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Did you folks see this yet? The videos are up now. I have to say I appreciated
hearing him say that he does some solos without the bass line because it's too
hard to put them in! :)


----- Original Message -----
From: Gavin's Woodpile
To: Gavin's Woodpile
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:08 AM
Subject: BC guitar lesson videos


Acoustic Guitar magazine has added three video guitar "lessons" to their recent
article on Bruce:


http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=24632


Bruce plays and /or discusses Last Night of the World, If I Had a Rocket
Launcher and World of Wonders.


Daniel
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Gavin's Woodpile-
The Bruce Cockburn Newsletter
http://www.brucecockburn.org

Bruce Cockburn Photo Book
http://brucecockburn.org/a_view_from_the_woodpile.htm


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Did you folks see this yet? The videos are up now. I have to say I appreciated hearing him say that he does some solos without the bass line because it's too... 		Jonathan Tieszen
lifeshortcal...
Offline Send Email 		May 30, 2009
2:58 pm

I think sometimes, if i'm hearing it correctly, he goes from alternating 1st and 4ths strings in drop d to thumping the 1st (base string dropped to d)...
valiantmouse@...
xxphydeauxx
Offline Send Email 		May 31, 2009
1:05 am

I think what he means, rather, is that in many songs he will drone a bass note over the solo, rather than try (as in Rocket Launcher) to maintain the song's...
Bryan Thomas
gristleberry
Offline Send Email 		May 31, 2009
4:37 am

And just to clarify, for anyone new happening upon Bruce's music/this group... its the 6th and 4th, not 1st... ... From: Bryan Thomas <gristleberry@...> ...
Adam Yavner
ayavner
Offline Send Email 		May 31, 2009
12:07 pm

Actually, I think he means that he just drops the bass line altogether. He says "sometimes I do the solo without the bass notes because it's too hard to put...
Jonathan Tieszen
lifeshortcal...
Offline Send Email 		May 31, 2009
5:31 pm

I think the hardest Cockburn base line to play (at least among those with a set pattern that repeats throughout a song) is the one in the intro and verse...
spencer rogers
spencercrogers
Offline Send Email 		May 31, 2009
8:43 pm

does he maintain the alternating base in water into wine, or does he just hit the top d string instead of alternating between the 6 th n 4th strings through...
valiantmouse@...
xxphydeauxx
Offline Send Email 		Jun 2, 2009
1:47 am

it's a little inconsistent at times but for the most part he alternates the D octave on the 6th and 4th strings the whole time. Luke Brindley ... (e)...
Luke Brindley
lukebrindley
Offline Send Email 		Jun 2, 2009
3:00 am

Hi guys, I'm a lurker for the most part but appreciate the posts. I tried working out the bridge part to Creation Dream this weekend and came to the conclusion...
mfedela2@...
fcsmike2004
Offline Send Email 		Jul 6, 2009
3:30 pm

well, Bruce does it so it must be doable.? i'm not sure what part you mean when you say the bridge but the song is in 'All the Diamonds " song book ... From:...
valiantmouse@...
xxphydeauxx
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
9:53 am

Mike, I have the tab from the book, let me know if you would like a copy. It doesn't cover that part (I presume you are talking about the short solo section?)...
Adam Yavner
ayavner
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
12:54 pm

==>Maybe you are mixing in the xylophone bits in your head? Yep, that's exactly it. Trying to figure out what to keep and what to drop and anything I play just...
mfedela2@...
fcsmike2004
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
2:21 pm

if you can, get a copy of the World Cafe disc that was out a few years ago, its an interview with Bruce, and he plays some songs during the interview, one of...
Adam Yavner
ayavner
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
2:27 pm

It's actually 6th and 5th strings in Water Into Wine, alternating between D and A. He pretty much does it the whole song, but there are a few small instants...
Adam Yavner
ayavner
Offline Send Email 		Jun 2, 2009
2:03 am

Any videos you have on Bruce would be awesome.... been watching bruce for 23 years since the Ontario Place concerts and the revolving stage in early 80s.. seen...
Rob Goguen
thermal111
Offline Send Email 		Jun 2, 2009
2:24 am

that was kinda of my perception Luke, but i dunno, ive seen him change songs up often In a message dated 6/1/2009 11:00:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ...
valiantmouse@...
xxphydeauxx
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