Englishman in New York (verse)

Ian · September 30th, 2003, 07:19 PM

Continuing on w/ the 80's pop theme , I thought I'd look at "Englishman in NY". There probably isn't a guitar to be found in the mix , BUT , the keyboard line is kinda cool. Keyboard lines somtimes offer up new voicings for guitarists , leading to new ideas ect. Don't believe me?? Try transcribing "The way it is " by Bruce Hornsby !!! Not a 3rd pos G chord to be found !!! (LOL)
This tune is more mercifull however , we can play this w/ standard chord grips. The neat part is , making your right hand attack mimick the keys. I use a hybrid grip and pluck all the notes simultainiously (sp) ,save for the lowest note in each chord. Pick that note on the "one" of each beat , and the rest of the voicing on the "and" .
The original keyboard part is stacatto and very soft , kinda like "plucked violins" in an orcestra.
I play this w/ standard Em / A / Bm voicings , starting at the 7 th position.

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Now, I know the chances of anybody bellowing out "Play Englishman in NY" are pretty slim. But the idea behind this , is to try and mimic another instrument. We all know how much we use Banjo rolls , this just gives us another instrument to draw from.

"Practice ,Practice , EAT Practice" Tommy Tedecso
CHEERS

Lyle Caldwell · September 30th, 2003, 10:32 PM

Seeing as Sting and Andy are being discussed, here's one that combines the threads, your example, and kinda-sorta banjo rolls.

Bring on the Night

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September 30th, 2003, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ian Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 636	Englishman in New York (verse) Continuing on w/ the 80's pop theme , I thought I'd look at "Englishman in NY". There probably isn't a guitar to be found in the mix , BUT , the keyboard line is kinda cool. Keyboard lines somtimes offer up new voicings for guitarists , leading to new ideas ect. Don't believe me?? Try transcribing "The way it is " by Bruce Hornsby !!! Not a 3rd pos G chord to be found !!! (LOL) This tune is more mercifull however , we can play this w/ standard chord grips. The neat part is , making your right hand attack mimick the keys. I use a hybrid grip and pluck all the notes simultainiously (sp) ,save for the lowest note in each chord. Pick that note on the "one" of each beat , and the rest of the voicing on the "and" . The original keyboard part is stacatto and very soft , kinda like "plucked violins" in an orcestra. I play this w/ standard Em / A / Bm voicings , starting at the 7 th position. -----7----7----9----9------10----10----10----9------ -----8----8---10---10-----12----12----12----10----- -----9----9----9----9------11----11----11----9------ --------------------------9-----9------9---------------- --7----7----12--12--------------------------12-------- --------------------------------------------------------- Now, I know the chances of anybody bellowing out "Play Englishman in NY" are pretty slim. But the idea behind this , is to try and mimic another instrument. We all know how much we use Banjo rolls , this just gives us another instrument to draw from. "Practice ,Practice , EAT Practice" Tommy Tedecso CHEERS __________________ "Practice , practice EAT PRACTICE!!!" Tommy Tedesco

September 30th, 2003, 10:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lyle Caldwell Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 535	Seeing as Sting and Andy are being discussed, here's one that combines the threads, your example, and kinda-sorta banjo rolls. Bring on the Night ------- 0--------0----------------0-------0--------- --- 10------10-------10------8-------8--------8--- ------------------------------------------------------ -10------10-------10-----9--------9--------9------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ -------0--------0-----------------0---------0--------- --- 7--------7-------7-------10--------10-------10-- ------------------------------------------------------- -7--------7-------7------10--------10--------10---- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------0--------0-----------------0----------0-------- --- 5--------5-------5-------12--------12-------12-- -------------------------------------------------------- -5--------5-------5------12--------12--------12----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ------- 0--------0----------------0-------0--------- --- 10------10-------10------8-------8--------8--- ------------------------------------------------------ -10------10-------10-----9--------9--------9------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ __________________ "Everybody sings about Memphis, but nobody ever does anything about it."