Takes me back… I played that for one of my juried exams at university in 1995; mind you I only got it up to about 80% of the normal tempo.  Different left hand fingering though. Tarrega was wonderful. Thanks, Jack. 

Sometimes you just want to lay back in your easy chair and play something like this

Hi Chuck,

My left hand fingerings are the same ones as the Great John Williams used which is who and where I transcribed it from...Everyone plays everything differently. If you played that to 80 percent you are way better than I ever was at playing that piece and I passed a grade playing it my way and back in the Day and I could play most Chet arrangements up to speed....HA....tks and congrats....

Originally posted by chuckv97

Takes me back… I played that for one of my juried exams at university in 1995; mind you I only got it up to about 80% of the normal tempo.  Different left hand fingering though. Tarrega was wonderful. Thanks, Jack. 

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Originally posted by Jack Baker

Hi Chuck,

My left hand fingerings are the same ones as the Great John Williams used which is who and where I transcribed it from...Everyone plays everything differently. If you played that to 80 percent you are way better than I ever was at playing that piece and I passed a grade playing it my way and back in the Day and I could play most Chet arrangements up to speed....HA....tks and congrats....

 

Originally posted by chuckv97

Takes me back… I played that for one of my juried exams at university in 1995; mind you I only got it up to about 80% of the normal tempo.  Different left hand fingering though. Tarrega was wonderful. Thanks, Jack. 

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Ok, yeah, I didn't know about Williams version,, I had the score from some book I can't remember.  It started out as a long stretch second to fifth fret on multiple strings,,, ouch.  I read that Lenny Breau used to practice the tremolo on the edge of matchbooks sitting in a restaurant when going out with others.  
I don't think I ever learned any Chet stuff other than Jerry Reed's "Baby's Coming Home" and some of "Windy and Warm".  I'm getting interested in tackling his "Bye, Bye Blackbird", if I can tear myself away from making videos for YouTube. I've also got a banjo version of Duck Baker's "No Love" tabbed out that I need to polish up. Regards...

Hi Chuck,
I'll post Bye Bye Blackbird soon. It's easy. I've got about 10 years on you so I had a head start I guess......Jack   p.s. The tremelo is how you shape your nails Chet told me...

You guys are reminding me that that’s one of the pieces I played in front of the music store owner in order to get a job teaching music there. I played about five different styles in earshot of him and he did offer me a job as a teacher there so a big thanks to Francisco for helping me on my career path ha ha
that had to be in the early 70s.

Rick,, that reminds me of getting my first teaching job,,, except I was trying out a banjo at a store and the owner heard me play FMB and asked if I wanted to give lessons; his teacher was quitting. I said sure; à week later I played “Wildwood Flower” on a guitar and he gave me 10 more guitar students.

I was hoping to teach some Classical guitar but never even had one student ask for that style in 60 years of teaching