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Tycho
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12-string inspiration
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April 22, 2007, 12:19:54 AM »
I've been playing my D-03-12 after a long period of ignoring it. I'm just playing the same old songs and riffs; I can't get anything else out of it. I need inspiration! Suggest some 12-string music to me, fellow Forumites! (I already know "More Than a Feeling" and everything by the Byrds.)
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Re: 12-string inspiration
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April 22, 2007, 06:01:16 AM »
"Even in the Quietest Moments" by Supertramp.
"Handle With Care" Travelling Wilburys
"Norwegian Wood" Beatles (I know it is a sitar but it sounds great on a 12)
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" Beatles
"Wish You Were Here" Pink Floyd
"Over The Hills And Far Away" Led Zeppelin
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April 22, 2007, 02:38:25 PM »
Rev. Gary Davis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBJDDoRJCrs
Leo Kottke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnQTC5ICGik&mode=related&search=
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April 22, 2007, 05:24:50 PM »
Anything you play on a 6 can be played on a 12.I play "Little Wing","Little Martha","4+20"all sorts of stuff.I tune to open D ans DADDAD sometimes G and Gmin.Go for it.
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Tycho
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Re: 12-string inspiration
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April 23, 2007, 02:00:58 PM »
Thanks all for the good suggestions.
I've got some Leo Kottke, but I've never owned
6 and 12 String Guitar
, so I picked it up yesterday. Amazing playing. I still have trouble playing fingerstyle cleanly on a 12 (maybe I should use fingerpicks?) so I doubt I'll be copying Leo anytime soon. I'm a reasonably good fingerpicker, but the 12 remains a real challenge in that department.
Dan Crary does flatpicking solos on a 12 from time to time, and in some ways I find that style easier than fingerpicking on the 12.
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Re: 12-string inspiration
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April 23, 2007, 02:23:53 PM »
Oh yeah, I forgot one... if you don't mind tuning your 12 string to open C (CGCGCE)...
Question by The Moody Blues
Here is my tab for it:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/moody_blues/question_ver2_crd.htm
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Re: 12-string inspiration
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April 23, 2007, 06:51:38 PM »
Quote from: unclrob on April 22, 2007, 05:24:50 PM
Anything you play on a 6 can be played on a 12.I play "Little Wing","Little Martha","4+20"all sorts of stuff.I tune to open D ans DADDAD sometimes G and Gmin.Go for it.
Geez, I don't know...I've tried a lot of songs in my somewhat limited repertoire and some sound great, while others just sound terrible on a 12-string. I don't know what it is. Maybe all those overtones clashing with the vocal melody. I can see how the three you mention would work, though.
A few that I do on the 12-strings are:
I've Just Seen a Face - Beatles
Losing my Religion - REM
Give a Little Bit - Supertramp
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Re: 12-string inspiration
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April 27, 2007, 12:12:19 PM »
How about some Chuck Berry on a 12 string? Click on Maybelline, from my 'A Tale to Tell' CD:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=156327714
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April 27, 2007, 02:30:57 PM »
That's very cool! It really highlights the connection between Chuck's music and country blues.
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Re: 12-string inspiration
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April 29, 2007, 11:36:58 PM »
Check out Tracy Moore. Brilliant 12 string work!!
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April 30, 2007, 02:05:05 AM »
This guy, right?
http://www.tracymoore.com/
I'll check him out, thanks!
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May 07, 2007, 03:26:33 AM »
Check out Mark Fossons "The lost Tacoma tapes" Good stuff.
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May 08, 2007, 03:05:04 AM »
Thanks for the tip on Mark Fosson. I was lucky enough to find
The Lost Takoma Sessions
this evening at Sam's in Toronto -- which I must say came as a surprise -- and I'm listening now. As you say, great stuff.
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Re: 12-string inspiration
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May 08, 2007, 03:10:54 AM »
No problem. I think he has an interesting take on the instrument. Some beautifull songs on there.
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