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Old 12-06-2017, 03:01 AM
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Hi folks,

i just recorded my easy-listing cover version of this sweet old melody last night.
It's based on Tallstrom's open-G arrangement - but i changed some notes and i think that my version is much more easy... ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1HkFKd62E8

Edit: new mastered version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_yEPk_8tg

Greetz from hamburg & all the best,

Jimmy

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Old 12-06-2017, 04:50 AM
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I think that is beautiful - I love it.
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Old 12-06-2017, 05:19 AM
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Hi Jimmy,
when I saw your choice of song, I thought - oh no, will it be just a load of chords or the melody or will it have the "feeling" or "soul" that the lyrics deserve.

You did it.

Beautiful.
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Old 12-06-2017, 12:36 PM
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Lovely arrangement, beautifully played. Very "Tallstrom", which is a good thing.
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Old 12-07-2017, 11:02 AM
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Thanks for your positive comments :-)

Greetz, J.
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Old 12-09-2017, 06:38 PM
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That is fantastic, Jimmy! I really like how you arrange popular songs for solo guitar. Great playing and tone, too
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Old 12-10-2017, 04:11 PM
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That is fantastic, Jimmy! I really like how you arrange popular songs for solo guitar. Great playing and tone, too
Thank you Bob - that is a very nice compliment!! :-)

Greetz, Jimmy
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Old 12-10-2017, 05:19 PM
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Had to chime in too - really/really nice!
I would say.....soulful.

Great piece of music Jimmy.


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Old 12-10-2017, 09:03 PM
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Put me down for a compliment, too! Beautiful.
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Old 12-12-2017, 11:43 AM
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Had to chime in too - really/really nice!
I would say.....soulful.

Great piece of music Jimmy.


Dan
Thank you so much for this wonderful compliment Dan.

Greetz & all the best from hamburg,

J.
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Old 01-06-2018, 08:42 AM
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Hi folks,

i just recorded this sweet old melody again this morning - but in an other version. Hope you like it & lots of greetz, J.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0UQJASIsL4
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Old 01-06-2018, 09:10 AM
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My untrained ears can't pinpoint exactly what the difference in the two is, but the second one sounds more relaxing to me. Very mellow and peaceful. Thanks for sharing!
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Great job with this one!!
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Old 01-08-2018, 04:06 AM
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My untrained ears can't pinpoint exactly what the difference in the two is, but the second one sounds more relaxing to me. Very mellow and peaceful. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for your feedback Nazump! The difference is a new part at 2:01 - the first version was more simple that the second one.

Greetz & all the best from hamburg,

Jimmy
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Old 04-27-2019, 06:21 AM
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Hi folks,

just uploaded a new mastered version of my recording from Jan 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_yEPk_8tg

Greetings & have a nice weekend everyone,

Jimmy
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