My Transcription - Waltzing Matilda by Larry Pattis

[mmmaak]

This is waaaay overdue, but better late than never, right? ;)

Maybe it's just my own song selection, but I've noticed that many of the best solo fingerstyle arrangements I've heard do not have accurate sheet music available online. So, why not transcribe them myself and learn a thing or two along the way?

Here is the first of (hopefully) many that I intend to share, assuming I am able to obtain permission from their respective artists. I always believe that a song should be learned "in context", which is why I include a short introduction for every transcription. This is still a work in progress, and any updates will be shown in the "revision date" on the first page.

A big "thank you" to Larry Pattis for allowing me to share this freely and for making a couple of corrections to the transcription. The album that this is taken off can be found here:
http://www.larrypattis.com/order-cds.html

EDIT: Forgot to include the YouTube video collage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBuEQBkYqmU

This is my transcription:
(I'll put up a proper webpage as I go along)
http://www.box.net/shared/6qz3v37quz

Here are some preview shots:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_YCO9tsNQ5yc/SltcPJDNpwI/AAAAAAAABXM/FF_mPjU6cus/s288/ScreenShot001.jpghttp://lh5.ggpht.com/_YCO9tsNQ5yc/SltcPT8UCZI/AAAAAAAABXQ/Jvr5aJYWg3o/s288/ScreenShot002.jpg

If you have any comments, please email me as my PM inbox is full....again! :roll:

[mmmaak]

Minor corrections to bars 1 and 3. Corrected version uploaded (I hate typos!!!)

[gh1]

Wow! thanks Mak!

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[Larry Pattis]

My thanks to Mak for putting this together, in fact!

[gstreet]

Thanks for transcribing this beautiful rendition and sharing it. Given I live in Oz, I suppose I must give learning this song a try!

[TBman]

Thanks 3M. When can we hear you play it?

[mmmaak]

Thanks 3M. When can we hear you play it?

I already did ;)

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1824471

The real question is, why would you want to listen to that when we can listen to Larry's version here? :D

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

[Ryler]

Wow. Impressive and generous of both you and Larry to share it.

[mmmaak]

It would be cool if someone from the AGF were to learn this song with the help of the tab and then post a performance on YouTube ;)

[Ryler]

Yes, it would! Regardless of whether that occurs, I'm sure there are a number of us plugging away at it. I'd be lucky to get the tune recognizable, never mind stylistically suave! I really appreciated your music notation key; that alone taught me a thing or two.

[unimogbert]

It would be cool if someone from the AGF were to learn this song with the help of the tab and then post a performance on YouTube ;)

If YouTube still exists at the end of the next decade..... :-)

Your performance was beautiful.

Thank you for posting the music. This gives me my first DADGAD piece to work on. Should keep me busy for a LONG time!

[mmmaak]

Wow. Impressive and generous of both you and Larry to share it.
I'm just the "messenger" ;)

I really appreciated your music notation key; that alone taught me a thing or two.
Thanks, but I can't really take credit for it. There's a forum member who makes this available on his site along with an excellent TablEdit tutorial:
http://el-kay.com/tabledit/

Thank you for posting the music. This gives me my first DADGAD piece to work on. Should keep me busy for a LONG time!
Work on those vibratos; they really add to the song :)

I rarely play in DADGAD, but this arrangement was too beautiful to resist. Maybe Larry will drop by and give us all some pointers about performing it :guitar:

[Larry Pattis]

Maybe Larry will drop by and give us all some pointers about performing it :guitar:


Remember that this was essentially a protest song, and is about a guy who jumps in a river and drowns while trying to escape the local constables.

I think it's a bit of a sad story (read the unedited words!), and it's also (for me) reminiscent of my childhood, when we would learn folk songs from around the world in grammar school.

So I play it as a ballad, rather than as a jaunty, up-tempo bar song!

As Mak has said, it's all about pauses and working the notes with the left hand...as well as the right.

My thanks again to Mak, who is too humble in the work that he did to produce the Tab/notation, and with his own very-well-done playing of the piece.

[DerLan7]

Great Transcription and Beatfil Arrangements, Thank you very Much

[Outlander]

Thank you very much.

Sharing this was a wonderfully gracious and giving act.

[ewalling]

Many many thanks for this Mr. Mmmaak. You're a gentleman and a scholar!

[ewalling]

I've just had a few goes through with this. What a beautiful arrangement!! Thanks so much once again, Mmmaak.

[mmmaak]

Remember that this was essentially a protest song, and is about a guy who jumps in a river and drowns while trying to escape the local constables.
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So I play it as a ballad, rather than as a jaunty, up-tempo bar song!
Now, you didn't just retrofit that bit of information after reading the story in my tab, did you? :roll:

Many many thanks for this Mr. Mmmaak. You're a gentleman and a scholar!
Not too sure about the former :p

I've just had a few goes through with this. What a beautiful arrangement!! Thanks so much once again, Mmmaak.
I've learned so much from everyone on the forum. Think of this as just a very minor "thank you" :)

[Ryler]

Some thank yous are better than others. This was a darned good thank you.

[Larry Pattis]

Now, you didn't just retrofit that bit of information after reading the story in my tab, did you? :roll:




I'd better re-read your story!

...I got the "protest" thing from my friend Don Charles last November from his Folk-DJ-list posting...prior to his mention of this, I had not known that.

"I finished the show with the haunting tones of my buddy Larry playing a deeply moving instrumental version of one the best political songs ever penned.

Larry Pattis WALTZING MATILDA What Tomorrow Brings / Guitar Odyssey"

[lpa53]

Not that I'll ever be able to play this, but thanks to both you you and Larry!

[mmmaak]

Not that I'll ever be able to play this....
And why not? The dynamics require some work, and it's darn near impossible to play it like Larry does....but as far as the arrangement goes, I would say it's very accessible. Try it! :)

[JeremyG]

This is waaaay overdue, but better late than never, right? ;)

http://www.larrypattis.com/order-cds.html

EDIT: Forgot to include the YouTube video collage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBuEQBkYqmU

This is my transcription:
(I'll put up a proper webpage as I go along)
http://www.box.net/shared/6qz3v37quz


Mac, thanks again. I'll open this at home and see what you've given us here. I'll add it to my song list because it's a catchy tune.

Much appreciated,

Jeremy.

[DamianL]

To all those worried about tryin and failing...I've had a crack at it today and it's great.

This arrangement is really very straightforward and very enjoyable.

Great tab, thanks!

Damian

[ScottAllyn]

Mak did a great job with the Transcription and I definitely think it's an accessible piece. As Mak mentioned, Larry's dynamics can be tricky to master, but we don't have to play it exactly like Larry to get enjoyment out of it - learn the notes and just see what flows out! :)

There are probably a number of AGFers who have already worked their way thru the tune, or are currently working on it. If anyone gets stuck, this thread is a good place to seek help.

[wcap]

This is so wonderful. How did I manage to get by for so long without hanging out here at AGF!

Thanks so much to mmmaak for posting this, and to Larry for creating this great arrangement in the first place. I heard this on YouTube a while back, and it is so great to have a transcription.

[mmmaak]

ohh wow....I didn't expect to see *this* thread again :D

How did I manage to get by for so long without hanging out here at AGF!
I feel the same way. This is a great place, especially for those of us (me) who may not have many guitar buddies in real life!

Lots of interesting tabs in the works now. If only I can get past my ADD! :roll:

[ScottAllyn]

Okay, no new songs for Mak until he churns out at least one more quality Tab! :D

[mmmaak]

Okay, no new songs for Mak until he churns out at least one more quality Tab! :D
Tell that to my attention span! :sick:

I'm currently high on transcribing stuff from the Poppin' Guitars album. Among these are:

Feed the Birds - Doug Smith (transcription done, need formatting and artist permission)
I Wan'na be Like You - Mike Dowling (still transcribing, this one's wild! :wild:)
Let's Get Together - Pat Donohue (next up)

Of course, at the same time there's Larry's (Pattis) other songs, some tunes from Huttlinger's Stevie Wonder album and some stuff I promised from Ed Gerhard's Sunnyland album. I need more hours in a day!!! :lol:

[gh1]

Well when you get those done :) you can help me out with this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j-MCRBZo4Y). I've got some of it, but for the most part it eludes me.