Urgent

[john]

to all, I kinda answered my own question. Over the weekend I played the riff repeatedly and now getting the fingers to work much better, much improvement however still not there as of yet.
cheers

[john]

Hey Bill, if you could let me know where in the video it is exactly I might be able to see what I did.

[john]

John, Thanks for the quick reply. https://youtu.be/9daJrqjyFBU at 2+51. Johnny, BTW the videos of you playing on your tracks is invaluable on some of them, the music alone doesn’t give the color or articulation. I hope I can get this one down to add to my gig repertoire. You really nailed that solo, whoa on those high ones! thank again

[john]

ok that’s just going from G# to A. So to play the A you are holding down your 1st and 2nd fingers…to play G# you add the 3rd finger on the G and the 4th finger on the side G# key. it’s just one movement to go from the G# to A. Lift the 3rd and 4th fingers off with one move and you’re left playing the A. Just practice that move over and over….start slow.

It’s a great tune (and solo) to learn…I believe it’s one of the most challenging ones from my repertoire so work hard and be patient!

[john]

thanks John, Thats how I was originally playing the trill. Since I started this on Urgent, I am now thinking I am going to try the additional octave on the F# at start of solo, I went back to your altissimo course to see how to play it up there however it did not go that high, thats pretty much no mans land up there. I tried lipping it up from the high F# fingering and I am getting a good tone, however its not right, with the tuner it appears I am getting a C.
Any thoughts or ideas on getting that high one? I am using a Ralph Morgan with a ZZ 3 reed. I think I’ll try my Otto Link metal with a new reed. I hope to get this done before my next solo gig at the end of of this month.

Thanks again

[john]

Once we’re that high exact fingerings aren’t needed because we can hit them with overtones… so you might be able to get it with the same fingering as the lower F#, just change your embouchure

[Rick Davis]

I get the super F# by playing the Eb palm keys with the left hand, octave key down & the side F# key with my right hand. You need to hear it in your head & be able to play those overtones, otherwise it sounds like a donkey!!!

[john]

thanks Rick and John. I’ll go to work on it, much appreciated!

[Ed Hannah]

I just now ordered some backtracks and I can’t find them. Please help.

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