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A slightly (or very) weird blues riff followed by a slightly (or very) weird improvisation.The result of staying up too late.Dedicated to a very mean guitar instructor that I had in college.On my 1st lesson he asked me what key I would like to jam on blues.When I replied "A" he rolled his eyes and scoffed at me.(I later learned that jazz guitarists almost always played blues in Bb or F- "A" is a lowly rock & roll key).As we were playing he stopped me and told me that I was playing the wrong chords(I was playing sort of Chicago blues 9th chords)He then demonstrated the "right" chords by playing about 100 chords all up and down the neck...anyone who can guess what key this song is in gets a free download!
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Mark &mdash 11/15/07 - 01:27:09 AM
this is brilliant. Fantastic playing in the key of Ibstrat. I've taken my free download. Thanks.
Cheers
Len



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Wait a minute! &mdash 11/15/07 - 11:38:51 PM
You have to give that download back!Sorry but this song is not in the key of Ibstrat-It's in the key of A...rats I just gave away the answer!

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Chords with numbers... &mdash 11/15/07 - 08:09:09 AM
I believe we have spoken to you about this before, Mr. Stunkel...

And what's this about guitar players playing in Bb or F? What nonsense is this?

G, C and D are tried and true... You want to get fancy, you add in Am, Bm and Em...

I trust we will not have this discussion again...

Ed

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Please forgive me Ed &mdash 11/15/07 - 11:42:18 PM
I think I need to get into a 12 step program to stay away from those chords-I just can't help myself!

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Holy Moly Canoli! &mdash 11/15/07 - 08:33:28 AM
Forget about your hands...how's your back gonna hold up playing an ax like that?

;)

This is great, Mark...I think your sadistic instructor would have approved...kudos, amigo...

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BTW &mdash 11/15/07 - 09:52:56 AM
I had a similar instructor. Complete snob of anything other than jazz. MADE me play in Bb and F...the beast!

Helps out when I play with horns/reeds/keyboards, though...

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Actually &mdash 11/15/07 - 11:47:46 PM
I probably would have gotten an F minus for- 1.Playing a solidbody guitar 2.Playing without a pick 3.Bending strings and 4.Playing in a rock & roll key.

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KrAzY! &mdash 11/15/07 - 08:51:21 AM
What a KrAzY rig, man!
Nice playin!

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Thanks &mdash 11/16/07 - 07:02:58 PM
Just checked out your page-excellent!

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This just goes to show you &mdash 11/15/07 - 09:18:51 AM
that a really good guitar player can hit "any chord" or "any notes" on the guitar, and make it sound like it was supposed to be there. Unusual to say the least, but also very very good Mark.

Oh yes I almost forgot to tell you, Mr. Hannifin is correct in his assessment of the progressions allowed on the guitar.

I can remember one time I was playing guitar in a very swanky night club one time, and all I was playing was a Cmaj7 chord. I played it over and over and over for the entire song. When I finished playing this guy comes up to me and ask me, "is that the only chord you know how to play"?

Well, I said to him, "you know those other guitar players running up and dow the neck playing all those other chords, Well they're just looking for it. But I've found it, so I play it.

Great work Mark, thanks for posting.

Ed

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I think &mdash 11/16/07 - 09:49:02 PM
I've heard that joke somewhere before- that's a good one!I actually know what Ed means about the chord thing-a good song doesn't have to be complicated.I just enjoy messing around with chords- where else but macjams could I get anyone to listen to a weird blues like this?
Thanks for your support- I'll try to use Ed's chord rules for my next post!

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Mellow &mdash 11/15/07 - 09:28:52 AM
Your mellow touch disguises your efforts. This is really nice, especially liked your intro and wonderful MISTified(as in wizard-like) fade-out. Nice touch on the end there.

How is your carpo-tunnel these days, we can't afford to lose you here. (look up Alexander technique yet?) I know they got instructors around Boston).

Thanks again for your mellow blues.

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Thanks &mdash 11/17/07 - 03:07:42 PM
for your comments.I looked into the alexander thing a bit-it seemed a bit expensive.This hand problem I have isn't carpal tunnel-it's a very weird pain syndrome that nobody seems to know much about.I will probably try the alexander thing at some point.Thanks for your help!

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Late Night Blues &mdash 11/15/07 - 10:08:17 AM
Woota ?? ..now my hand under my chin ...wonderin
jee ..this music can stay for every pickin ..its
so groovey .always enjoyed your pickin with this
strat .( chords?) are there any? ..but I did download
gratefully ha ! ..just another gem my friend !!

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Late Night &mdash 11/17/07 - 03:12:25 PM
Thanks Feter!

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You can stay up late &mdash 11/15/07 - 02:03:46 PM
and record marvelous improv work like this any time...any time at all!!! I really enjoyed your unique approach to the tried and true typical style that makes this piece really shine. Loved it!
Thanks!!
Doug

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Thanks &mdash 11/17/07 - 03:19:02 PM
so much!Your comment means alot.I,m glad you enjoyed my kind of strange take on the blues.I've been listening to an obscure jazz pianist named Herbie Nichols-maybe some of that came out in this song.Thanks again!



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Any Key &mdash 11/15/07 - 06:25:57 PM
is the right key for me when you're playing Mark, love those slightly discordant sounding ones too. All this about the right and wrong chords reminds me of a brilliant pianist I knew, who said she not only played all the right chords, but the beer stains and cigarette burns as well, and they ALL sounded good LOL. This of course is brilliant as usual and it all sounds so-o-o easy, cheers M

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lol el &mdash 11/15/07 - 11:59:15 PM
and is cool..peace

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Well &mdash 11/17/07 - 03:27:08 PM
I have to throw in some dissonant chords once in awhile.I couldn't do that at a gig so I inflicted it on you guys.Glad you liked it thanks for the comments!

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Thanks &mdash 11/17/07 - 03:31:35 PM
Moviz.I always appreciate your comments.I'm not sure if that would go over with blues purists but I'm not a purist!

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nice piece &mdash 11/16/07 - 07:19:59 PM
but it's jazz, not blues

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blues players &mdash 11/16/07 - 07:23:50 PM
aren't ashamed of playing in the 'easy' keys

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Blues &mdash 11/16/07 - 07:44:52 PM
Well,there's a pretty fine line between jazz and blues.Thelonious Monk plays blues-so does John Lee Hooker.They are both equally great.I called it blues cause it follows the blues form.
Also I was making fun of jazz snobs who shun the easy keys-I love playing in E,A,or open G!

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Wrong key my foot! &mdash 11/17/07 - 12:01:48 AM
I believe the key is actually A here. Cool song as usual Mr Talent! That mean guitar instructor is very proud right about now, as am I! Awesome job.

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Actually &mdash 11/17/07 - 05:55:48 PM
my old instructor would probably hate it.He was a complete jazz snob who disliked anything but established jazz standards.
Thankyou very much for your comments-I am enjoying your music very much!

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Mark once more time... &mdash 11/21/07 - 01:09:10 PM
When I remarked on this beautiful song, I typed in A plus....and I see now that the little plus sign did not appear. I had no idea what key it was in until I read your comments..ha! It was supposed to be funny and now I see that I look like some sort of smarty pants. LOL...the song is still an A PLUS!!!! +++++

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hey man &mdash 11/18/07 - 12:12:40 AM
what clean pickin.
all those lessons payed off.
The chords are amazing.
"A"
I'll take my download.
what great chords and playin.
this is a cool tune.

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glad &mdash 11/18/07 - 08:21:54 PM
you liked the bizzaro blues.Your latest song is great.

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But, I like the key of A &mdash 11/18/07 - 01:57:40 AM
Bb is for pianos.
There are some really awesome dissonant chords here.
You do have six fingers, right?
Good playing Mark!

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Six Fingers &mdash 11/18/07 - 09:21:18 PM
When I was a kid there used to be a toy called six finger.It was a plastic finger that shot plastic bullets-I remember by accident shooting my Mom in the eye-she had to go to the emergency room.(She was O.K.)
Actually most of those chords are easy to play.A7#9-frets _x05520,D13 move the same shape down 1 fret-x04410,E13 same shape-0x6630.The same shape can be played at x011 1180 and moved up or down 1 fret.(Each number stands for a fret,x= don't play.)Also x011 800 is a cool chord.Of course they are fairly useless as the tend to make people run away screaming...thanks for your comments!

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Great tune &mdash 11/18/07 - 11:05:12 AM
This sounds really good...very easy going and a joy to the ears! I would have told that guitar teacher to f' off. I hate those rat bastard musician types. Get a life!!!

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I should have &mdash 11/18/07 - 09:27:30 PM
you are right.He was my 1st teacher-I probably thought they were all like that!Just checked out your page-great stuff.Thanks for your comments.

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Wonderful.. &mdash 11/19/07 - 04:20:17 PM
relaxed playing. Great improv.
Your key opened all the right doors.


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Thanksfor checking it out! &mdash 11/21/07 - 01:12:54 PM
I appreciate your feedback-thank you.

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nice tone &mdash 11/21/07 - 08:42:37 AM
what did you use to record this? Would be interested to know.

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It's &mdash 11/21/07 - 01:22:21 PM
an old Ibanez Strat into a line6 tone port.Software is abelton.I really know nothing about recording...I just mess around until I think it sounds good.At some point I'll try to figure out punching out mistakes,etc.From listening to your stuff,I can tell you know recording inside out.At some point I might bug you for some help!

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thanks for the info &mdash 11/28/07 - 07:15:16 AM
well that is just a great tone, so smooth and focused. I was really surprised to hear that it was an amp sim, it really sounded like you had mic'd up an old Fender to me. Just goes to show that it's the results that count and we should never get hung up on how you get there... Nice work.

Mason

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That's what I thought &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:46:06 AM
an amp

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Nice late night pickin' - &mdash 11/21/07 - 07:50:17 PM
I had a guitar teacher who drank maalox from the bottle during my lessons. He also reeked of cigarettes and his hands shook as he wrote Love is Blue in my staff book.
Great playing here - very sweet and chillin'.

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Just listened to your latest song &mdash 11/22/07 - 05:01:11 PM
very cool.Thanks for checking out my slightly discordant music!

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The story . . . &mdash 11/23/07 - 10:21:12 AM
The story is almost as good as the track, Mark!

I think he just did not want you to think you could jam on your own, without the proper guidance. Jazz has got to be taught and learned through the proper channels, you know. :-)

Your playing is just great! I love the section with the walking bass and the chords playing at the same time. Was that one pass? Sounds like two, but with your chops, I would not be surprised if it was one.

Your style reminds me of Chet Atkins. He was just wonderful.

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I recorded &mdash 11/23/07 - 11:08:45 AM
it the same way I always do-straight thru.It's just 1 guitar.There are probably some mistakes in there but I just went with it.
Chet was a great guitarist-I recently saw a compilation dvd of him playing on old tv shows-you never see any musicians like that on tv anymore!
Thanks for the encouragement glad you liked it!

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man &mdash 11/29/07 - 10:18:26 AM
you play great.

and lessons cost how much??


deep props mark!

z

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Wow LB!! &mdash 11/30/07 - 09:45:33 PM
I wish I could play like that! I wanna be able to sit down with my 'coustic and just tweedle out a tune like that. This tune is sweet and the playing is sweeter. I'm going to download this and study it. And it is in the key of A. I never took any guitar lessons. My dad gave me a Mel Bay guitar book and I just went for it. I'm going to break it out and see how to play like this in the key of A!!

Thanks for Sharing!

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I'm learning... &mdash 12/02/07 - 11:17:39 PM
rather quickly after listening to a few of your posts that the listener is sure to be surprised and delighted each and every time.Not from time to time but each and every time!This is just so wonderful and so free,the tone and the touch,the brilliance and marriage of schooled skills and a broad imagination.My soul is smiling!Professor Longhair move over.

Blessings,

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Wow! &mdash 12/10/07 - 07:54:45 PM
This was really nice to listen to. Okay, I admit I just came by after listening to Rudolph. Amazing that this was done in one pass- very impressive.



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Thanks for &mdash 12/14/07 - 10:01:54 AM
your comments-I enjoy your Music!

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cool &mdash 12/11/07 - 10:11:29 AM
Wow, what lovely guitar. I've been comping along with my basic jazz shapes designed for Bb blues and guess what...you were playoing in A. No surprise there, then. But I think I have cracked why the blues is played in Bb on the piano and sax, clarinet and trumpet (the latter two being Bb instuments anyway) is that the nut gets in the way on a awalking blues. Move everything up a semitone and the problem disappears. This is probably why Bach wrote his Toccata and Fugue in D minor... He tried it in C but kept knocking his ashtray over!

Great stuff, and thanks for dropping round my humble spot.

Chas (Sir Dennis)

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Actually &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:59:37 AM
I thought Bach wrote the Tocatta in dm because he was using a capo on his organ.He actually played everything in either C or Am and used a capo to change keys.
Thanks for your comments!

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nice &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:44:44 AM
very pleasant, smooth thing, this.

. - Harold

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Thanks for &mdash 12/15/07 - 04:52:26 PM
checking it out!

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Great! &mdash 03/13/08 - 08:59:33 AM
Great piece of music Sir Mark, your playing and talent are just about the bests ever this site heard! You're a legend ... Fantastic tune! Thanks for sharing.

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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Crikey me... &mdash 04/03/08 - 06:35:26 AM
which hand has a problem?....I tell you it's my bl***y
hands that now have a problem ...they're embarassed...great playing and a fine piece.... I must try harderer and harderer

Jarvoid

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Thanks for the &mdash 04/04/08 - 07:11:52 PM
comment-it's my left hand.A weird pain syndrome.I can play fine on this one electric with light strings.Playing acoustic causes horrendous pain.

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