Members IcyScythe Posted October 20, 2006 Members Posted October 20, 2006 I'm trying to remember what the title of this (Spanish I believe) classical guitar song is... it's a very known one I think... everyone at my high school used to know how to play it. Very simple and basic, but very beautiful. It starts with you fretting the 12th fret on the high e string and playing that and the open g and b strings (first the e string, then g, then b, then repeat) about 3 times then you move up and down the e string always playing those little "triplets" I guess (would they be called arpegios since it's only 3 notes in one "direction"). Sorry that's all I remember but it's a very distinctive sound so if someone could try to guess at what it is, I'd appreciate it. I seem to recall the title started with a "C". Anyone here's a quick little tab I threw together of how I remember it starting:
Members F-holes Posted October 20, 2006 Members Posted October 20, 2006 Romanza. I play that one all the time.
Members Dave W. Posted October 20, 2006 Members Posted October 20, 2006 Romanza is the practice piece Pete Huttlinger uses on his Essential Exercises for Fingerstyle Guitar DVD. It is put out by Homespun Videos and is the best "basics" fingerstyle lesson I have seen. If you are thinking about sinking your teeth into fingerstyle guitar, it would be a great investment, and you learn Romanza in detail.
Members riffmeister Posted October 21, 2006 Members Posted October 21, 2006 Romanza? it starts on the 7th fret (B) the first section in E minor is quite simple, but the second section in E major presents some challenges.
Members F-holes Posted October 21, 2006 Members Posted October 21, 2006 I like using the Christopher Parkening(Jack Marshall) arrangement, with the 9ths on the second beat. |-7-----7-----7-----|--7-----5-----3-----|-3-----2-----0-----| |---0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0---| |-----0-----0-----0-|------0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-| |-------4-----------|---------4----------|--------4-----------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |-0-----------------|--0-----------------|-0-----------------| |-0-----3-----7-----|--12----12----12----|-12----10----8-----| |---0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0---| |-----0-----0-----0-|------0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-| |-------4-----------|--------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------9---------|---------9---------| |-0-----------------|--0-----------------|-0-----------------|
Members riffmeister Posted October 21, 2006 Members Posted October 21, 2006 Ah, that dark, brooding 9th. I remember as a kid first learning about those minor 9th chords.......I couldn't stop playing them! 024000 x02410 or x02500 xx0251 and then Robert Fripp did this, which I really liked: 024000 -> 034000 -> 044000 -> 034000 repeats..... Anyone know the song that uses this chord progression?
Members F-holes Posted October 21, 2006 Members Posted October 21, 2006 Originally posted by riffmeister Ah, that dark, brooding 9th. I remember as a kid first learning about those minor 9th chords.......I couldn't stop playing them! 024000 x02410 or x02500 xx0251 and then Robert Fripp did this, which I really liked: 024000 -> 034000 -> 044000 -> 034000 repeats..... Anyone know the song that uses this chord progression? That was used in The Court Of The Crimson King. Greg Lake also used it one of the ELP arrangements on Pictures At An Exhibition.
Members riffmeister Posted October 21, 2006 Members Posted October 21, 2006 Originally posted by F-holes That was used in The Court Of The Crimson King. Greg Lake also used it one of the ELP arrangements on Pictures At An Exhibition. Yah Yah. Seemed to be a popular chord progression for those 60's spy movies, too.
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