Share a lick ????

[Donny Johnston]

Just tried that fill Phil, sorry couldn't resist that, my kind of playing, simple but effective.

[Zumbilly(Murdoch)]

Donny,
I know You are simple but did'nt know You were effective
Name withheld

[Uncle Roy]

Guys, this is a great thread, one of the best so far, keep it going please. I might learn to play properly now.

[Donny Johnston]

Ok Roy, It's good, but, not that good

[James Crowbear]

whaddaya mean not that good DJ ?
my licks are dynOmite ( hah ! )
here's another one then : 4 note descending banjo roll type of thang
b = half tone flat (on string 2)

----A-------------------E---------------------D-----------------E------------------D----------------------A--------------------------------E------A
1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-------------8-----------------7b-------------------5-----------------3--------------------1--------------------0b------------------------------
3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4--------8F-----------------7--------------------5-----------------3F------------------1F-------------------0------------------------------------
5---8A----------8A----7A-----------7A----5A----------5A---3A----------3A----1A------------1A----0A-------------0A>>>0------------------
6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0B>>>0-----0
7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0
9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0

[Will C]

James, should that stuff on the 2nd string actually be there?? Or perhaps on the 3rd string? And the first "D" would be F#m? Can't wait to get home to try it.

Will C

[James Crowbear]

Yes Will, it's on string 2 on porpoise ! ( those funny lil' notes that stink of the good stuff)
Correct - can be a F#m too but in the case of lick it's a D w: a flatted V on string 2 ( on purpose of course)
NOTA : the last chord A at fret 0 should have pedals A & B on

Here's a bit more - " Right on Wrong " chords on the low strings E9

----Bm7-----------A°------------Am7---------D----------A7-------------A7-----------------------D7/Eb7--D-

5--10---------10--8-------------8-------8-------10-9--10---------------5--5A---------10A--10------------------------
6--10---10---10--8---8----8---8---8---8----10--------10B--10B--10--5--5B--10B--10B--10----11---10--------------
7------------------------------------------------10---------------10----------------10----------------11---10-------------
8--------10---10--8F--8F--8F-------8------------------10E---10E----------------10E--10E--10----------------------
9--10b--10b-----------8---8---8b--8b---8b--10-------------------------5---5-----------------------11---10----------

Same but as Solo


---Bm7--------------A°----------------Am7-------------D---------------A7---------------A9-----------D7----------------D-----
1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------5------------------------
5------------10---------8-------8-----------3A--3A-----5A--10A-9A--------10>10A---10A-----------5A--5A--4A--------3A------
6--------10-----10-----8---8---8----8---3B------3B---5B--------------10B-----------10B---10B-----5B--5B--4B--4B---3B---
7------------------------------------------------------3-------------------10-----------------------10---5--------4----4-------------
8-----10----------10---8F--8F--8F--8F------------------5--------------10E------------10E--------------------------4E---3E-----
9-10b-----------------------8--------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Will C]

OK James, what I meant was... you have marked some notes on string 2 as "7b"or "0b"- but the B pedal doesn't affect the 2nd string, I thought. Maybe you are really saying: "whatever your knee lever does to string 2, flatten it one semitone only"? That would make sense. I see you are using capital letters to denote use of pedals. Thanks - this is great stuff, and who doesn't like this track?!

Will C

[Will C]

OK Guys, I have a real soft spot for the old Lennon-McCartney classics, and "Michelle" is one of them. I have been wondering how to do that lovely descending line in the bass under the line Ï will say the only words I know that you'll understand". Try this:

[tab]
---------Fm-------------FmMaj7--------------Fm7----------------Fm6------------------DbMaj7----------------------C7-----
1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. ----------9E-----------------9E------------------9E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. ----------9------------------9--------------------9----------------------11A----------------11----11A----11--------8-------
6. ----9---------------------------------------------------------------------11B----------------11B----------------------8-------
7. ----------------------9G-------------------9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. -------------------------------------------------------------------11E---------------------------------------------------------
9. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11------------------------------8------
10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [\tab]

This seems to do the job nicely, I'm pleased with it. In the DbMaj7, roll onto the 11A on string 5 then off again.
My pedals and levers are : LKL = E (flattens E's) RKL = G (raises 7).
You may get the same result with a LKV to flatten the 6th string instead.

Happy Picking!

Will Cowell
Huntingdon, Cambs

[James Crowbear]

you have marked some notes on string 2 as "7b"or "0b"- but the B pedal doesn't affect the 2nd string

the " b " means flat 1 half tone Will
no B pedal or it would have been a Capital B like the other pedal indications

nice moves on " Michelle "