Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

[ewalling]

Has anyone ever had a go at learning this? I learned a version by Rick Foster about two years ago, but not well. I could play it in its entirety without the music but really slowly and without fluency. I'm having another go at it now, and it's a curious piece because the fingering is not difficult; the tricky thing is that a lot of it consists of an unbroken series of quavers, so that you get very little opportunity to plan ahead! In most songs there are moments with longer notes - well this has its slow section which is repeated a few times, but the main body is quite unrelenting. Still, it's a beautiful piece and I hope to stick with it and get to play it better this around.

[lofapco]

I have always loved that song. I play the Leo Kottke version in open G tuning. I learned it to play at my daughters baptism 15 years ago and still play it today.

Keep at it, it is a beauty!

[ewalling]

I've never heard Leo Kotke's version, although I knew that he had made a version. In open G, is it? This one, by Rick Foster and revised by Douglas Niedt, is in the people's key of C.

[ewalling]

I've just listened to someone playing the Leo Kotke open G version on youtube. It was very nice, too; the open tuning appears to allow for open bass notes that can left to ring, giving the piece a resonant, fluid feel.

[birkenweg42]

I've just listened to someone playing the Leo Kotke open G version on youtube. It was very nice, too; the open tuning appears to allow for open bass notes that can left to ring, giving the piece a resonant, fluid feel.
I have heard a couple of versions of JJOMD on guitar and like Michael Gulezian's the best. It used to be posted on YouTube but was pulled but it's still available as a bonus DVD track on Michael's live CD. He plays it on a 12 string with some slide. Very, very beautiful. The Kottke version on 12 string is a close second. It's available on The Music Of Leo Kottke by Mark Hanson.

[ewalling]

I have heard a couple of versions of JJOMD on guitar and like Michael Gulezian's the best. It used to be posted on YouTube but was pulled but it's still available as a bonus DVD track on Michael's live CD. He plays it on a 12 string with some slide. Very, very beautiful. The Kottke version on 12 string is a close second. It's available on The Music Of Leo Kottke by Mark Hanson.

Wow, I'm sure the piece sounds amazing on 12 string with some slide. The version I just heard, while being in open G, was played on a standard six-string.

[birkenweg42]

Here you can hear a little bit of Michael's version. It's a very short clip. The whole cd Live At St. Olaf College is worth listening to, especially if you like the music of Hedges, Kottke & co.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IBU2XA/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk4?ie=UTF8&qid=1246240145&sr=8-1

[ewalling]

It's a short clip but it gives a flavor of the piece - sounds very nice!

[gh1]

David Qualey has a nice arrangement in drop D. Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEemo9i-sCI&feature=channel_page).

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gh1

[lofapco]

I've just listened to someone playing the Leo Kotke open G version on youtube. It was very nice, too; the open tuning appears to allow for open bass notes that can left to ring, giving the piece a resonant, fluid feel.

Exactly, the open strings on the bass line, ring beautifully plus you can add some very nice harmonics in the song as I do. Obviously it doesn't go into the 2nd part of the song due to the difficulty in fingering that part, Leo opted to keep it nice and simple. FWIW, the song sounds amazing played on a 12 string, but I really like it on a good 6 string like my Taylor 612. I used the Hanson tabbed version but the song is also on Leo's 6 & 12 string record.

[Raystrack]

I like this version as the bass line is closer to the original IMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkTKhnoBDto

[ewalling]

I like this version as the bass line is closer to the original IMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkTKhnoBDto

Oh yes, that's lovely. The guitar looks a bit like my Tak, too!

[Bern]

I like this one...;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDnHoy70f0Q

[Danno]

That is sweet......wish there was tab for it.

I like this one...;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDnHoy70f0Q

[RickI]

David Qualey has a nice arrangement in drop D. Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEemo9i-sCI&feature=channel_page).

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gh1

That is my favorite arrangement..... beautiful...

George Winston does a great piano rendition... giving credit to David Qualey for the the arrangement in his liner notes...

[mesa]

Looking forward to hear it ewalling!

C.P. plays it well also

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGzZuHmEOeE&feature=related

Mark Hanson has a TAB for about 8 bucks also has a clip to listen

http://www.accentonmusic.com/notation_detail.asp?qID=143

[TBman]

I like the beginning of the song, but then it has a really boring clunky section that puts me off from learning the whole thing through.

[ewalling]

Looking forward to hear it ewalling!


You're on! Once I can get through it and sorted out how to post music on this forum, I'll give it a go.

[wooki97]

hi guys,
just wanna share and i love bach

http://www.chrisliang.com/index.php/jesu-johann-sebastian-bach/2009/07/

i have included tips, tab, fingering notes, technique, a bit of history and a midi

[green614]

I love Doug Smith's version. He has another part in there that you don't usually hear. I hope he tabs it someday as I would love to learn it.