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Re: your guys are doing G and C

they are also doing something weird on the A part of wedding day waltz

geno wrote that song
it isn;t traditional

they go
GGDC GGDC GGDC instead of
GGDG GGDG GGDG

did they not want to follow his band;s version?

they may be following you though, you hit a big G note
they may be thinking it;s part of a C chord
but it isn;t

maybe have them listen to the record

unless that is on purpose


wle

Re: your guys are doing G and C

I think the problem is that they aren't listening to the music, just playing in the moment. And I can't pay attention to exactly what chord they're playing and play my part at the same time, unless they're right in my ear and it can come through all the distraction.

Re: your guys are doing G and C

yeah
they need to rehearse and learn stuff the way it goes :)
i mean at least they agree, bass and guitar
and it does more or less fit with the lead

they are probably listening to the accordion bass side, which is frequently wrong


but it sounds ok

i just am used to the real way it goes
it jars me to hear it that other way

even though i said it;s ambiguous sometimes
i can still 'see the difference'
especially if no one else ever plays it that way

wle

Re: your guys are doing G and C

If I have a fiddle in my hand, I go a long ways further in figuring out the chords.

I've been trying to rely on the low stress of the farmers market gigs to have the other musicians learn the chords.

Also, I don't think there's a bass player in those recordings. Just accordion, rubboard and guitar. Guitar covering double duty.



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