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snoozedoctor
Registrace 14. 06. 2007
I'm a retired physician and a life-long guitar nut. I'm a jack of all styles and a master of none.
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TAAB- Childhood Heroes side 1 play-a-long
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composer- Ian Anderson. Here I do a 3/4 speed play-a-long. I think I've corrected some of the inaccuracies of previous tutorials. This is one of my favorite sections of the album and I always thought it unfortunate that they dropped this from their condensed version for live performance. Cheers!
Thick as a Brick, side 2 Childhood Heroes
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composer - Ian Anderson. Here I demonstrate how I arranged this section for solo guitar. I incorporate the bass line into it. It's not difficult once you learn the pattern. My whole arrangement of side 2 can be found below. Cheers. czcams.com/video/7C27aShfZGo/video.htmlsi=_bpITCLEACvlpUSX
Thick as a Brick, 3/4 speed play-a-long
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composer- Ian Anderson. Here is a slowed down play-a-long. I'll be back soon with more explanation.
Bargain play-a-long (The Who)
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composer - Pete Townshend. On the original track the electric guitar is tuned down to Eb. The acoustic part would be played with a capo on the 1st fret. (My 12 string is tuned down a whole step) Cheers!
Fallen on Hard Times
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composer- Ian Anderson. A track from the Broadsword and the Beast album of 1982. Overall a strong album but still more synth on it than I prefer. The original is in Dm but I had to lower it a whole step to have a shot at the vocal. Clearly a political disillusionment song. Cheers!
One Brown Mouse tutorial (and 1 million channel views!)
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Exciting for me as the channel has accumulated one million views over the years. It's hard for me to comprehend that. In this video I talk a little about my recent family trip to NZ. If you want to skip ahead the actual tutorial starts about 5:30
One Brown Mouse play-a-long
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Composer - Ian Anderson. DADGAD tuning. The original recording was done with a 12 string guitar so I've elected to use it here. I keep my 12 string tuned down a whole step so that's why I have the capo on the 4th rather than 2nd fret where it would be if the guitar were tuned to concert. There are at least 3 guitar parts on the original track, 2 acoustic and 1 electric. Here I'm trying to repli...
Marseille
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snoozedoctor original. A bit of a jazzy tune composed about 40 years ago.
SAD (seasonal affective disorder)
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snoozedoctor original. Testing out a new Squire Strat that you hear in the background. "Rainy days, seven in a row..." will do it to you. Wrote this maybe 20 years ago during one of those dreary stretches. Looking forward to Spring, warmer temps and flowers in bloom! Cheers everyone.
Passion Play excerpt
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One of my favorite short instrumental interludes in PP.
A special Martin D-41 compared to other guitars.
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Here is a comparison of 4 different guitars strumming some classics. No guitar is perfect for all situations, including strumming. Find an instrument that inspires you and make some music! Cheers!
Guitars from Martin, Orangewood, and Huss and Dalton. Which one wins in a finger-style competition?
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Here I compare a Martin OMC Aura, an Orangewood Mason, and a Huss and Dalton 00-SP. I'm demonstrating them on a few snippets from my original compositions. My fingernails are a wreck from this cold, dry weather so some passages are ragged. I elected not to balance the volume so remember, loudest is not always best. All the guitars were recorded with the same mic position but the Martin is not q...
Collings, Waterloo, and Orangewood. Not 3 birds of a feather.
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Collings, Waterloo, and Orangewood. Not 3 birds of a feather.
Patagonia- Trekking in Torres del Paine
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Patagonia- Trekking in Torres del Paine
Fishing for trophy smallmouth in Quetico Park, Canada
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Fishing for trophy smallmouth in Quetico Park, Canada
Cirque of the Towers (Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera)
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Cirque of the Towers (Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera)
Bonaire (Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera)
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Bonaire (Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera)
Eastern North Carolina style pulled pork BBQ
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Eastern North Carolina style pulled pork BBQ
Brilliant!
Terrible singing
A great tutorial on this lovely song. I will also be 64 this month but I may be 65 before I can play it as well as your can !
Great analysis of a great artist!
Thanks Doc🙏 do you have a guitar tutorial on this one?
@@pendomojaxkalibre5686 I don’t, but I should.
Perfect tutorial. I’ll be surprised if anyone at my high school recognizes it, but hopefully they can appreciate the music
thanks a million sir thanks a lot
Wow! I admire how quickly you can move your fingers on the fretboard. It sounds like the original. I'm currently practicing the intro of velvet green and I already have knots in my fingers.
Velvet Green is a tough one! Trying to sing and play those verses is killer.
Only a true grandmaster can do that!
@@mulberrywood4529 there’s a performance of this one on CZcams where Ian introduces it as “a bit tricky. If you hear a mistake, just conjure up an Eb minor chord in your head.”
@@snoozedoctor What wise advice 😂.
Awesome man. Excellent. Beautiful song. And now I can play it. Will introduce to my boomer band. Thanks
Great lesson❤
Ian is f... Genius❤❤❤
That he is!
In finger picking, the tone, articulation and balance are suprisingly similar across these two, expecially considering the different body styles, but differences are more pronounced with the flat pick. I have a 1981 D-18 now, but sure wish I had not sold the 000-18 that I bought in 1971, and traded off a few years later. I loved the action and sound of the thing, and since then the price for a replacement has soared. .
I agree. The dreadnought was the first nice guitar I owned, an upgrade from a $100 Yamaha dreadnought. I played finger style on it for a couple of years before I bought the Collings. I bet your 000-18 was sweet. I owned a 1943 OM-21 for a while. Wish I hadn't sold it. One of my best friends owns a music store and is a national expert on vintage Martins (he does some of the appraisals for Antiques Road Show). Since he collects vintage Martins I get to play all these instruments that are valued over $50,000. Some are just OK in my book, but I played a 1928 OM-28 that was the best sounding guitar I've ever played. At the time it was $75K, so a bit out of my price range.
czcams.com/video/huzQqesb160/video.html Hey Doc, not sure if you're familiar with this podcast. Stewart complements you at 31min 09 secs. It's a really insightful podcast. Maybe you, with your knack for precision, can help Stewart resolve his Flying Colours chord dilemma that he's unhappy with at 30 min 32 secs.
Love this segment of TAAB. You did a great job. Would love to see the DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE DAY segment as well. Thank you!!!
Great suggestion! Will do.
Woah!!! This is amazing!!!!thanks so much...
Glad you like it!
@@snoozedoctor its super hard for me but i need to break out of my comfort zone...4 years in now playing so i have to step it up haha....you are amazing!!! Great teacher to...i also want to learn acoustic section to aqualung
❤
Thank you!
Great Lesson, Thankyou 🎸🎶🎸
My pleasure! Cheers!
It's almost impossible to appreciate how good a guitarist Ian really was/is. This is almost 50 years old now and stands up as well today as it ever did. Astonishing stuff.
It really is. I don't think there was anyone in that era that could have played his stuff, excepting maybe Steve Howe. Who, btw, was asked to audition for Tull after Abrahams left. But he was told they didn't want any creative input from him, just to play Ian's compositions. Howe turned down the offer.
Ian is from Scotland what more can you say 👍🤪🇺🇲
I was on Isle of Skye two years ago. I stopped at his former estate and tried to find Dun Ringill ruins. They aren't well marked and I couldn't find the path down to it. Beautiful there!
@snoozedoctor I envy you 👍 I hope to make it there someday, My mom's side of the family was from the McFarland clan in the Highlands and ironically I had a cousin named George Smith like the founder of Glenlivet single malt scotch whiskey 👍 Thank for the great tutorial really enjoyed it and now trying it out on my Gibson J45....
@@usatrooper5045 Yeah, I hope you can to, seeing how you have family from there. I sampled a little scotch while there. 😁
I'd love an electric lesson!
Have you seen my play-a-long for the electric parts? czcams.com/video/1RgiYKOES5Q/video.htmlsi=_pN2Oo6m7dXEUR87
@@snoozedoctor i have 🙂
“When you’re falling awake and you take stock of the new day, And you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say, Well, don’t you fret, don’t you fear, I will give you good cheer.”
Great lyrics, aren't they? He could be masterful with the pen.
Martin Barre, Jethro Tull made him famous and vis a versa. It was the creative electric guitar work that made me a big time Jethro Tull record -ticket buyer. Let's face it, the electric guitar was was invented only 20 years before Martin Barre got his hands on one.
He never got due credit, IMHO. His playing developed, he wasn't spectacular on Benefit. Then from Aqualung on he became a virtuoso and developed a style all his own. When he left Tull, the players after were good players, but they didn't have his magic.
hi my good doc. I wonder if you would mind teaching us HESITATION BLUES version of J.KAUKONEN on the broken glass album.thanks a lot
One of my friends was playing that for me on his guitar. I'll check it out.
Got to have BOTH, that's my Choice✌❤🤗🤗
I've been playing the Martin more recently. Can't beat it for recording a strummed guitar.
Hey man how you describe the sound of the mason live, you feel the bass and mids ?
Not much bass. This isn't a guitar I would use to record a solo acoustic piece. However, it plays nicely and doesn't sound too bad. I use it fairly frequently when recording an acoustic guitar into a band mix. You're typically gonna EQ out the bass anyhow and it's easier when it's not there.
Love it. I once had A Passion Play on an 8 track tape. I don't know what ever happened to it.
It's a great album. Jarring to me on first listen, but over time has become a favorite.
Great great great lesson....no talking😊 just playing❤ thanks😊😊
You're welcome. I figure for the more advanced players, these play-a-longs are more productive. Just show me how to play it. 😀
You have impeccable taste and obviously enjoy playing JT music, as do I.
Thanks so much! Cheers!
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thanks!
Cool.
Thanks!
A new guitar?
No, one I've had for quite some time. It's a Variax modeling guitar that I bought as a demo model from Guitar Center. The electronics died in it, I didn't think it made sense to replace it, being a cheap guitar and all. I took it to Mass St. Music and the tech guy there suggested we put some humbuckers in there and make it a regular old guitar. It's pretty cool. Closest sound I have to a Les Paul.
@@snoozedoctor solid pickups can really make a difference
I just love the way Martin Barre works in the wha pedal adding another layer of what ever it is that makes this song sound so special.
Yeah, that's a part I wouldn't have thought to add but it works great!
Thanks for the wonderful music, Ian's a wonderful songsmith and a stunning Musician his guitar playing is superb and like the sadly missed Greg Lake Thier stuff sounds simple until you try to play it. Thanks again and have a wonderful weekend. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
Thanks for the kind comment! Cheers to you!
Retired physician also, been playing for the past 50 years and Jethro Tull was part of my young 20 s. Your tutorials are exceptionally instructive. I learned a lot .
Wonderful! I'm so glad you're finding them helpful.
Nice, what Martin-Guitar do you play here?
This is a Martin OMC Aura. I don't think they made it for very long. This is overall my favorite guitar now. It differs from their standard formula by having a very thin neck profile and wider spacing of the strings. It's a very comfortable guitar for me because I have small hands. If the neck is too chunky, I can't wrap by thumb around to play the low E string. The pearl inlay is different too, as you might have noticed.
Thanks Doc, always wanted to play this one 🙏👍
Love this song. I don't know why this one in particular is so hard for me to sing with any kind of accuracy. The melody works agains the harmony in a very unusual way. It's a great tune.
That’s a Collings. Nice choice
Thanks so much!
very nice, excellent. What make and model is your guitar?
Thanks so much! This is a 1990 Collings OM3. I've owned it since it was built. Great guitar. Cheers!
Thanks for this upload, Doc. Requesting a tutorial on White Innocence which was a bonus track on Catfish Rising - stunningly good lyrics, probably the best song of un-requited love ever.
Thanks. I'll look that one up, I'm not familiar with it. Cheers!
I love the that deep, warm low end of Dreadnought. It sounds like a deep thinker, and at the same time nostalgic. I agree that doesn't suit all music or playing style though.
I've been playing it a lot more recently. I put it aside for many years because it just wasn't a good match for my finger style. I've been writing much more music with simple strumming and it can't be beat for that.
Love the album and this part, but I cannot hear your guitar very well. The parts where the flutes are dueling always just gets me. I listen to this when running and it was like being in another world.
He doesn't get enough credit for his virtuosity on the flute. Later, when he focused more on it and changed his fingering (being self taught, he used incorrect fingering for all this time) he got even better. The playing on his solo album Divinities is just off the charts good.
@@snoozedoctor I thought Ian was fanastic on the flute from the beginning, This Was. Listen to Beggar's Farm for example.
Spot on Doc!! Great job as always.
Much appreciated!
Thanks Doc . Watching and listening to your tutorials is really uplifting.
Glad you like them! Cheers!
👍Nice 3/4 speed recording! Easier to follow along.
Glad you liked it! I think these slowed down play-a-longs are better for the many more advanced players out there. Maybe they just need to see the hand positions, etc.
Thanks for all these.
Glad you like them!
Always a brighter day when I see your new upload. Thank you. Have you considered Best Friends from PP? 😊
Thanks. Every now and then I get the notion to do more of PP but it's intimidating. That album is so virtuosic. But, it rates as among my favorite Tull albums. Just an amazing piece of music.
@@snoozedoctor Agreed. Notice I didn’t mention Memory Box. 😊
Hi Doc!!. Nice to see you back to Tull tutorials!!!!!!!!!!! Matt in Santa Cruz California here. Thank you for all your videos over the years. Thank you for the full breakdown of TTAB pt. 1 instrumental about a year ago. 45 min long. Just caught this vid as I was out the door for a hike. You just posted it 13 min ago. Last year at this time I switched over to your videos on Baker st Muse and have been working very hard on them with great success. For the past 6 weeks I have been going over your main four or five videos on TTAB. Working on the relentless arpeggio parts is challenging but I changed my fingering pattern to adapt. Im going to stick with this till I get it. I have patients. So now I'm going to dive into your 45min hardcore fan vid of the instrumental. Any new videos you put out on Changes to TTAB sections etc I will be incorporating. How exciting to catch this vid. Off for my hike and back to the lessons!!! Thanks a lot--- Peace. Matt. " I got blisters on my fingers" Just kidding
Hi Matt! I'm glad you're finding these tutorials helpful. Sometimes I think I imagine complexity when I'm listening to these things at .5 speed with headphones. In a mix it's really hard to pick out the acoustic guitar accurately. It's much easier in a tune like Baker Street because so much is just him. Wonderful that you're able to hike there. I was just out in Montana and Idaho doing some camping and fishing. So beautiful there, as is CA.
If there is life after death i'd love to be reborn in a person like you.
Just trying to be the person my dog thinks I am. Cheers to you mate!
Hi, amazing rendition! Could you let me know what Martin model you’re playing here? It sounds incredible
Thanks so much! Here I"m playing a Martin OMC Aura. I'm not sure how long they made this guitar. They don't offer it now. It has a slim neck profile and wider spacing of strings at the saddle. I have small hands so this suits me perfectly and is my go to at the moment. The wider string spacing really helps in getting the right hand fingers room to work. Cheers!
Wow,, Amazing Job
thanks so much! Cheers!