuring this program out, so future scores will be more involved...
Thanks for tuning in (and down, for this song!)...
Here's the link for the jpg of the music notation:
http://www.jacobmoon.com/greatbeyondtabs.jpg
Here' s that Great Beyond tablature I had promised. This was a song that came about from a riff I was working on in G minor tuning... It had a nice ringing quality to it, and was inspired by some Ralph Towner right-hand excercises I had done back when I was in school. Every tuning offers some possibilities and some challenges, and for this song it was nice to have all those open drone strings to pull off to and strum, each of them having a different connotation to the harmony of the moment. The drawback to all that droning is that it tends to lock up your chord choices, so I sought to fix that by introducing the major 2 harmony into the chorus ('the whisper that calls my name). This required some creative fingering and muting to execute live, but I think it was worth the extra effort to give the harmony a little lift at that moment.
Here's the two main riffs in tab format. Still figuring this program out, so future scores will be more involved...
Thanks for tuning in (and down, for this song!)...
Here's the link for the jpg of the music notation:
http://www.jacobmoon.com/greatbeyondtabs.jpg
2 comments:
Awesome, thanks Jacob! G- tuning does require some creative fingering, but it is definitely worth it on this tune. The sweet spots in this song have always given me shivers, so once I get past exams I'll have to give it a go. Thanks for taking the time to share your music!
Hi Jacob! I have been introduced to your music via your excellent Rush cover and really enjoyed the rest of your material. You have a gift, man. I was particularly impressed with The Great Beyond and, being a (very) amateur guitarist, wanted to give it a try but unfortunately your link seems to have been taken down. Could you please post it again?
On other regards, do you ever tour outside of US/Canada? It would be really cool to see you in Europe someday.
Thanks for all the excellent music. All the best!
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