Here we go again...
For a bit of a change I thought we'd look at something that's often played in 3/4 but isn't as much of a challenge as [i]Montagne [/i]or [i]Valse a Dora[/i]. Anniversary Song is a tune I've heard played a thousand different ways, so don't take any of this as gospel. We tend to play it in as an AABB form in 3/4 before breaking into a 4/4 uptempo version (*see below). Here are some basic changes:
*4/4 break:
I'll usually just use this, returning to Am from the last E7 of the B section, so the break would be at bar 63:
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--5--8--8--7------------------------------------------------------------------
--5--8--7--7------------------------------------------------------------------
--4--7--8--6-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------8--7---------------------------------------------------------------
--5--8----------------------------------------------------------------
then repeat, hitting each chord twice (or with triplets on the last two-I'll try to post an audio example if I can...)
The head is really pretty easy to work out by ear so I'm not posting it here, but here's a hint: the first note is E. I know at least a few of you do this tune, and it'd be good to hear from you all...if I remember right, Sir Robin Katz does a mean version; anything to add, my friend?
More to come,
Jack.
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Sorry Robin; I was remembering a comment you made years ago about Stu playing this at LeQue:
http://www.hotclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5744
It's scary how this stuff sticks in my head...
Best,
Jack.
P.S., If memory serves, Anniversary Song was based on a fragment of Les Flots du Danube (correct me, though, if I'm wrong); here's a Stephane Wrembel recording of the tune under the Flots title.
Charlie
anyone knows the original way in wich could be played the b section??
the original theme is of Ivanovici and i have a score but is of a french song adapted .anyone have the pseudo-original score of it? i m really courious cause anyone start to improvise in b section.
is it possible, for me to access the 16 Les Flots du Danube.mp3 file?
I can't seem to view/listen to it...
if it's a forum thing, could you email it to me, perhaps?
http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/wrembel-16.m3u
best,
Jack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhNATYtI ... re=related
off the topic, does anyone know the pickup he has placed by the soundhole from this clip? thanks
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http://www.stephanewrembel.com/anniversary_song.mp3