Minor Swing 1937

emicad

[quote="stubla"]Matcho Winterstein showed me his way of playing this--
3 notes on the top E string( ie .no open E on the top e string--i think thats what causes problems)
on the B string you play 6 notes starting with E 5th fret ending with the open B
on the G string 3 notes(bflat,a,aflat)
then ,logically, 6 notes on the 4th string(ending on open D string)
I play,like him,dud,dud etc per triplet--its how Django and Tcha play it
But if its easier to do it your way fair enough
it IS possible to use dud though ---in fact i think its easier----but do it your way if you like--the speed comes with time

Its great for the accents and really its just one pattern repeated.
Stu



----D--U--D
----3--2--1---------------
------5--4--3--2--1--0---
----3--2--1---------------
------5--4--3--2--1--0---[/quote]
I'm trying this way but this triplet approach is kicking my a**!!!

emicad

[quote="Carter O`Brien"]exactly how Mandino showed it, adding further weight to the idea that these "secrets" of right hand technique are indeed passed on & are extremely important and not arbitrary.

I know everyone loves to rag on Minor Swing, & it is overplayed, but this version in particular really is incredible.

The one picking pattern Mandino showed in his video which really blew my mind was on this oft-quoted lick, starting on the top E:

----DU--DD--UD--DD--UD--DD--DU--DD--DU--DDU--DD
----12--11---10---9----8----7------------------------------
--------------------------------------9----8----6----5--------
----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------7--

Not in a thousand would I ever just "stumble" on to a picking pattern like this, and when you play this tune at speed, it lends a particular accenting and tone that really just gives this solo so much ambience.

(I'm doing this from memory, so I'm not positive I have that last note right, but I'll check it over lunch & correct it if I screwed it up).[/quote]
Have you an audio sample? I haven't understood exactly what phrase is it and how Mandino pick it...