"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - Joe Zawinul - fingerstyle solo guitar

[Gerhard Gschossmann]

Hi friends of fingerstyle guitar music,

this is my arrangement of the jazz standard "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", one of Joe Zawinul´s greatest hits. He wrote
this tune in 1966, before he and wayne Shorter founded the group "Weather Report", one of the most important
and influencing jazz fusion bands ever since.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U4IJ7qQWGQ



Zawinul wrote, this tune should not be played too fast - although the groove moves so that musicians tend
to get faster....
As always, I tried to get the feeling of that tune into a fingerstyle solo guitar version - and here is my version
of it - and I hope you like it...

greetings from Germany
Gerhard


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[GTRGUY005]

I used to play that one in a band many years ago. Sounds great...your arrangement really captures the groove.

[andre.g]

Great arrangement and playing! Enjoyed very much listening!
Sehr schön!

[Imbler]

Fantastic! Love the song, the arrangement and the playing of course!

[godfreydaniel]

That’s great. I’ve always loved the original Cannonball Adderley Quintet live recording.

[Picking Moose]

I'll admit my ignorance by saying I didn't know the song (I think not anyhow).
But I really enjoyed your playing.

[Gerhard Gschossmann]

Originally Posted by GTRGUY005

I used to play that one in a band many years ago. Sounds great...your arrangement really captures the groove.

Thank you very much, GTRGuy.... iut´s still a great tune and playing it in a solo version really makes fun... ;-)) greetings from Germany - Gerhard

[Gerhard Gschossmann]

Originally Posted by andre.g

Great arrangement and playing! Enjoyed very much listening!
Sehr schön!

Thank you very much, Andre - greetings from Germany - Gerhard

[Gerhard Gschossmann]

Originally Posted by Imbler

Fantastic! Love the song, the arrangement and the playing of course!

Thank you very much for this compliment, Imbler, - greetings from Germany - Gerhard

[Lkristians]

Fantastic!! Thanks for posting. I was tapping my foot the whole time.

[Gerhard Gschossmann]

Originally Posted by godfreydaniel

That’s great. I’ve always loved the original Cannonball Adderley Quintet live recording.

Thanks a lot, Daniel, - yes, some recordings are never forgotten....
greetings from Germany - Gerhard

[Gerhard Gschossmann]

Originally Posted by Picking Moose

I'll admit my ignorance by saying I didn't know the song (I think not anyhow).
But I really enjoyed your playing.

Hi Picking Moose,
well, one can not know every music tune around the world. But I am happy, that with my interpretation I was able to show you that big composition of Joe Zawinul and most important - you enjoyed that tune....
greetings from Germany - Gerhard

[wguitar]

Great song and very well played ! THANKS for sharing ! I always liked The Buckingham's version of this song.

Cheers!

[Gerhard Gschossmann]

Originally Posted by Lkristians

Fantastic!! Thanks for posting. I was tapping my foot the whole time.

Hi Lkristians,
thank you very much.... and that´s a very good sign: getting listeners in sync whith the music... ;-)))
greetings from Germany - Gerhard

[rémy64]

It's very good, really a beautiful arrangement