Another cool Morse-Exercise

***EricV*** · 07-16-2002, 12:16 PM

Getting sick of it yet ?

Well, I figured it might be of interest for some of you...
What we´ve got here is the "chorus" of the legendary Dixie Dregs-tune "The Bash"... at least my arrangement of it.
Last year, I wanted to record a cover-version of this with a friend of mine. So we learned the tune, but we never got to record it.
But at least I got this really cool exercise out of it, which I use myself and also teach to my students...

It´s an exercise combining fretted notes and open strings as well as picking on adjacent strings. The tempo of the recording ( the song can be found on "Night Of The Living Dregs" as well as on "California Screaming"... these both are live-albums by the Dixie Dregs ) is pretty much insane, so it might take a while to get this up to speed. But it´s fun... very country-style, too...

Fun, ain´t it ?
Warm regards
Eric

**Guni** · 07-16-2002, 02:36 PM

nice one!

jazzIII · 07-16-2002, 06:27 PM

Yeah, that is a toughie! I transcribed this phrase a few years ago in another position on the neck (9th, I think). Then one day, I saw video footage of him playing it and realized he's playing it lower on the neck (where you have shown it). After playing both versions, I realized that the open strings in the lower version sometimes make it harder (Go figure)!

Damn Steve Morse!................................Hail Steve Morse!!

***EricV*** · 07-16-2002, 06:54 PM

the guitar is playing it in unison with the violin, too... the recorded version was supposed to be played with two guitars...

It´s really a cool lick. On "California Screaming" it´s a bit slower than on NOTLD... while on "King Biscuit Flower Hour", "The Bash" is about 10 bpm faster than on NOTLD!!!... it´s so insane, it makes me laugh

I once talked to Steve and he was standing there playing that thing WHILE TALKING... at pretty much original speed. Well, after all he must have played it many times

I think I mentioned it in my articles about Morse, but:
I tabbed many of his licks, using them as exercises... the arps from "Tumeni Notes", the intro of "User Friendly", some licks from "Stressfest" and "Simple Simon", the beautiful finger picking of "Highland Wedding" ( I still enjoy to grab an acoustic guitar and play that one from time to time... it´s a beautiful arrangement ).
All these licks / exercises are very cool pieces of music AND real chopbuilders...
Warm regards
Eric

furiousnewf · 07-16-2002, 07:22 PM

Hmm... So Eric.... How can we get copies of these "exercises"

I'd be interested in the tumeni notes one!

Thanks

***EricV*** · 07-16-2002, 08:04 PM

Uhmmm... well, how about if I post them at the forums one by one every once in a while. After all, those are my TAB-arrangements so I guess there wouldn´t be a copyright-problem...

Regarding Tumeni Notes, I once made a TAB of the intro, but what I am referring to is the clean arpeggio-passage... and that I explained in both my "99 ways to pick" and "Steve Morse Pt2" articles...

I can post my TAB of the intro though, if anyone is interested...

Warm regards
Eric

The Bash · 07-19-2002, 09:31 PM

Seeing the Dregs do The Bash Live was amazing. It can't even be explained.

Ya got my vote. Throw anything Steve Morse my way.

Steve's fixed finger Hammer on and Pull off excerises are really neat as well.

***EricV*** · 07-19-2002, 10:40 PM

OK, here are a few licks & exercises for ya from my "Morse-Collection"

The first one is a really fast arpeggiolick, and can be heard in "Simple Simon" ( Steve Morse Band- "Southern Steel" )
When I first heard it I was like "Well, that one is not too hard, I can sweep those kinda things, practised it for a while"
Cuz these arps are some of the most popular sweeping-patterns. The difference is: Steve alternate-picks them... which certainly gives it a different sound. Here it is... sixtuplets at 120 bpm...

Here´s No. 2, the chorus of "Morning Rush Hour" ( from "Coast To COast" by the Steve Morse Band )

The B-Part of "Stressfest" ( the second high melody he plays ):

Here are some licks that I transcribed from "Joy To The World"... Steve did a beautiful version of that tune for "Merry Axe-Mas 1"

Finally, here is an exercise he once gave away, focussing on inside picking...

That should be plenty of stuff to work on for a while... I´ll post some more sometime, if you guys like that kinda stuff....
Warm regards
Eric

furiousnewf · 07-20-2002, 02:21 AM

Thanks Eric, those rock!

***EricV*** · 07-20-2002, 02:43 PM

Here´s one more... a rather melodic one.
It´s one of my favorite part out of one of my favorite Morse-Songs. It occurs in the song "Ghostwind" ( from "High Tension Wires" ), at the very end before the slow string-melody comes in ( actually, it accompanies that melody... )
A very pretty melody, played by two guitars, some kind of a "question-response" situation...

And here´s MIDI-version a of that part

Hope you´ll like it
Eric

furiousnewf · 07-20-2002, 03:02 PM

Thanks eric... The sound file helps alot. I can't read music so its hard for me to know where some notes are rhythmically.....

I also agree its cool.... I'm still working on those last ones, especially the ones from "Joy to the World", very clever ways to play the melodies

Later

The Bash · 07-20-2002, 10:36 PM

Hmm, lets see who gets sick first.
Us of seeing em
or You of Showing em too us

Hope u gotta strong tummy cause I'm in for the duration.
Thnxs Eric

***EricV*** · 07-21-2002, 12:22 AM

What, you wanna dare me ? Little contest, huh ?

Anyway, glad you guys like those... and hopefully some people who are not familiar with Steve´s music feel tempted to listen to some of it... *hint*
Warm regards
Eric

07-16-2002, 12:16 PM	#1
*EricV* Ibreathe Music Advisor Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,096	Another cool Morse-Exercise Getting sick of it yet ? Well, I figured it might be of interest for some of you... What we´ve got here is the "chorus" of the legendary Dixie Dregs-tune "The Bash"... at least my arrangement of it. Last year, I wanted to record a cover-version of this with a friend of mine. So we learned the tune, but we never got to record it. But at least I got this really cool exercise out of it, which I use myself and also teach to my students... It´s an exercise combining fretted notes and open strings as well as picking on adjacent strings. The tempo of the recording ( the song can be found on "Night Of The Living Dregs" as well as on "California Screaming"... these both are live-albums by the Dixie Dregs ) is pretty much insane, so it might take a while to get this up to speed. But it´s fun... very country-style, too... Fun, ain´t it ? Warm regards Eric __________________ www.ericvandenberg.net "Talking Hands" shop Guitar Magazine Blog

07-16-2002, 06:54 PM	#4
*EricV* Ibreathe Music Advisor Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,096	the guitar is playing it in unison with the violin, too... the recorded version was supposed to be played with two guitars... It´s really a cool lick. On "California Screaming" it´s a bit slower than on NOTLD... while on "King Biscuit Flower Hour", "The Bash" is about 10 bpm faster than on NOTLD!!!... it´s so insane, it makes me laugh I once talked to Steve and he was standing there playing that thing WHILE TALKING... at pretty much original speed. Well, after all he must have played it many times I think I mentioned it in my articles about Morse, but: I tabbed many of his licks, using them as exercises... the arps from "Tumeni Notes", the intro of "User Friendly", some licks from "Stressfest" and "Simple Simon", the beautiful finger picking of "Highland Wedding" ( I still enjoy to grab an acoustic guitar and play that one from time to time... it´s a beautiful arrangement ). All these licks / exercises are very cool pieces of music AND real chopbuilders... Warm regards Eric __________________ www.ericvandenberg.net "Talking Hands" shop Guitar Magazine Blog

07-16-2002, 07:22 PM	#5
furiousnewf Newfie Rock Guitarist Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 145	Hmm... So Eric.... How can we get copies of these "exercises" I'd be interested in the tumeni notes one! Thanks __________________ http://furiousnewf.cjb.net/

07-16-2002, 08:04 PM	#6
*EricV* Ibreathe Music Advisor Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,096	Uhmmm... well, how about if I post them at the forums one by one every once in a while. After all, those are my TAB-arrangements so I guess there wouldn´t be a copyright-problem... Regarding Tumeni Notes, I once made a TAB of the intro, but what I am referring to is the clean arpeggio-passage... and that I explained in both my "99 ways to pick" and "Steve Morse Pt2" articles... I can post my TAB of the intro though, if anyone is interested... Warm regards Eric __________________ www.ericvandenberg.net "Talking Hands" shop Guitar Magazine Blog

07-19-2002, 09:31 PM	#7
The Bash Central Scrutinizer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 493	Seeing the Dregs do The Bash Live was amazing. It can't even be explained. Ya got my vote. Throw anything Steve Morse my way. Steve's fixed finger Hammer on and Pull off excerises are really neat as well. __________________ "All other things being equal, the simplest solution is usually the correct one." William of Occam

07-16-2002, 02:36 PM	#2
Guni i Breathe ... Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Austria & UK Posts: 1,570	nice one!

07-16-2002, 06:27 PM	#3
jazzIII Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 43	Yeah, that is a toughie! I transcribed this phrase a few years ago in another position on the neck (9th, I think). Then one day, I saw video footage of him playing it and realized he's playing it lower on the neck (where you have shown it). After playing both versions, I realized that the open strings in the lower version sometimes make it harder (Go figure)! Damn Steve Morse!................................Hail Steve Morse!!

07-19-2002, 10:40 PM	#8
*EricV* Ibreathe Music Advisor Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,096	OK, here are a few licks & exercises for ya from my "Morse-Collection" The first one is a really fast arpeggiolick, and can be heard in "Simple Simon" ( Steve Morse Band- "Southern Steel" ) When I first heard it I was like "Well, that one is not too hard, I can sweep those kinda things, practised it for a while" Cuz these arps are some of the most popular sweeping-patterns. The difference is: Steve alternate-picks them... which certainly gives it a different sound. Here it is... sixtuplets at 120 bpm... Here´s No. 2, the chorus of "Morning Rush Hour" ( from "Coast To COast" by the Steve Morse Band ) The B-Part of "Stressfest" ( the second high melody he plays ): Here are some licks that I transcribed from "Joy To The World"... Steve did a beautiful version of that tune for "Merry Axe-Mas 1" Finally, here is an exercise he once gave away, focussing on inside picking... That should be plenty of stuff to work on for a while... I´ll post some more sometime, if you guys like that kinda stuff.... Warm regards Eric __________________ www.ericvandenberg.net "Talking Hands" shop Guitar Magazine Blog

07-20-2002, 02:21 AM	#9
furiousnewf Newfie Rock Guitarist Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 145	Thanks Eric, those rock! __________________ http://furiousnewf.cjb.net/

07-20-2002, 02:43 PM	#10
*EricV* Ibreathe Music Advisor Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,096	Here´s one more... a rather melodic one. It´s one of my favorite part out of one of my favorite Morse-Songs. It occurs in the song "Ghostwind" ( from "High Tension Wires" ), at the very end before the slow string-melody comes in ( actually, it accompanies that melody... ) A very pretty melody, played by two guitars, some kind of a "question-response" situation... And here´s MIDI-version a of that part Hope you´ll like it Eric __________________ www.ericvandenberg.net "Talking Hands" shop Guitar Magazine Blog

07-20-2002, 03:02 PM	#11
furiousnewf Newfie Rock Guitarist Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 145	Thanks eric... The sound file helps alot. I can't read music so its hard for me to know where some notes are rhythmically..... I also agree its cool.... I'm still working on those last ones, especially the ones from "Joy to the World", very clever ways to play the melodies Later __________________ http://furiousnewf.cjb.net/

07-20-2002, 10:36 PM	#12
The Bash Central Scrutinizer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 493	Contest Hmm, lets see who gets sick first. Us of seeing em or You of Showing em too us Hope u gotta strong tummy cause I'm in for the duration. Thnxs Eric __________________ "All other things being equal, the simplest solution is usually the correct one." William of Occam

07-21-2002, 12:22 AM	#13
*EricV* Ibreathe Music Advisor Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,096	What, you wanna dare me ? Little contest, huh ? Anyway, glad you guys like those... and hopefully some people who are not familiar with Steve´s music feel tempted to listen to some of it... hint Warm regards Eric __________________ www.ericvandenberg.net "Talking Hands" shop Guitar Magazine Blog

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