Hi
During my lessons with Jim Wright, we decided on a different approach for me to take my 8-string Warr playing to a new level. Rather than the standard song format of 4 or 8 bar phrases that repeat, I decided to try a classical piece. The piece is J.S. Bach - Prelude to Cello Suite in G. Let me tell you - it's a challenge. Forty-one straight bars of 16th notes.
This is a great workout for any tapper, so here is Part 1, the first 8 measures. I have been trying to learn one or two measures a day and its been a big challenge.
I hope you enjoy trying this. It will give your right hand a good workout. The first four measures are the same pattern, just with different positions on the right hand. The right hand is playing the arpeggiated chords from the 5th, 6th, 7th, and Octave of G major scale. Measure 5 starts off with the original pattern and then goes into a series of scalar type measures that end up at measure 8 which returns to the original phrase of measure 1 now in with E in the bass note and a minor arpeggio in the right hand.
On YouTube there is a video of Michael Hedges playing this piece on a harp-guitar. This was one of my main inspirations for trying this piece. The recorded version by Yo Yo Ma playing cello is fantastic, also.
Note: My Guitar program only goes to 7 strings at this time so I have setup the tab for the top 7 strings of my guitar, which is tuned E A D G C F Bb Eb. It should be playable on any instrument that is tuned in fourths.
During my lessons with Jim Wright, we decided on a different approach for me to take my 8-string Warr playing to a new level. Rather than the standard song format of 4 or 8 bar phrases that repeat, I decided to try a classical piece. The piece is J.S. Bach - Prelude to Cello Suite in G. Let me tell you - it's a challenge. Forty-one straight bars of 16th notes.
This is a great workout for any tapper, so here is Part 1, the first 8 measures. I have been trying to learn one or two measures a day and its been a big challenge.
I hope you enjoy trying this. It will give your right hand a good workout. The first four measures are the same pattern, just with different positions on the right hand. The right hand is playing the arpeggiated chords from the 5th, 6th, 7th, and Octave of G major scale. Measure 5 starts off with the original pattern and then goes into a series of scalar type measures that end up at measure 8 which returns to the original phrase of measure 1 now in with E in the bass note and a minor arpeggio in the right hand.
On YouTube there is a video of Michael Hedges playing this piece on a harp-guitar. This was one of my main inspirations for trying this piece. The recorded version by Yo Yo Ma playing cello is fantastic, also.
Note: My Guitar program only goes to 7 strings at this time so I have setup the tab for the top 7 strings of my guitar, which is tuned E A D G C F Bb Eb. It should be playable on any instrument that is tuned in fourths.
--Rick Allen--
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