And
the Winner is…
So either last week’s “Guitar Riddle Contest” was either too difficult or readers/listeners simply didn’t
have the time to send me their guesses. I am assuming a little of both as I had
more, “I have no idea,” entries than legitimate guesses for either song or
guitarist and I had fewer entries overall than Soundcloud plays: Guitar Riddle No. 1 MP3
Sadly, as a result there is no
definitive winner. Two readers/listeners got the guitarist I as imitating, PinkFloyd’s David Gilmour, and two others correctly named the song, Mozart’s
“Turkish Rondo”, also known as “Rondo alla Turca” and more specifically Sonata
in A, K. 331, Third Movement Theme (see chart below) but not one person was
able to name both song and guitarist. So perhaps I’ll try this game again in
the future but make it a little easier…maybe.
The Riddle Arrangement (not
Nelson)
A few notes on the guitar riddle’s
arrangement and performance.
Last week I included a
transcription of the riddle as played by yours truly, in the style of David
Gilmour. The riddle arrangement featured Gilmour’s slightly chorused, lead Strat tone, with a touch of ambient delay. For the accompaniment I used a wash of chorused and phased chords. Both lead and rhythm attempt to mimic Gilmour's tone as
heard in “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” from the record, "Wish You Were Here". The performance of the melody was featured in the key
of Dm (the saddest of all keys), which is also the key Gilmour solos in during
“Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)”.
Guitar Style
Stylistically speaking the two main
elements I tried to imitate in Gilmour’s playing was his highly melodic bending
style, in particular his 1½ step and 2 step bends, with exaggerated vibrato and his propensity for
unintentionally hitting open strings, yet not editing them out of his solos.
This week’s chart contains none of
the bends/frills found in the riddle chart but there are a few fast grace notes
to keep a look out for. Otherwise, besides the diminished chords, this chart is
pretty straight ahead, enjoy.
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The End.
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