Misty
July 27, 2008 1:03 PM
Solo guitar. One quick and dirty take, recorded with the windows open.
Still working out the details of this arrangement. I've never been terribly good at these chords-and-melody things, but I'm getting better (I hope!). Someday I hope to post something like The White Hat's cover of Hide and Seek.
See also chrismear's fantastic sax and piano version of Misty.
Still working out the details of this arrangement. I've never been terribly good at these chords-and-melody things, but I'm getting better (I hope!). Someday I hope to post something like The White Hat's cover of Hide and Seek.
See also chrismear's fantastic sax and piano version of Misty.
posted by danb (11 comments total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
Very pretty and warm. Delicately played -- I like the "bass walks." I look forward to hearing a possible tricked out version.
posted by edlundart at 8:11 PM on July 28, 2008
posted by edlundart at 8:11 PM on July 28, 2008
Such a pretty song! I think you navigated it well. The one thing that came to mind was: How is the action of your guitar? How thick are the strings? I think you pulled it off, but I got the sense that you had to work harder to play it than would be necessary if your action was lower and the strings weren't as thick--or maybe you could tune down to Eb standard tuning, instead of E. It might give you a little more flexibility of expression for this sort of tune.
(I hope this isn't annoyingly unsolicited--if so, please disregard!)
posted by umbú at 8:38 PM on July 29, 2008
(I hope this isn't annoyingly unsolicited--if so, please disregard!)
posted by umbú at 8:38 PM on July 29, 2008
Gah! I always forget to check these old threads.
umbú: Thanks for the criticism! It's definitely welcome.
Unfortunately I can't blame my problems on the strings (light gauge) or action (too low, in fact; I need a setup). I just wasn't playing as confidently as I could have been. I mentioned that the arrangement still needs work, but I think I let that come through too much in my actual playing!
The tuning idea is a good one. I guess I could just play the thing in E since it's a solo rendition anyway...I'll think about it. Thanks again!
posted by danb at 6:05 PM on August 4, 2008
umbú: Thanks for the criticism! It's definitely welcome.
Unfortunately I can't blame my problems on the strings (light gauge) or action (too low, in fact; I need a setup). I just wasn't playing as confidently as I could have been. I mentioned that the arrangement still needs work, but I think I let that come through too much in my actual playing!
The tuning idea is a good one. I guess I could just play the thing in E since it's a solo rendition anyway...I'll think about it. Thanks again!
posted by danb at 6:05 PM on August 4, 2008
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posted by BrnP84 at 1:09 PM on July 27, 2008