Licks that destroy you?

[Vinny_G]

Luckily it's short, but it's fast!



And this whole piece is destroying my right hand.

 

[LBS-bass]

Chorus on “Ramble On”

Had to play it recently. Wasn't easy to learn! Had to start slowly and ramp up to speed.

 

[Spidey2112]

Again, another Kansas song... Portrait, He Knew... the very end. We have the notes, and if I had to guess, we're playing it well at about 85-90% of studio speed.

I'd rather play together slower, than have all of us playing at different speeds.

 

[mercbass]

the head from Spain

 

[chris_b]

Yes - well aware of the production but it’s still got to be approximated!

Does it? I'd vote for play your own line. I don't slap, so I'd play a finger funk line there. If you can make it work, then it's good enough.

 

[Jason Hollar]

Does it? I'd vote for play your own line. I don't slap, so I'd play a finger funk line there. If you can make it work, then it's good enough.

I agree - I’ve had a pretty successful career faking most of the complicated bits. However! I have nailed this particular lick on stage and it always goes over big. I’m going to keep working on it and looking forward to a busy, healthy gig season.

And thanks everyone else for playing along! My ears have been opened to a lot of stuff I never knew existed and it’s quite humbling.

 

[acleex38]

the head from Spain

I came here to post exactly that. I've done a couple of duo gigs with a guitarist and "Spain" keeps getting cut because, AT BEST, I'm good at about 60% of full speed on it. We did one set where we played "the back half of Spain", but that's it.

 

[StereoPlayer]

This one gives me a hard time.