Monday, March 22, 2010

move it on over

The guitar solo on this classic Hank Williams tune from 1947 is a favorite of mine, and since it's so short (just one chorus of 12 bars) I offer the whole thing here...click on the image and it'll get bigger:

Keep in mind that the eighth notes aren't even, they're swung.

If I had to pick a favorite part -- besides just the whole solo -- I'd have to say the way the A7 gets articulated is hip, and it's hard to ignore as being utterly cool the triplet figures. Also the double-stop section near the end is evocative of the steel guitar. (Oh, yeah, that steel guitar part is cool and worth learning, too!)

Also, if you don't have the recording you can listen to it here on youtube. The solo in question starts at around 0:58.

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