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Re: playing by ear

just learn his little fragments
string them together
it doesn;t seem to change chords much
easy but boring for the band
play strong, loud
keep the bass going
try to make it crooked like he plays it more or less
use his irregular words
don;t play it straight A and B like a regular song

wle

Re: playing by ear

Guys don't forget Michael Doucet's version of this song on his Beausolo album. He does a pretty bang up job I thought. He calls it Bee's Blues. Kinda sounds a little like Flammes d'enfer. I love this song. His playing reminds me a lot of Bois Sec, or Moise Robin

Bee Fontenot's pain de mais

good information christian, I'll try to get and heard the beausoleil's version.

greg

Re: playing by ear

More like pre-Beausoleil. Kinda like Coteau or something seventies. Lawrence Ardoin used to run the cut with this.



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