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Tabs & Lesson

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Main Lesson

The lesson here focuses on technique, and feel.  But also holding down chord shapes and riffing within them.  We've covered this in other lessons, but there's no better example of it than Ragtime swing feel Jazzy stuff.  And since it's Thanksgiving time here in the US, and Alice's Restaurant is a Thanksgiving time classic, I figured it would be a great one to use as an example.

I've given my own Embellishment here, and made some changed to the layout, but for the most part this is how it goes and is often transcribed...  See video for the full lesson on both performance of the piece, and what's going on with the piece...

Main Chords in use

**The chords being used in this lesson are jazz style chords.  I've listed only the basic chord shapes of the song below.  There are a few other variations that are not listed, that I'm sure you'll pick up on when going through and performing the piece..

       C             A7        A            D9         G6           C7            F          A+sus2/F  F#dim7/Eb    G#dim7/F#

E__0_____3____5_____0____0_____0_____1____________2________5____
B__1_____5____5_____3____0_____1_____1______0_____1________4____
G__0_____2____2_____5____0_____3_____2______2_____2________5____
D__2_____2____2_____4____0_____2_____3______3_____1________4____
A__3_____0____0_____5____x_____3_____3______3___________________
E________________________3___________1______1___________________

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Lesson example song piece

Alice's Restaurant - (& Bar)
Embellishment by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Performed by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Engineered by:	Mick the Mixer
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Copyright © 2007 JFRocks All rights reserved

Setup & Settings I used on the lesson example song track

Primary Guitar	Primary Amp		Effect #1		Effect #2
Ovation	Crate GFX 212		none		none
	Settings		Settings		Settings
	Channel:   Low EQ:   Mid EQ:    High EQ:    Reverb:	Clean   2.5   8   5.5   3	Level: EQ: Rate: Depth:		Output: Attack: Sensitivity:
	Effect order from Guitar to Amp

*Remember Effect suggestions are my suggestions for the home player, and or what I actually used.  Usually suggestions are geared for a low budget.  I purposely use effects and equipment that I know everyone can afford, and get their hands on in an effort to prove that you can get a great sound without mortgaging your house... 

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Part 1

Acoustic guitar, with your fingers... (swing feel) .. see video for performance help..

Vocal:>>                        You    can    get   any

                                           C                 Cm          C/E

E________________0__________0________________
B___0___1___3________1___4___________________
G________________________________0___________
D____________________2_________2_____________
A_______0___2____3_______3___________________
E___3________________________________________

                       Thing you want           at      Alice's     Restar              aunt

           A             A7                                 D9               G              G6                C  

E_______5___3_______________0___________0___________
B______________5_2________3__________0_________ 1___
G__________________2_____________0__________________
D_______2___2__________________4___________0________
A___0>let ring________________5_____________________3____
E____________________________________3______________

Part 2

                                         You    can    get   any

                                           C                 Cm              C/E

E________________0___________0_______________
B___0___1___3________1___4___________________
G_________________________________0__________
D____________________2__________2____________
A_______0___2____3_______3___________________
E___3________________________________________

      Thing   you  want                      at          Alice's                Restar         aunt

          A                 A7                           D7             D7/A      G               Am  Bbm  Bm

E_______5___3__________________________________________
B______________5_2______ 3_ 3_________0___0__ 1__2__3___
G__________________2__________5________________________
D_______2___2______________4__4________________________
A___0>let ring_______________5___________________0__1__2___
E________________________________5_______3_____________

Let the "C" chord below ring out a bit..

    Stop right in it's around the back

        C                              C7        

E___________________0_____________________
B__1_______1______1___1___________________
G_____0______0__3_______3_________________
D_______2_________________________________
A__3______________________________________
E_________________________________________

      Just a half a mile from the    rail  road  tracks

       F      Fb5      F5    F6     F#dim7/Eb  Ab dim7/F#

E____________________2__5__5___________
B_____0___1__3_______1__4__4___________
G__2_________________2__5__5___________
D_____3______3_______1__4__4___________
A______________________________________
E__1______1____________________________

          You    can    get   any

          C               Cm    C/E

E___0__________0_____________
B______1___4_________________
G___________________0________
D______2__________2__________
A___3______3_________________
E____________________________

                       Thing you want           at      Alice's     Restar              aunt

           A             A7                                 D9               G              G6                C  

E_______5___3_______________0___________0___________
B______________5_2________3__________0_________ 1___
G__________________2_____________0__________________
D_______2___2__________________4___________0________
A___0>let ring________________5_____________________3____
E____________________________________3______________

And repeat around etc...

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