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Old 02-02-2021, 03:57 AM
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This is the Dan Penn/Chips Moman classic R&B song The Dark End of The Street. I first heard it instrumentally on Boomer's Story by Ry Cooder. I had just started the process of arranging it at this point. It's almost complete now, but this gives a good idea of where it's going. Open G w/low C tuning.



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Old 02-02-2021, 06:03 AM
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Beautiful Howard. You must be liking that new build more and more.
Love that tremolo. It looks like you stopped it abruptly at the end. Something you didn’t like?
In any case, the finished version should be good. Great arrangement.
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Old 02-02-2021, 06:34 AM
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Beautiful Howard. You must be liking that new build more and more.
Love that tremolo. It looks like you stopped it abruptly at the end. Something you didn’t like?
In any case, the finished version should be good. Great arrangement.
Hi Andre,
I do enjoy this build for a few things!

After hitting some clams I decided I had enough. Like I said this is an early work recording, and at this point I’ve got the whole arrangement figured out, including a really fine intro.

All in good time.

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Lovely, Howard! Look forward to hearing more as you aim toward completion. Very sensitively played!!
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Dang, Howard!

That sounds really good! I love the little bit of tremolo you have and I really like the vibrato you are able to apply with your fingers. And that guitar of yours sounds good!

It's gonna be a terrific song!

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Old 02-02-2021, 01:17 PM
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Dang, Howard!

That sounds really good! I love the little bit of tremolo you have and I really like the vibrato you are able to apply with your fingers. And that guitar of yours sounds good!

It's gonna be a terrific song!

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Thanks Glenn!

Actually it IS A GREAT SONG!

If my arrangement is 1/10 as good as the song I’ll consider it a success!

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Old 02-02-2021, 04:58 PM
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Always loved that tune -- and Fender Princeton tremolo. Now I get hear them together. Lovely, even as a work in progress.
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