I unespectedly found the key to Nuovo Cinema Paradiso…it felt like I shouldn’t do it, ahhh such a Masterpiece! I felt a bit silly but I just wanted to see if my key actually worked, I thought If the door opens I’ll just take a quick peek from outside…no harm in just a little peek! The key worked, the door opened…there she stood in the doorway, her Ladyship The Music, she took me by the hand and on tiptoe I entered…
In practical terms…I already knew the melody line and I harmonised it with chords working out a fingerpicking accompainement as well
This is all Justin’s merit, because he made me understand in practice what chords in a key are…and into practice I applied the concept! Well…just take it as a Beginner Study anyway
Ps: I highly reccomend you watch the film, you’ll understand why we Italians are so fond of this piece
That was very beautiful Silvia, I enjoyed it. If I got it correctly, you figure out (arranged) yourself the fingerpicking based on chords and melody? If yes, that is seriously impressive! Well done!
Thank you all for taking the time to listen and comment! I’m ever so glad you enjoyed it and I much appreciate your feedback! @beejay56@Eddie_09@BigLuc
I only had the melody, I worked out both the fingerstyle and the chords by thinking…this could be in the key of C…then I thought it should be a minor key because of the feeling of the piece, and I remembered when I had worked out a chord progression for JG PMT classes…I was thinking to be in the key of D then… and @brianlarsen suggested: “Sure you’re not in the key of Bm?” Am!! That was my key! I checked the video of the original (an advanced arrangement for CG) and the first chord played is Gm…in fact I sound 1 tone higher! I would have never dared to try to work out the chords by ear if I hadn’t the key!
THE FINGERSTYLE: this is even more than a pattern, as I was able to make little but feeling good variations depending on the phrasing of the melody, and twice I deviate from the pattern to pick the melody notes…I’m well impressed myself, Lol …honestly, never I thought I could achieve so much!
Stefan, we also bought the dvd and never watched it…it is highly emotional and it makes you cry…and yet at the end you feel grateful for those tears…we never watch the dvd but whenever the film is on telly it feels like one has to stop whatever he/she is doing and cry those tears! I watched it so many times that now I know all the scenes from memory!
That was mesmerizing, Silvia. Your talent is incredible in my view. I loved it all. Video was so well done too. I love movies, so I will definitely watch the one you mentioned. Thanks!
@DavidP@Socio@TheCluelessLuthier@pkboo3@Notter@roger_holland thank you all so much for your positive feedback…I’m really happy you enjoyed it! And yes…as James and Pamela have pointed out I put some more effort in the video production, mostly to gain in sound quality.
…no…it’s practice! And a huge, unconditional, endless love for this piece
@roger_holland I hope you’re changing car because it’s old and not because you broke it! Rogier I thought of you the other day as 7 cute baby boars were on my way…but I didn’t linger to admire the little cuties as the only thought that mummy boar could be around scared the hell out of me!
Hi Silvia,
I made a big dent in it at the payment ports at Autostrada A22 when the car was about 3 weeks old … 13 years ago a sweet little Peugot 107, now we almost had a new one (2nd hand) a few months ago,but the sale canceled by us an hour before we should pay…We need a much larger one, with a large low hatch so that my wife does not have to lift the wheelchair so heavily/high, a high passenger seat and even more requirements due to my situation… and I don`t like buying/driving cars or whatever with cars either…
a super (in retrospect) nice memory of Italy comes to mind at our breakfast table … almost forget the hassle of buying a new one
“rollecosters of emotions”
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well the never decreasing mountain of wishes to play creates a shortage of attention perhaps for our partners 
Rogier I thought of you the other day as 7 cute baby boars were on my way…but I didn’t linger to admire the little cuties as the only thought that mummy boar could be around scared the hell out of me!
a super (in retrospect) nice memory of Italy comes to mind at our breakfast table 
