Salfromchatham Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Gave this a whirl... one track recorded with an Apogee Mic into an iPad. Used my Gibby SJTV. https://soundcloud.c...hatham/4-and-20 Hope you like it... Edited: Should add that I had to try about nine takes.I am used to singing while strumming. Singing while fingerpicking? Well thats just damn hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sal, that was nice. This song, to me just screams for the Martin Rosewood overtone almost droning sound. See if you can steal an old D-28, and play this song, same way, its a perfect example of the differences between rosewood and hog, and Martin and Gibson, IMHO. Fingerpicking and singing at the same time is certainly a feat, you've got the talent for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRC Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sounds great! The Stills tuning for 4+20, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and many others is EEEEBE if you want mess with a really fun tuning. DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salfromchatham Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thanks gents. Dan, my 000-18 is down at the beach, so it was this or a cheap gretsch resonator! DRC I'll try that; thanks for the suggestion. I just did a dropped D for this one, which makes the F and G chords kind of bassy and muddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRC Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sal, the drop D sounds really nice and gives it a different sound. The EEEEBE 'drone' tuning really loosens things up and you basically play the melody on the high E. Most of the stuff he's doing on Suite Judy Blue Eyes is done on the high E and B together. In that tuning, the low E stays the same, A tuned down to E, D tuned up to E, G tuned down to E, high B & E stay the same. DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sal - your somewhat fragile voice kinda underlines the bleak setting of this song. I see what Duluth means, but dig the fact you go hog on your own. When I listen to Stills, I hear his tough self behind the darkness - as if he intends to survive. Don't know about you - perhaps a bit more sub-suicidal. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sal, good job, I liked it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 nothing better than a song post. and as usual from sal it's great. beautiful song that. never much a fan of csn. can be a bit twee for me at times. but when they get it right they get it right. You just can't help but love that little hook riff . (check yer inbox sal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 El Salvador! Always enjoy your work.Agree with BBG. I tend to like the Y a lot more than the CS&N...but this is a good 'un! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Nice, Sal. I let Soundcloud continue to play and spent a very nice morning listening to you perform. I especially liked Shame on the Moon and Icy Blue Heart. Good stuff, all. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Good job, Sal. When I saw Stills perform this, I realized that he simply used drop d on this tune (as you do), at least when he did it live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug the Old Geezer Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 One of my favorite songs from Stephen Stills. Good job, Sal. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salfromchatham Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Thanks everyone. Have a great weekend. Oh and Red... I wish I heard your stuff more often than your Holiday posting here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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