Entering a Wonderland

thetiler

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This lady butterfly is bringing her friend into a dream of a lifetime.

Open D Tuning for both the fingerpicking and the lead. I recently did a backround piece of Dadai and though I would keep at that tuning and try to do a instrumental based on the D tuning. I have been really inspired to work with the slide since Gregg Allman came by my house to date my tenant at the time.
Gregg (Allman Bros. fame) played a guitar I made and invited me to his house. He wanted to go over some of my songs, but I had not heard from him since. But it was cool to talk with him for the first time in front of my house, giving him a tape through
his Corvette open door window.

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Hits: 2391
Comments: 36
Fans: 5
Plays: 287
Downloads: 115
Votes: 26
Uploaded: Jun 01, 2005 - 12:59:18 PM
Last Updated: Feb 19, 2006 - 12:56:11 PM Last Played: Nov 23, 2009 - 12:44:48 PM

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Hardware:

2 mics
8 track Eurorack Mx 1602a

Software:

GB 2

Comments

eltopo	eltopo said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	beautiful Another masterclass in fingerpicking that truly captures the subject. Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)

thetiler	thetiler said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	beautiful Thanks The miracles of graphic software. I find it more motivating for me to try to make the picture fit the tune. I can't always do that, but it is sure nice to have that picture available to make the tune have more character. It least I hope so. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Boris the Bull

Boris the Bull said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)

thoughts from the bull...
i've mentioned it before... i'm a sucker for slide guitar.
when it's done well, i'm caught up in it.

to be honest, and i don't mean to compare, this reminds
me of some of the stuff i was doing back when i recorded
on a TASCAM 424 4-track tape unit... only much, much
better and more polished.

you've painted a wonderful landscape of sound and placed
a very competent lead character to take the stage. the
slide, being the lead, sings freely and loosely and the
song never once touches ground or feels formulaic.

great job! in fact, i'm looking at my glass and my steel
slides right now with a look of mild intent.

thanks for sharing, thetiler!! beautiful.

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thetiler	thetiler said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	thoughts from the bull... To: Boris the Bull I remember those types of tape decks. I had an Akai 4 track. GB is so much easier isn't it. Wow, the wonders of the modern age. Thanks for your great post, thanks for the compliment about maybe I influenced you to play that slide again :) Good luck --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Winged wonder Your butterfly pitches, rolls, floats and cascades gently, effortlessly. An excellent acoustic outing.

thetiler	thetiler said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Winged wonder Thanks Richard, I wish I could be talented enough to make an animation video that would make the buterfuly move to the sounds of this tune. But just don't have that skill, drat. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Einarus	Einarus said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Beautiful Excellent fingerwork and a lovely melody. Great stuff! Check out my latest song called Running Scared (w/ Ziti)

thetiler	thetiler said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	Beautiful it is a little more of a challenge working with open tunings, but sometimes doing something different has it's fun. thanks Einarus --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

alley-oop	alley-oop said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	You got the chops Is that a steel slide? I like glass. Very pretty tune. Check out my latest song called anymore

thetiler	thetiler said 1638 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	You got the chops Thanks ao, that's a brass slide ! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Emily Rohm	Emily Rohm said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Skills. Hey Tiler. I've always loved your fingerpicking, but I like the addition of the slide! Your sound is so clear. Whatever mic and recording method you are using works very well! Check out my latest song called Monica's Waltz

thetiler	thetiler said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Skills. Thanks Emily Sorry my recording technique wasn't quite up to par on my earlier stuff. But it is fun learning and getting more familiar with my two mics and the little 8 track mixer that I bought years back. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

bronco	bronco said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Let Your Fingers Do The Walking Sounds like your fingers are running all over the neck on this one. Liked the part have the descending melody complete with drone string to tie it together. Open tuning? Nice clean slide sound. Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

thetiler	thetiler said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Let Your Fingers Do The Walking ya, it is an open D tuning. DADGAD Thanks for posting --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Tom Atwood	Tom Atwood said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Bright, vintage tiler I am glad you are using the 8-track. It is giving you a very clean, bright recording. This is a lovely piece, Bill. Full of the sounds of frets and slides and fingers picking. Perfect. Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)

snowdragon

snowdragon said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)

I'm running out of superlatives
for your tunes.

I kinda heard the fingerpicking as the female voice urging
the male to follow her into the dreamlands of the forest.
He's reluctant, of course, expressing his concern of the
unknown in a series of slide phrases. But she dissuades
his fears with a calmng refrain, finally dissmissing them
completely with a harmonic and he follows . . .

Oh, I'm an old Akai guy too. There's a 4000DB sitting on
the desk behind me but it hasn't got much use either
since GB came along.

Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

btransue	btransue said 1638 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Well Tiler... Maybe you're up for playing it live one more time eh? Oh...and for the record...My Tascam 4 track still graces the shelf above my PowerBook G4...fully functional. Many a great moment captured there. Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

thetiler	thetiler said 1638 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	Well Tiler... Sure blaine Thanks for stopping by and posting! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	said 1638 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	slide on Hello Mr. T, this is a wonderful relaxed piece, beautifully executed. Pretty guitar sound and awesome slides. Respect! Cheers

thetiler	thetiler said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	slide on Thanks for stoppin by, enjoy your stuff as well. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	kool.... your pickin is the best......expressive and truly kool....nice storytelling thru the music(as if the guitar is talking/ singing).......kool.... Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

thetiler	thetiler said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	kool.... I always enjoy when you post, because you are so good. I am very appreciative of your comments. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

JunkyardCutiepie	JunkyardCutiepie said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	you've got skillz This content would be great for video and film work. Hope you can make some bucks from those skillz! Check out my latest song called Love Potion Ω

thetiler	thetiler said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	you've got skillz Thanks JC for stopping by. I really like your Sweet and Low 4. I was listening to that a little while ago, It is among my favorite here. Thanks for the film, video compliment as well --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	You play a nice "pickin" piece"... of music on that guitar of yours. I always enjoy listening to your songs. This one is so pleasant to listen to. Jack

thetiler	thetiler said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	You play a nice "pickin" piece"... Thanks Dadai, especially for getting me to do that D tuning on your tune. It allowed me to explore and put in some stuff to this tune. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	Another Another great one. Really lovely. Always makes me feel good. Fade out that ambient noise at the end; don't let it just cut out like that. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

thetiler	thetiler said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	Another Thanks PG, for all your ideas, tips and stuff in all your posts. You sure are a nice part of MJ. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	great fingerpicking love the dynamics of the song...great melody...very professionally done

thetiler	thetiler said 1637 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	great fingerpicking Thanks Mikki Love that theme picture on your front page Mikki --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

BlackLily	BlackLily said 1636 days ago (June 3rd, 2005)
	this is downloaded beautiful Check out my latest song called Barbie's Letter

Macaudion

Macaudion said 1636 days ago (June 3rd, 2005)

Thetiler
I am very sorry that it took me so long to stop by your place. I think it's uncool to not return one's efforts in gestures to be supportive and think that if it doesn't happen, so'em stuppid is goin on...

This is a beautiful piece. It's simply wonderful...(wonderful: an adjactive I've never used anywhere in my life before). Truly music to my ears. Thanks for the willingness to share T. Very nice picking.

Cydniko

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Cameron

Cameron said 1636 days ago (June 3rd, 2005)

lovely pickin'
You make the guitar sound very rich and full with your
intricate arpeggiated pickin's. The open D tuning is very
effective here. (I occasionally use the same technique in
my harp playing.) I have always found the key of D to be a
"happy" key, and that's the way this song makes me feel.

The middle section offers a nice contrast with the
harmonic variation -- good departure, then back to the
earlier themes. Nice song construction!

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thetiler	thetiler said 1636 days ago (June 3rd, 2005)
	lovely pickin' Thanks Cameron, have no seen you around, maybe your touring. I think you belong to an orchestra? Ya, D tuning is interesting, especially a nice vacation from the standard E tuning. Thanks for the encouragement about the song structure! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Swanny	Swanny said 1636 days ago (June 3rd, 2005)
	The Guitariler so relaxing to listen to, you're music makes a hard day melt away. Thanks Tiler Check out my latest song called Chillin

thetiler	thetiler said 1634 days ago (June 5th, 2005)
	The Guitariler Thanks Swanny! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

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