Re: beatles tracks

Elson Trinidad (ertrinid@skat.usc.edu)
Mon, 4 Dec 1995 17:19:29 -0800 (PST)


On Mon, 4 Dec 1995, Mark Allerton wrote:

[Stanley Jordan's "Elanor Rigby"]

> >Not Acid-Jazz by any means, but still, I don't know anyone who's mouth
> >can't hang open to this one guy playing this tune on two guitars at the
> >same time(!)
>
> Umm... Stanley Jordan's trick is to play two parts on one guitar by
> hammering-on with his left hand, no? It's very impressive to watch, though

Yes, but I did see him on TV with a guitar strapped on him and one sort
of held up by a custom guitar stand. He was hammering-on with the bass
and chords on one guitar and the melody (and harmony) on the other guitar.

Actually, it's not that difficult, but you need a custom guitar that
allows for a very low action and extremely sensitive pickups. Of course,
practice helps too... :)

> to be honest most of his music has been rather dull.

Well, yeah....he's considered the "Kenny G of the guitar" more or less.

> Back to the Beatles: some impressive covers that have already been done...

> Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth Wind & Fire

Can't forget that one. Say, did Billy Preston ever do Beatles covers?
I'm sure he did (of all the people in the world), just don't know which
songs exactly.

Elson