Kirk's take on Jim's backing track - Page 2

Kirk Lorange · December 3rd, 2005

OK, here's my take. I did it on my resonator as all my electric gear is packed for a gig I have tomorrow. The resonator suits the track anyway.

Beautiful backing track, James, thanks so much for posting it here.

(it's linked from this thread)

For those interested in the art of improvisation, I never bother thinking scales. I follow the chords. I discovered years ago that short cut to strong melody, which is what we're all searching for when we solo, is to make sure the main notes of the melody are the chord tones, which are of course the notes that make up each chord. They scatter themselves the length of the fretboard, and each time the chord changes, so do the chord tones. Then it's kind of a matter of joining the dots ... there's obviously a little more to it than that, but that's the gist of it.

The trick is seeing those chord tones and that's what my book PlaneTalk teaches, a very compact of seeing them all there, ready for the twanging. Since I play slide in standard tuning, the technique works for slide too.

Dinner time in Australia, gotta go!

Grump · #16 April 18th, 2006

Beautiful. Could you make it a slide lesson?

ink3 · #17 July 15th, 2006

Absolutely beautiful. The reason I´m here is that I heard an improv you did over at Ibreathemusic, and was totally blown away (I still listen to it quite often). So I played it for my teacher and he checked out this site and liked what he saw after which I also joined.

I really liked this one.

Jim · #18 July 16th, 2006

Kirk,

Somehow I missed this one, but I agree - masterful job on your part over a really beautful backing track from Jim.

Gorgeous sound from your resonator!

Jim

wjp01908 · #19 July 16th, 2006

That was sublime - thanks

Will

Jim · #20 July 16th, 2006

That BT was so beautiful, that even though I can't play slide, I had to try to play over it - and used the closest thing to slide sounding playing that I can do. I really am not good enough yet to follow all the chords in this music and pick out the chord tones while soloing...so I fell back on playing by ear, which I've been trying to get better at for situations just such as this. It was hard at the start, but I think I got a little more comfortable with it towards the end.

So, I hope you don't mind Jim H. and Kirk, but here is a non-slide attempt by me as I try to learn this great art of solo!

Jim

allthumbs · #21 July 16th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Jim

That BT was so beautiful, that even though I can't play slide, I had to try to play over it - and used the closest thing to slide sounding playing that I can do. I really am not good enough yet to follow all the chords in this music and pick out the chord tones while soloing...so I fell back on playing by ear, which I've been trying to get better at for situations just such as this. It was hard at the start, but I think I got a little more comfortable with it towards the end.

So, I hope you don't mind Jim H. and Kirk, but here is a non-slide attempt by me as I try to learn this great art of solo!

Jim

There were some nice moments in there Jim. Can I suggest backing off the reverb a bit though. Your progressing well. Your fearless when it comes to playing over bts which is a very good thing.

Jim · #22 July 16th, 2006

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Originally Posted by allthumbs

There were some nice moments in there Jim. Can I suggest backing off the reverb a bit though. Your progressing well.

Thanks Marty! OK - will do on the reverb. I think it was part of my way of compensating for not being able to get that slide sound, but I probably overdid it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by allthumbs

Your fearless when it comes to playing over bts which is a very good thing.

Thanks! I hope others feel that way too (and don't just think I'm nuts!)

Jim

SlickCat · #23 August 10th, 2006

Kirk,
When I first heard you on slide....I felt like cutting my hands off ...you are awsome!! But after hearing what you do with a slide its just given me inspiration to keep trying....you are one of the Best!

Kirk Lorange · #24 August 10th, 2006

Thanks so much, SlickCat. Don't cut your hands off!!! Keep in mind I've been sliding away since about 1969 ... you can't do anything for that long without getting good at it.

I'm glad you're inspired to keep plugging away at it ... that's what I'm here for!

randomaire · #25 September 18th, 2006

Ha, don't smack me but that has a serious Paul McCartney feel to it, or maybe its just me.

But hell yeah that sounds gorgeous, prolly my favorite that I've heard on here so far.

Kirk Lorange · #26 September 18th, 2006

Thanks randomaire ... Paul, not George?

BTW: What does 'prolly' mean? I see that from time to time.

randomaire · #27 September 18th, 2006

Wow never been asked that one before, slang term for "probably" I'm from the Southern US, so it kind of stuck with me.

Well don't know if you've listened to Give My Regards to Broadstreet by McCartney, but the whole tone set sounds like something of that nature, but yeah the guitar would still be Harrisonesque.

It's a very beautiful tune though, glad I found it.

coldethyl · #28 September 18th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Kirk Lorange

BTW: What does 'prolly' mean? I see that from time to time.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think "prolly" is shorthand for 'probably'

randomaire · #29 September 18th, 2006

Guess what I'm trying to say is sounds like something Paul and George would do if George were still here (RIP my man). Sounds like something the Beatles could have been in the future if they had stayed together.

Guess that won't happen now, for shame though.

If I had Paul's email addy I'd send it to him lol.