Parisienne Walkways and I'll Fly Away

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Parisienne Walkways: Justin has two lessons for this one, rhythm and lead. I used Justin’s lesson on rhythm to learn the chords, and then transcribed the lead from the “Back on the Streets” version. After transcribing, I went back and watched Justin’s lesson on the lead and found that I had different fretting in some spots, but when I played along with the original ref file it sounded ok for my purposes, albeit some rough edges, but close enough for my purposes.
Instrumentation:
RHYTHM: Clean>chorus; LEAD: GTR3>mono amp>vintage lead preset; BASS: PRS>Octave drop on DigiTech RP155 effects pedal; DRUMS: keyboard played through Steven Slate SSD5 midi; ORGAN: keyboard played through Collab3 midi.

I’ll Fly Away is a song that I recorded the end of last year when I was doing some preplanning. According to AI and other sources, it’s the most recorded gospel song ever, including covers by Bob Marley, Kanye and many others.
This month and these posts close out eight years of tutelage under Justin Guitar, and once again would like to say thank you to Justin and the team, and to this community for the encouragement and support. It’s been quite a journey!

Parisienne Walkways:

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I’ll Fly Away

Feedback always welcomed.

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Excellent! Both playing and singing; the sound of the guitars and the recording technique also appeal to me very much. Good job! :+1:

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Dave

Excellent. Really well palyed and sung. I enjoyed these!

Brian

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Wow Dave, both were fabulous. But of the two your rendition of PW is top drawer. As good as any cover ever shared here.

I’ve known you all 8 of those years. You have continued to learn and grow throughout just adding more and more to the list of things you can do at such a high level of proficiency. A true testament to your incredible learning ethic, love and feel for the music, and always humble and supportive of others.

A true Justin Guitar legend !!

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:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Wow Dave, these were excellent. I’ve always loved the Parisienne Walkways, after all what’s not to like. Hands down mate, that was such a good rendition, I loved it, you sure play damn well :ok_hand:

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I really appreciate listining parisienne walkways. Impressive

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Thanks for sharing I have loved this song (Parisienne walkways) and Gary Moore since I heard it years ago, It was one off the reasons I wanted to play guitar.
You did a stunning job :metal: :clap:
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That was brilliant, Dave! Parisienne walkways especially having in mind you transcribed it and made that fast run down the scale. The whole arrangement sounded fantastic to me, very inspiring.

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What do you mean by close out ? are you leaving ?

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All I can say is WOW and then go and practise the blues some more.

I was shocked that you can sing too and have the voice for the song, stunning performance!

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Another two terrific performances Dave, played with your usual skillful mastery of your instruments and recording techniques.
I always say this after listening to your AVoYPs……what a lot of work, time and effort you put into them.
You’ve reached an amazing standard in 8 years with JG. A testament to the amount of practise time you must put in.

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Fantastic Dave. Always love listening to your posts and you certainly have developed some serious skills these past 8 years. :sunglasses:

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That was very nice and I really enjoyed your two songs! :slight_smile:

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Thanks, Tomasz. Not much to the technique. I just like to have a little separation of instruments and levels so everything doesn’t mush together in one spot in the stereo field.

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Thanks, Brian. Glad you enjoyed them.

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Thank you, David. Those are very encouraging comments.
It’s interesting. When I started PW I was thinking it would be fairly easy to do because of the tempo, but realized there were a couple spots that would be troublesome. What I found was that the tempo actually made it more difficult to play and make it sound postable. The rhythm was difficult in that you are playing individual notes, switching chords and not playing the same strings on every chord. After getting it all sorted out as far as playing it, I tried singing and playing it and almost came to the conclusion I couldn’t do it. My OCD kicked in, but it took a while. It’s a great rhythm/chord pattern to learn to just play on its own. You should take a look at Justin’s lesson.
Then came memorizing all the parts front to back, and that seems to be getting more difficult with age. Those three chorders are starting to look good!
While my posts are not as tight as they could be and contain errors, I have learned so much from JG and the community that I hope what I post is somewhat of an encouragement for others to set goals and stick with the program.
Hope all is well with you.

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Hi Craig. Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your comments. Indeed, PW is a great song, and I really enjoy watching Moore play it, especially when he gets into is longer versions.

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Really enjoyable, Dave. I loved them both. Great sound and production all around. Yes, you’ve done so well all these years. I’m so proud for you and all your accomplished goals; and still going strong!

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@luludodo Thanks, ludo, for taking a listen and for the comment.\

@amandaw57 Thank you, Amanda for the feedback. I think Moore’s music probably inspired a lot of people to pick up the guitar.

@Boris1565 Thanks, Boris. I’m glad you liked it, but even more so that it was inspiring for you.

@MacOneill Deborah, “close out” meaning just the end of 8 years here. Am I leaving? Not
today, but I try to take each day as they come.

@AaronAddams Thanks, Aaron, for the feedback. It’s really all about the guitar for me, but glad you think I can sing and have the voice for this one. Now go practice them blues!! :sunglasses:

@sairfingers Hi, Gordon. Thank you for your comments.
“…what a lot of work, time and effort you put into them.”

I’ll admit that this one took some time and effort, as it was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be to get it to where it is. But I will say it gets a bit less cumbersome and time consuming the more I do of it.

" A testament to the amount of practise time you must put in."

Maybe so. But also a testament to JG and the community, without which I wouldn’t be here.

@Eddie_09 Hi, Eddie. I appreciate you listening to my posts. Yes, i have developed some skills over the 8 years, but honestly feel like I’m just scratching the surface. As you know, it’s a lifelong journey.

@domi7 Dominique, Thanks for taking a listen. I’m glad you enjoyed them.

@pkboo3 Hi, Pam. Glad you enjoyed these, and thanks for the comments.

“and still going strong” Well, Pam, at least still going - hopefully for a while. :grimacing:

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All is good with me Dave. Still struggling to regain my old guitar habits. Return after the long health-induced layoff has been far more problematic than I’d have imagined.

I’d say you are your harshest critic and do set yourself exceptionally high standards. Not a bad thing, particularly as in your case it appears to have positive influence. For me, I never notice the lack of tightness and errors you mention. Guess that says something about my ear :joy: