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Vic]]> Slide and Alternate tunings Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-254898 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-253069 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:10:08 +0000 Slide and Alternate tunings Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-253069 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-253045 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:39:30 +0000
Verses, I've got pretty much nailed. In MY style, which I'm pretty pleased about. Still rough spots, and a couple of places where I'm struggling to get the vocals and the guitar to mesh.

That's the hardest part - singing over slide. I'm not the greatest singer at the best of times - but playing slide, and singing at the same time, is REALLY tough.

I've got the lyrics worked out I want to use - man, there are about a hundred versions of this song, all with different lyrics. I'm trying to put together some of the different lyrics....just to make a Vic Lewis version.

So - how far am I from performance level? Could I do this in the pub yet?

NO. I need to get the vocals and the guitar working together. Gimme another couple of days..... and I'll update. Not there yet, but close to what I want.....

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Vic]]> Slide and Alternate tunings Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-253045 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-252365 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:34:52 +0000 Slide and Alternate tunings Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-252365 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-26671 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:25:05 +0000 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=225059

I was noodling around in open G yesterday, and found myself playing "Vigilante Man," as often happens. A couple of weeks ago, I finally mastered the one song I've always wanted to play - Mountain's "Nantucket Sleighride" - so I had a thought, why not have a real go at "Vigilante Man" - I've wanted to play that song ever since the 70's, when I saw Ry Cooder do a version on the Old Grey Whistle Test. It was something of a revelation to me at the time - one guy, with a slide on his finger, playing music like that? There and then I decided I had to learn slide guitar. It's only the last couple of years, though, I've had the time to take it seriously.

Anyway, this is a rough first take, off the top of my head, with no preparation - played guitar and sang at the same time, no overdubs. I'm going to work on this over the next few days - but unlike Nantucket Sleighride, which I basically play note for note, I'm going to do Vigilante Man my own way. It'll be interesting to see if I can get this somewhere close to performance standard over the next few days....that's what I'm aiming for, anyway.

I messed around with it last night for an hour or so, I've pretty much got the structure and the way I want the song to build mapped out, and I've nearly got a decent intro figured out, just needs a little tweaking.

Well you've got to stretch yourself haven't you......wish me luck! I really want to do justice to this song.

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Vic]]> Slide and Alternate tunings Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/vigilante-man-in-open-g-2/#post-26671