Being Don Rich----> Play his licks

[Leon Grizzard]

A couple of threads have come up recently that ought to be cross-referenced here. Here is one started by Bill Hullet that deals with tuning and keys:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaste...don-teles.html

And here’s one on Buckaroo:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tab-tips-...-buckaroo.html

[Lerb21]

In my incessant listening to the Carnegie Hall Concert, I told you guys how to do Don's 'Speed Lick' incorrectly. The was Don does it is actually rather difficult.

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All at 32nd note speed. Sheesh!

I believe that Leon Grizzard posted something similar to this before, if not the same thing...

Giving credit where credit is due....

[Lerb21]

Then there's the version of Love's Gonna Live Here on the Jimmy Dean Show

Even though Don only leaves the first three frets once, this is still hard to tab and comprehend, and I don't quite have it right. The positions are correct it's just that Don throws and juggles so many notes it's almost impossible to find them all!

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[Eliteubh]

^^

Must have gotten my message, Clint.

Thanks

[Lerb21]

Originally Posted by Eliteubh

^^

Must have gotten my message, Clint.

Thanks

Yup I'll keep on a-going. See you in a bit.

[Lerb21]

Boys if I may say one thing, I've been doing my best to brush up my fiddling.



Cause I really suck, and I doubt I'll be able to do anything that Don could do.

[jhundt]

I was inspired by that TV version of Love's Gonna Live Here and Lerbs transcription. I decided to try to tab it out for myself as my second attempt at transcribing, using Power Tab. It was fun, and it worked. Of course it is very similar to what Lerb already posted, with a few minor differences here and there.

I would be happy to show it here, but I don't know how to put a PowerTab in the message pane. Anyone know how to do that?

[blue metalflake]

Originally Posted by Lerb21

Then there's the version of Love's Gonna Live Here on the Jimmy Dean Show

Interesting to see that when the song moves to D, Don moves up to the seventh fret, rather than moving up a string.

[jhundt]

Don slides up to the 5th position (A-shape) D-chord because Don likes to keep it simple, especially when he's playing rhythm and singing, too.

This is a quintessential Don Rich lick - it appears in so many Buck Owens songs (Act Naturally, for one), and all over country music - you can really hear it good in "6 Days on the Road".

It's easy, it fits, and you can do it while playing live for TV and singing backup...

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[Eliteubh]

Originally Posted by Eliteubh

Do you know "Think of Me, Open up your Heart, and Streets of Bakersfield?"

*bump*

[Lerb21]

Continuing the Jimmy Dean bit, here's "My Heart Skips a Beat" on from that particular show. Please note: It's hard to cop those licks when they go at the blistering tempo, there's applause and background noise, and you can't slow the video down!



I don't claim that these tabs are correct, but I'm pretty sure the positions are right and the tab is probably 90% accurate. Even if the notes aren't the same, the spirit of Don still is!

It's also interesting to note that they play it in 'A' while being tuned to 'Ab'. Same as they did on the record!

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[jhundt]

Please note: It's hard to cop those licks when they go at the blistering tempo, there's applause and background noise, and you can't slow the video down!

I used a free-software program called Freecorder to capture the sound from the TV clip, then opened the mp3 file with Amazing Slowdowner, looped the solo one phrase at a time, and used the ASD EQ to remove as much bass and crowd noise as possible - and it was still difficult!

[buddywayne]

Gotta bump a thread this good.

[MandyMarie]

I can learn most things by ear WAY faster than I can learn them by reading tab...I'm always amazed by people who can read tab quickly and I'm even more amazed by people who can WRITE IT OUT quickly! Lerb, you're the king, mah boy!!!

[Lerb21]

Originally Posted by MandyMarie

I can learn most things by ear WAY faster than I can learn them by reading tab...I'm always amazed by people who can read tab quickly and I'm even more amazed by people who can WRITE IT OUT quickly! Lerb, you're the king, mah boy!!!

Ah it's nothing. Like all things, once you do it so much it become easier. Come to think of it, I never tabbed anything out before this thread appeared. It was the will of the guitar gods I suppose...

Speaking of this thread, I gotta get my rear in gear and diagnose my BRAND NEW BUCK OWENS RANCH DVDS.

See ya in about a month.

[Frankie]

Congrats on the new DVD Lerb. I’m sitting here listening to my favorite Christmas present from this year, “Buck’s 21 #1 Hits, The Ultimate Collection”. Along with the CD, came a new "Hee Haw" tee shirt, all wrapped up pretty as only girls can do.

I suppose any girl that buys me a Hee Haw shirt and a Buck CD I’ll be keeping her around for a bit.

Thanks again for the awesome posts Lerb. Hope you have an awesome New Year and that someday you’ll cruise town in an old Caddy with horns on the hood and a tele in the back seat.

[Lerb21]

Here is the intro to "Open up your Heart" by Buck and Buckaroos. Don bends like hell on these notes, so it makes things a bit harder to diagnose, but I got most of the notes right at least. The positions sounds about right too.


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Please tell me if you see any error in the tabs.

The whole intro is based off of an Ab bend.

[Lerb21]

I'm Layin' It on the Line

Intro

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[Lerb21]

Solo for I'm Layin' It on the Line

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[Lerb21]

Round Hole Guitar

I took out a couple of the notes that Don plays a million times in the interest of conserving space.

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[Shepherd]

Best cover of Buckaroo I've ever heard. He just nailed it. Have'nt seen any others that even come close.

[Lerb21]

Originally Posted by Shepherd

Best cover of Buckaroo I've ever heard. He just nailed it. Have'nt seen any others that even come close.

So my version sucks does it?

[Frankie]

Oh come on now Lerb. Your version isn’t even close to sucking, you did an awesome job. Belly on up to the confidence bar and grab yourself a drink.

[KuuKOO]

OH MY .

I've waited YEARS for a thread like this. Looks like I'll be getting the 67 RI out tonight!

Thanks soooooo much!

[Eliteubh]

Yea Dedepick is a good guy and a friend of mine, but I wouldn't as far to say that nothing else comes close. I think Clint does a fine job on his buckaroo and some others I've heard.

[Lerb21]

Here's the Intro to "Satan's Gotta Get Along Without Me"



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[Lerb21]

Satan's Gotta Get Along Solo

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[Eliteubh]

Just a possible correction for the Satan solo there Clint, see what ya think.. Parts that are underlined are what I have added.


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[Lerb21]

Originally Posted by Eliteubh

Just a possible correction for the Satan solo there Clint, see what ya think.. Parts that are underlined are what I have added.

I updated mine some, but we're still not in agreement.

[Eliteubh]

Originally Posted by Lerb21

I updated mine some, but we're still not in agreement.

Turn on your dvd or just watch it on youtube and watch Don's fingers whenever he is playing and you can see him hit the 757 notes and the bends on 2nd and 4th.

[Lerb21]

Originally Posted by Eliteubh

Turn on your dvd or just watch it on youtube and watch Don's fingers whenever he is playing and you can see him hit the 757 notes and the bends on 2nd and 4th.

It doesn't match up with my ear, hence the discrepancy.

I'll check it again.

[Lerb21]

Originally Posted by Eliteubh

Turn on your dvd or just watch it on youtube and watch Don's fingers whenever he is playing and you can see him hit the 757 notes and the bends on 2nd and 4th.

Yup I got it now, he hits the 7th fret on the B, not the G string.

Check it, it sounds about right.

[hou35male]

How about trying Country Rag? It's not too much guitar, but he can still blow smoke!!!

RJ

[Lerb21]

After watching the Ranch Vids again, here's how Don plays the intro to "Open Up Your Heart"

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[getbent]

hey, if you want to play along with Act Naturally... we knocked this together last night... I pulled the guitars out as best as I could (I got some bleed hoji mama!)

practice your rich licks....

[Eliteubh]

Guitar sounds good getbent. Can't really hear it that well, but the playing sounds good

[getbent]

I tried pulling the guitars out (why you couldn't hear it) so you guys could play!

[tele salivas]

Originally Posted by Shepherd

Best cover of Buckaroo I've ever heard. He just nailed it. Have'nt seen any others that even come close.

This guy's bends are so relaxed and soulful(all two of them!), and his right hand is really relaxed as well, This is a quality I've always admired in Roy Nichol's playing as well,,,,,many,many hours at the wheel through the years

[tele salivas]

Satan's Gotta Get Along Without Me is a fine edition to this thread, and has sparked a show idea for my band ,West of Hell...we are going to do an 'all satan' show featuring classics such as this one, lplus some LOuvin Bros. and do a bunch of rewrites of our own tunes that'll feature ol' satan's themes...PM me if anybody has any suggestions, thanks again Lerb and Getbent, one of the greatest threads I've had the pleasure to step into...

[Lerb21]

My Heart Skips a Beat from the Buck Owens Ranch



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Most of it is Don's usual Pentatonic Playing with that bend below the IV chord. Theres a little major run at the end. Stick to the 5th fret pentatonic box for the second half of the solo.