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AW: Re: [tuning] Re: Stretch in New York

🔗KSchmir@online.de

9/24/2006 3:23:39 AM

>Joseph Pehrson wrote:
>
>>--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, KSchmir@... wrote:
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>>>>Here's the tune:
>>>>
>>>>EEEEE, EEGE, G(down),
>>>>
>>>>GGG, Bb C, GGG, Bb C
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>>>>
>>>Now what's the rhythm and how many typos are in there? My guess is
>>>
>>>
>>the song that goes "Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream",
>>but what is it called? "I'm only sleepin"?
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>>
>>>klaus
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>>>
>>>
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>>***Klaus! You gots it!
>>
>>Now we'll let the "experts" give us the title!
>>
>>Isn't it great we're so knowledgeable about popular culture!!!
>>
>>
>Tomorrow Never Knows. I was playing that a lot in NYC on just fretless
>guitar
>4 or 5 years ago until I got tired of carting more than one guitar around.
>Surely you remember it from the many times you came to my microtonal
>guitar concerts Joe.
>
>I don't remember there being a Sitar on that piece, but then I'm not a
>big Beatles fan. It's just a melody to me.

Erm ... it's actually my favorite L/McC piece (totally worthy of Harrison, though), but probabaly for the wrong reason: it's that great fractured trumpet drone. Who needs lyrics and melodies? Anyway, good taste, Paul!

My confusion, by the way, has nothing to do with doing or not doing drugs. But know who borrowed thine CDs!

klaus