How I learned René And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War by Paul Simon
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- One of my favourite songs from Paul Simon's 1983 "Hearts and Bones" album.
00:00 - Performance
02:44 - What Tuning?
03:14 - Verses 1 & 2
07:07 - The Bridge
08:49 - Verse 3 & Outro
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1997 Gibson Advanced Jumbo
iPhone 7, Canon 600D, Zoom H6
Edited in Final Cut Pro X & Logic Pro
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Thanks for watching! - Hudba
“All their personal belongings have intertwined” is my favorite line in the whole song!
I love it, too. But artists, they're from another planets!
I love this song. It sounds world weary and melancholy, a beautiful piece of work. Many thanks for taking the time to do this Pavel.
Thanks Pavel. Totally agree. Probably the best song writer of our era.
Great video. It’s always been one of my favourite Paul Simon songs but nobody else seems to know it..! A very unusual chord progression 👍🍷
My favorite song and songwriter Paul Simon
Thanks for this!
Bravo! Thank you.
Wonderful, thank you so much!!
Wonderful tutorial, I've always loved this song. and you play so authentically and yet so clearly. thank you!
It's beautiful to hear it just like this -
hey man really good! thanks
Top 1 favorite songs in the world. I agree.
VERY VERY NICE
Mark Knopfler, Tommy Emmanuel and now Paul Simon? I guess we guitarists just have the same taste of music.
Really looking forward to see more of this series.
Very good tutorial. Your voice is better than you think.
0ne of his most beautiful songs indeed. I might be a bit subjective, since I'm Belgian like René Magritte, who by the way was never an immigrant (as mentioned in the song). A very clear tutorial, you show that it is less difficult than one would think while first listening to it. Thanks!
Hi Pavel. Beautiful arrangement. I agree. Why are we always drawn to songs that we find difficult to sing?!
It's Paul Simon's arrangement! I don't know, maybe because good songs are for good singers only?
Pavel Fomenkov good songs are for great guitar players too. Thank you for this.😎
really love this channel! Please would you consider making a lesson for 'Time will end all sorrow'? It's such a pretty song :) best of luck!
What guitar strings do you use? they sound pretty cool and also seem to tune really well, and thats a great guitar, no doubt about it, but those strings also are
Thank you sir! I can’t remember exactly, but I’m pretty sure it’s Martin Eric Clapton’s choice, .012 gauge. I’ll answer again if it’s not.
Really enjoyed this video! May I ask: how do you know that it is in 1/2step drop down tuning on the album? Is there a big reason not to just play it in E with regular tuning? Thanks!!
It all comes down to two things: open strings and playing comfort. It's awkward to play in standard tuning because this jazzy rhythm calls for closed (fretted) chords, not open chords, and step-down tuning would allow you to do that, also easily play C# chords, G#, F# chords and other chords usually not available in standard tuning. Not to mention, it makes it a million times easier to play the middle part of the song ("Side by side"...). But it's useful for the whole song.
Thank you so much. My admiration to you for being able to hear these chords and take the time to record this. Maybe I heard you wrong but what's the difference between a Bb6 and a G6?
It would be nice if you could pinpoint the exact moment when I say that, but if I understand correctly the chords are identical, it's just one on the 3rd fret and the other is on the 6th fret. Thanks!
Thanks for responding Pavel. I think I see you playing a Bb6 and calling it a G6 at about 7:35 / 12:09@@PavelFomenkov
Pavel. Nice work my brother! Also my favourite song. Learning this now thanks to you. Hope I can get it down before my first grandchild comes along, what a great bedtime story huh?
Oh that’s the best bedtime story I never had. Hope you’ll learn it and enjoy as much as I when I play it. Thanks Stephen.
He performs this song in the farewell tour, though not on guitar. he’s accompanied by a classical ensemble.
Really? I can’t believe he’s actually bringing this masterpiece back.
Videos from the first two shows are up on youtube. The setlist(s) are also up (same setlist for both shows). I've got tickets to see the show in Copenhagen on July 4 :)
BTW, I've been playing RAGMWTDATW it in the key of E for 35 years, but I think you're right. He plays it in F tuned down. There's no video (other than the dubbed one where Sid McGuinnes is "playing" it in E) and he hasn't played it in concert, so no verification. But a couple of chords sound more accurate with the open strings that are available when played in F.
Lucky you! Don't you love the title RAGMWTDATW by the way?
As he says, it's a good thing nobody else snapped it up first.
Павел, я подозреваю, вы русскоязычный человек?)
может быть у вас есть табы к этой песне?
czcams.com/video/gvAT4SBCcOI/video.html is a version in which, either the guitar is tuned down another half step or he plays it in E. Can you tell which?
Exactly, in this (amazing) version the guitar is tuned into "Yesterday" type of tuning, which is whole step down tuning. Sounds even prettier this way.
@@PavelFomenkov Thanks for responding and for teaching me this song (by far the most complicated song I've ever played). Do think it's possible that Paul is actually using the same tuning (1/2 step down) and playing it in E instead of F? Listen to the voicing. Have you ever tried playing it that way? If anyone could do that, Paul could!