Man of Honour
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Just shows you can learn something after 37 years of playing in bands.
Over the years I've tried to practise to many artists and I used to think my guitar was way out of tune or my record player was playing slow or something.
I'd learn songs and then think "Surely these chord changes fit better if played a note higher" etc. I always remember learning Whole Lotta Rosie back in the 70's and they were playing in Ab but I transposed to A to make it easy to play. More recently I learned Heatseeker by ACDC and that too was in Ab but played easier in A. I then get the video out and they are playing in A but my guitar says Ab.
I then get a Black Sabbath DVD out and watch Iommi playing Paranoid on the 12th fret but once again my guitar says Eb. I then read an old article in GUITARIST with Scott Gorham saying how Thin Lizzy always played in Eb because it gave a heavier sound, made the guitars easier to play and the strings lasted longer. Thats when I realised all the problems I had learning Lizzy songs in the 70's.
Anyway, since I've had my brain flashed I've now asked my band to tune down to Eb since I'm singing all songs by Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, Bruce Dickinson etc one note higher than them and I'm suffering for it.
Makes me wonder how many more bands play in Eb.
Over the years I've tried to practise to many artists and I used to think my guitar was way out of tune or my record player was playing slow or something.
I'd learn songs and then think "Surely these chord changes fit better if played a note higher" etc. I always remember learning Whole Lotta Rosie back in the 70's and they were playing in Ab but I transposed to A to make it easy to play. More recently I learned Heatseeker by ACDC and that too was in Ab but played easier in A. I then get the video out and they are playing in A but my guitar says Ab.
I then get a Black Sabbath DVD out and watch Iommi playing Paranoid on the 12th fret but once again my guitar says Eb. I then read an old article in GUITARIST with Scott Gorham saying how Thin Lizzy always played in Eb because it gave a heavier sound, made the guitars easier to play and the strings lasted longer. Thats when I realised all the problems I had learning Lizzy songs in the 70's.
Anyway, since I've had my brain flashed I've now asked my band to tune down to Eb since I'm singing all songs by Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, Bruce Dickinson etc one note higher than them and I'm suffering for it.
Makes me wonder how many more bands play in Eb.
