This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
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This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
Denny Dias has a such a wonderfully idiosyncratic style, it boggles my mind how he learned to phrase like that.
Baxter was no slouch either, those bits on My Old School are just so good!
Baxter was no slouch either, those bits on My Old School are just so good!
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
Swapping guitars several times mid solo without dropping a note is impressive.
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
Sounding very hot bro!
We coverd My Old School, was one of my faves to play. Alive in America is prolly my favorite Dan album, great songs and crazy tight.
We coverd My Old School, was one of my faves to play. Alive in America is prolly my favorite Dan album, great songs and crazy tight.
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
FFS... That was great.
Note to self: Stop random fucking noodling and actually learn something.
Note to self: Stop random fucking noodling and actually learn something.
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
You may be more impressed with my skills on DaVinci Resolve
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
Oo that's a killer tune for sure. Seen these guys?
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
What's the theory at work here? All those notes that sound like they shouldn't work but do?
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
The only reason I could learn that solo was this:
Lots of isolated tracks floating around YouTube, great for learning stuff!
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
Lots of chromatic in between notes connecting the good ones. Denny Dias definitely had some bebop influences.
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
blackstratblues wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:22 pm Denny Dias has a such a wonderfully idiosyncratic style, it boggles my mind how he learned to phrase like that.
Baxter was no slouch either, those bits on My Old School are just so good!
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
Now do "King of the World". For me that's the track he really lifts off on.
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
Having listened to that I am pretty sure most of those notes are missing from my guitar.blackstratblues wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:49 pmThe only reason I could learn that solo was this:
Lots of isolated tracks floating around YouTube, great for learning stuff!
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
I’ll definitely give that one a crack once I grow up some moreDharmajester wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:53 am Now do "King of the World". For me that's the track he really lifts off on.
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
That's what I was alluding to. My guitar's notes are all black and white but these ones are in colour.