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  • #103933
    Anonymous

      Good one William, looking forward to hearing your recording of Night Train.

      i’m currently working on “What’d i Say” – hard going had to slow the track down to keep up, sheet reading is so tricky to get right for a novice like me.

      Memorising the chord (arpeggios) is starting to pay off, i looked at the chords on a music sheet, and for the 1st i managed to play 12 bars without fumbling around the chords – got a long way to go, got to get used to playing the chords on music sheets its a strange concept, just in terms of playing straight chords (arpeggios) and not improvising.

      #103956
      RockinRobin
      Participant

        I’m told by my computer that “Night Train” is a 12 bar blues. Looks like a complicated 12 bar blues
        William

        #103978
        Anonymous

          A section
          1 1 1 1
          4 4 1 1
          6 5 1 1

          B section
          1 1 1 1
          4 4 1 1
          2minor 5 1 1

          #103993
          john
          Keymaster

            hey William, ya Night Train is a 12 bar blues for sure. I don’t see a need for a 4 page transcription tho…mine is only 2 pages with the solo written out.

            #103999
            Anonymous

              I’ve seen the 4 page versions, they usually cater for four different instruments (quartets), Johnny’s version is fine.

              #104002
              RockinRobin
              Participant

                Ya I like Johnny’s and I like Jimmy Forrest’s “Night Train”. Jimmy Forest’s is three pages long not four. Jimmy’s backing track is a slow swing. I like Johnny’s ending from the Coda to the end. I have both versions on my music stand, both are in Bb. My new printer arrived yesterday. took all day to install the drivers, with the help of a live technician from HP. “Night Train” will take a long time to learn. I’ll blow it every day.
                William

                #104004
                saxomonica
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                  #104019
                  saxomonica
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                    Thanking you kindly @John for putting this air our range, that is in the whole scheme of thangs 🙂
                    Purrfect. You’re the best. Cheers!

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