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Blindboy
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First attempt...

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This is a deceptively difficult tune to pull off. It's so easy to rush it or overplay (as I do here... :roll: )
This is our first try at it. I showed the gang the changes, and we gave it a shot.
https://youtu.be/8nXPWj7z8RM
We need to work up an intro of some sort, and I need to figure out what I want to do for the solos. It's fun having the kind of gig where we can work up new material onstage and people put up with it. :D
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Re: First attempt...

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The ideas go in the right direction... :clap:
Love this tune, some years ago I posted a version. Overplaying was never a problem for me :lol: I'm too slow...
I wouldn't be able to play there with the flashing disco lights. I admire that you can focus so much on your playing! :thumbsup:
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Nice to hear the embryonic stages of the creative process especially when they're as promising as this. :clap:

I'm another one that can't overplay - if I get much slower in my advancing years my playing will sound like it's going backwards!

I look forward to hearing further progress on this song.
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Sounds great BB....always tough to play such iconic tunes! Awesome sound!
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Re: First attempt...

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Thanks, fellers... We're going to try to tighten it up Monday night.
One doesn't have to play fast to overplay... (I can't play that fast. :roll: ) It is more a matter of leaving spaces.
Gerd, the lights are exaggerated by the camera. They aren't that bad in person, and I usually have my eyes closed, anyway. I don't even notice it.
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