yeah... spain!

[Duke]

hi folks.

i tryed out spain. what a song, uh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crlrg-fszXc&feature=related (guitar version for rayan ;) )

but the chords are... uh... very jazzy. i have the first seconds but then my mastermind always leave.
the melody is played well, but finding the right chords... mmmhh.

someone can halp me?

[tripl3thr33]

spain would be a nice song to learn too. i've only learned some of the intro haha.

[Duke]

hey i found something...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_(composition)

i think some chord can be used but i dont know if they can be used after the short intro before the melodysolo...
mmhhh.....:confused:

[Duke]

Heya, i got something:
this is all a tryout. i dont know exactly whether the chords are good or not, but it sounds nice in my ear.
any other tips are very welcome!!!


Intro:
-5-9p5-7p5---5-4---4-2----2-2-2---1-1-1--------------
-----------7-----5-----3--0-0-0---2-2-2------
--------------------------2-2-2---1-1-1------
--------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-----


Bridge-Part:
---2-0-2-4-5-7-5-4-4-------------------------
-2-2-----2-----3---3---------------------
---2-----4-----4---4--------------------
---0-----3-----0---0---------------------


-----0-2-4-5-7-5-7-9-9------------------
-2-3-----6-----5-----5-------------------
---2-----4-----6-----6------------------
---0-----0-----0-----0-------------------


-7-5-4-5-7-5-4-4-2-2--------------------
-----6-----6---2---2--------------------
-----4-----6---2---2--------------------
-----0-----0---0---0--------------------


Melody-Part:
---7-10\9------7---5\4-----------5-7----
-7--------10\7---5-----5-5/7------------
-----------------------------7-7--------
--------------------------------------

-7-10-9p5---5---7------------------------
----------7---7---9\6---------7-9-6------
----------------------7\6---6-------8-6--
-----------------------------------------

----------------/9-9-7-5-2--
--2---4---6\4--------x-x-2--
1---1---x-----6------4-2-2--
---------------------x-x-0--

Imrovisation part:
Use the chord from the intro and brige part and its variations on the fretboard.
variate also on some strings a half or full note up/down to experiment with the harmony.
use your ear.

[Dominator]

I worked on Jake's version a couple of years back. I didn't get very far before getting sidetracked with other songs. Here is what I came up with for the first sections.


|----9---------------------------|-0-0--0---|-4-4--4---|-(4)--------|
|-10------12p10----10-9---9-7----|-0-0--0---|-4-4--4---|-(4)-----2--|
|------11-------11------9-----7--|-2-2--2---|-6-6--6---|-(6)--------|
|--------------------------------|-0-0--0---|-4-4--4---|-(4)--------|


4/4
|-2----2-4--5-|-(5)-7-5-4--5--(5)-|-(5)---------2-4-|-(4)-5-5s7-5--7s9-|
|-2--5---3----|-------6-6--6--(6)-|-(6)--2-3--5---3-|-(3)-------5------|
|-2------4----|-------6-6--6--(6)-|-(6)----4------4-|-(4)-------6------|
|-0------0----|-------6-6--6--(6)-|-(6)----4------3-|-(3)-------7------|


|-9-7-5-4--5-7-|-(7)-5--4-0-4-2-2-|-(2)--------|
|-------5------|-----6------2---2-|-(2)--------|
|-------5------|-----6------2---4-|-(4)--------|
|-------4------|-----6------4---2-|-(2)--------|

[edmundwhitehead]

Guys, just remember that Spain is a jazz piece - there is a tune and chords, which Jake plays with whatever voicings he wants, and then he improvises over it, playing chords in whatever way he likes, and adding a tune on top the way he likes - it is different every time he plays it. If you wanna learn to play spain the original, ask me and I'll send you the jazz charts to work from.

[Duke]

yeah set it online and post a link.
i know there is many improvisation there, but first (i think) i have to understand the original to variate...

[edmundwhitehead]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/edmund11/Spainp1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/edmund11/Spainp2.jpg

[Fred Miu]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/edmund11/Spainp1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/edmund11/Spainp2.jpg

i dont think any of us can read actual music notes. is it possible to translate them?

[ChiyoDad]

Guy in the center is using a 10-course cathedral guitar.

One day, somebody should build a 10-course cathedral ukulele.

http://www.cathedralguitar.com/images/Ramirez1984/1984front.jpg

[n0ukf]

Other than size, what really differenitates the larger ukes from smaller guitars?

[edmundwhitehead]

The fact that they have four strings, and like all ukes, are way cooler than any guitar.

[dajoka]

tanks fo da charts!