How To Play / sort of / Avalon Slip

SlacktoneDave

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Posted on Aug 19 2014 08:19 AM

I've added another disjointed "How To Play" video to www.isurfguitar.com
This one is "Avalon Slip" http://isurfguitar.com/isurfguitar/AvalonSlip.html

I had a few request for it, hope you can get something out of it!

~ dave

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JakeDobner

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Seattle
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Posted on Aug 19 2014 10:31 PM

Brilliant! Thank you!

Admittedly, didn't click the link to learn the song but to watch you play guitar and just to hear you talk about playing!

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SlacktoneDave

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Posted on Aug 20 2014 07:13 AM

Thanks Jake, I did this because a guy kept posting on other videos comments section he'd like to learn this. I thought maybe it would be of some interest here.

Thanks again, very cool of you!

-dave

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Brian

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Posted on Aug 20 2014 08:41 AM

That is so cool Dave. Thanks for sharing. It's always a pleasure to see and hear you play.

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JakeDobner

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Posted on Aug 20 2014 09:32 AM

And I have to say, the best part of this video that I never really heard in the song before, are the harmonics, those light low d(or was it Db...) thuds thrown in there.

It is just pure interesting, you take a beautiful melody and interject tension and other feelings and thoughts into it.

Definitely gives me some inspiration! I have about 20 different choruses or verses that I kind of need to put together.

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Ruhar

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Posted on Aug 20 2014 11:01 AM

Such a great tune! That and Rell Sunn Aloha have always been my favorite Slacktone tunes.

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ArabSpringReverb

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San Diego CA
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Posted on Aug 20 2014 08:44 PM

Thanks Dave I love this song...I had stumbled on the basic verse while tuning down to drop d (a-Ha !) but the rest of it is still way beyond my grasp...but seeing is believing so maybe I'll try to learn some more.
the moving thumb barre part while chording the DGBE strings is wild
you really convey the feeling of gently rocking in a boat at sea on a sunny day...

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DannySnyder

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Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Aug 21 2014 01:45 AM

What a player - Keep'em coming Dave!

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Badger

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Posted on Aug 21 2014 07:37 AM

With t-storms coming, wearing my old Army "Shut Up & Train!" t-shirt, no better way to do just that.
Thanks Dave, always an inspiration.

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SlacktoneDave

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Posted on Aug 21 2014 08:06 AM

Thanks to all for the nice comments! The "thumb over" stuff is in a lot of stuff I'm writing... It really opens up new possibilities that help define the key center of the upper melody played simultaneously. Don't just think of the low notes as the root... also consider the low note to be 5th or moving alt melody. Hope that's at least a little bit sensible sounding.

These are some of the tricks that can help in in the dreaded trio format!

~d

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skeeter

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Virginia, USA
United States

Posted on Aug 21 2014 09:15 AM

Great video Dave!

That intro requires a short scale guitar though. I was trying it out on my acoustic and that was a hell of a stretch from the 7th to 3rd fret!

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SlacktoneDave

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Posted on Aug 21 2014 09:29 AM

skeeter wrote:

Great video Dave!

That intro requires a short scale guitar though. I was trying it out on my acoustic and that was a hell of a stretch from the 7th to 3rd fret!

Try holding guitar on left leg ( classical style). That might help with the stretch. It also helps to have a jag/jazz style trem so you can lock and de-tune and still we trem bar.

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SlacktoneDave Joined: Jul 01, 2006 Posts: 657	Posted on Aug 19 2014 08:19 AM I've added another disjointed "How To Play" video to www.isurfguitar.com This one is "Avalon Slip" http://isurfguitar.com/isurfguitar/AvalonSlip.html I had a few request for it, hope you can get something out of it! ~ dave Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Aug 19 2014 10:31 PM Brilliant! Thank you! Admittedly, didn't click the link to learn the song but to watch you play guitar and just to hear you talk about playing! Top
SlacktoneDave Joined: Jul 01, 2006 Posts: 657	Posted on Aug 20 2014 07:13 AM Thanks Jake, I did this because a guy kept posting on other videos comments section he'd like to learn this. I thought maybe it would be of some interest here. Thanks again, very cool of you! -dave Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19337 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Aug 20 2014 08:41 AM That is so cool Dave. Thanks for sharing. It's always a pleasure to see and hear you play. — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Aug 20 2014 09:32 AM And I have to say, the best part of this video that I never really heard in the song before, are the harmonics, those light low d(or was it Db...) thuds thrown in there. It is just pure interesting, you take a beautiful melody and interject tension and other feelings and thoughts into it. Definitely gives me some inspiration! I have about 20 different choruses or verses that I kind of need to put together. Top
Ruhar Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA	Posted on Aug 20 2014 11:01 AM Such a great tune! That and Rell Sunn Aloha have always been my favorite Slacktone tunes. — Ryan The Secret Samurai Website The Secret Samurai on Facebook Top
ArabSpringReverb Joined: Jul 13, 2012 Posts: 490 San Diego CA	Posted on Aug 20 2014 08:44 PM Thanks Dave I love this song...I had stumbled on the basic verse while tuning down to drop d (a-Ha !) but the rest of it is still way beyond my grasp...but seeing is believing so maybe I'll try to learn some more. the moving thumb barre part while chording the DGBE strings is wild you really convey the feeling of gently rocking in a boat at sea on a sunny day... Top
DannySnyder Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11076 Berkeley, CA	Posted on Aug 21 2014 01:45 AM What a player - Keep'em coming Dave! — Danny Snyder "With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac' Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4537 Wisconsin	Posted on Aug 21 2014 07:37 AM With t-storms coming, wearing my old Army "Shut Up & Train!" t-shirt, no better way to do just that. Thanks Dave, always an inspiration. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
SlacktoneDave Joined: Jul 01, 2006 Posts: 657	Posted on Aug 21 2014 08:06 AM Thanks to all for the nice comments! The "thumb over" stuff is in a lot of stuff I'm writing... It really opens up new possibilities that help define the key center of the upper melody played simultaneously. Don't just think of the low notes as the root... also consider the low note to be 5th or moving alt melody. Hope that's at least a little bit sensible sounding. These are some of the tricks that can help in in the dreaded trio format! ~d Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA	Posted on Aug 21 2014 09:15 AM Great video Dave! That intro requires a short scale guitar though. I was trying it out on my acoustic and that was a hell of a stretch from the 7th to 3rd fret! — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
SlacktoneDave Joined: Jul 01, 2006 Posts: 657	Posted on Aug 21 2014 09:29 AM skeeter wrote: Great video Dave! That intro requires a short scale guitar though. I was trying it out on my acoustic and that was a hell of a stretch from the 7th to 3rd fret! Try holding guitar on left leg ( classical style). That might help with the stretch. It also helps to have a jag/jazz style trem so you can lock and de-tune and still we trem bar. Top

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