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Departure (Cover)
This is my rendition of Hugh Prestwood''s "Departure", as played by Michael Johnson. I taught this to myself on my classical guitar but decided to give it a go on my steel string because I thought that, along with a small bit of reverb from my amp, it would produce a more ethereal sound.
When I first heard Michael Johnson's recording of this I thought I'd never be able to get the song's signature riff that is so fundamental to the tune's nature, but after finding a video of him playing it, while not simple, it's easy to do after some practice. It's essentially a hammered-on Fmaj7 arpeggio. The chord positions I use can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vrmvkhz1wy...rture.pdf?dl=0
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That's absolutely lovely! Nice tune, nice voice, nice guitar playing. I liked it... hope you will post some more.
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Very beautiful job! I was quite drawn into your performance. Beautiful little 'riffs" in there between verses.
thanks for sharing! Fred
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Beautifully done, Paul! Lovely song and your approach is just right! And that Hoffman guitar really sounds terrific, too.
- Glenn
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