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Topic: New Video - "A Summer Place" |
Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Keith Glendinning
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United Kingdom
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 10:34 am |
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Beautifully played Doug and the “Rich/Rick” sounds great.
Keith. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jim Mckay
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New Zealand
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 7:13 pm
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Just shows you don't need pedals and levers to make good music. Great stuff Doug. :  
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 9:07 am
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| One seemingly could not turn on an AM radio in the early sixties and not hear this song within five minutes. Nice job, Doug. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Miles Lang
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Venturaloha
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 11:30 am
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That backing track is fantastic, too!
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Terry Wood
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Marshfield, MO
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 10:52 pm
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| Great job Doug! Love your playing and the backup track sounds beautiful too. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 21 Nov 2022 9:05 am
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Nice old tune and Bakelite tone, Doug and well played as always. I, VI, IV, V for the head?
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 21 Nov 2022 9:50 am
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Thanks all, it's a I VIm7 IIm7 V for the head. Similar to Sleep Walk and hundreds of other 1950s songs. It's also 12/8 time, like Sleep Walk. The chords change every beat though, if you count it as a slow 4/4.
The melody is very easy to play. This would make a good A6 beginner tune. C6 players can quickly retune to A6, slow down the video on YouTube and follow along. I only play the top 5 strings so the arrangement can be played on 6-string lap steel.
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C6 A6
E
C ----> C#
A
G ----> F#
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C -----> C#
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2022 9:57 am
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| Classic tune. Nice rendition! |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Steve Cunningham
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Atlanta, GA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Joe Cook
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Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 22 Nov 2022 7:59 am
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| Such a memorable melody, big hit I would actually hear on our local AM station when I was a kid. I wish instrumentals were still popular. Really great playing and I love the tone from that Ric, Doug! I do agree with you.The movie sucked |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Craig Stock
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Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2022 3:32 pm
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Thanks again Doug, My dad is not a huge music fan, but when I was a young lad he had a lot of Percy Faith records, brings me back to that time!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Derrick Simon
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 19 Dec 2022 5:41 pm
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That is so nice.
Thank you for sharing that. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Ted Cooper
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England
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Posted 20 Dec 2022 12:14 pm
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Great rendition there Doug. I never really liked the Percy Faith original, it was too "square" for this 9 year old kid back in '59!
Be good if you could some more Shadows tunes: "A place in the sun" is a good one for the steel. |
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Tony Oresteen
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2022 6:59 pm
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Well done Doug!
What exactly is your A6 tuning on your Rick?
Thanks!
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but the song was one of the biggest instrumental hits of the 60s.