Blues for Big Nate in F
Posted Sun, 03/23/2014 - 10:05 by Sergei
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Some great feedback from
Some great feedback from Super Dave and I agree- the second half of the song was better as you got into the groove. Keep going with the bend control- it's something everybody works on continually all the way up to top pro's! Overall a great effort and I enjoyed more than one listen :O)
Thanks a lot :-) ! Your
Thanks a lot :-) ! Your comments always inspire me to proceed with further work to achieve better results.
You are welcome
It should be easy to adjust the pan. I don't have Abelton but I am sure there is a pan knob for that adjustment.
Make sure you are recording your harp in mono not stereo. That way your harp will be dead center.
The track is fine. Just play less and lean on some of the notes. The way you played half way through when you used less notes and got into the song more is what I mean.
Try playing along with Little Walter's "Quarter to Twelve" song for a bit and you will get the hang of it. That song is in the key of F too. I am sure that Quarter to Twelve is what the track is really loosely based on.
Here is the Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5prwj6i1D6M
Good luck,
Super Dave
Comments for Sergei's Blues for Big Nate
Sergei,
Nice playing. Love the slapping and chords. Nice overall tone and feel.
My main comment is that the song sounded strange with the harp panned all the way to the left speaker. Was this done on purpose? What program do you use to record?
You have a great feel but try not to rush any of your phrases. It's a lazy song so let yourself be lazy. When I say lazy, I mean allow space between phrases, take your time, and hit any bends dead on or don't use them.
On a song like that, you have to listen to the band and play at the same tempo. Specifically, the bass. Remember, the guitar is responding to what you play so leave space for him.
You may want to warm up first so you won't have to start cold. You seemed more relaxed half way through the song.
I would love hear a more relaxed version panned to the center.
Take care,
Super Dave
Thanks for comment
Hello, Super Dave! Thanks a lot for your comments. I didn't have a purpose to pan the harp to the left speaker - it was accidentally. I used "Ableton Live Lite 8" in this song. I know that I should have adjusted the sound, but I haven't yet mastered this software - actually I need time for that, but when I have this time I prefer to spend it playing the harp rather than studying the software :-). Also sometimes I use "Mixcraft 4LE" for recording.
It very nice to get good advice on what and how to do to improve playing, and I really appreciat it.
What about the backtrack - do you think it's suitable enough for this song? I think it's too much fast for this lazy song...
Maybe I should use the backtrack at a slower speed...
Thank you very much,
Sergei
You are welcome
It should be easy to adjust the pan. I don't have Abelton but I am sure there is a pan knob for that adjustment.
Make sure you are recording your harp in mono not stereo. That way your harp will be dead center.
The track is fine. Just play less and lean on some of the notes. The way you played half way through when you used less notes and got into the song more is what I mean.
Try playing along with Little Walter's "Quarter to Twelve" song for a bit and you will get the hang of it. That song is in the key of F too. I am sure that Quarter to Twelve is what the track is really loosely based on.
Here is the Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5prwj6i1D6M
Good luck,
Super Dave