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Mark
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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: "The Road Ahead" (Onward & Upward) |
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Fellow Guitarists,
"The Road Ahead" is an original acoustic composition, one of many I've written over the years. It was dedicated to Dennis Marcellino, my sax playing partner, back in the late nineties after we had released our "Tenderly" sax/guitar duo release.
What you're seeing above is the rubato ("free time") intro that sets the stage for the opening series of chords in tempo and leading to the verse. The intro begins with a simple, full-strummed G bar chord, followed by a series of double-stops. The subtitle (Onward & Upward) suggests the uplifting nature of this tune. I typically play the tune solo, but to hear a recent rendition with bass, drums, and string accompaniment, click here. Hope you enjoy it!
As a special gift during the holiday season for forum members and fans of Vision Music, I've uploaded a FREE eBook of the entire score for you to check out and learn. To access the PDF, click here. Til next time...
- Mark
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Dean
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:16 am Post subject: |
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As always ,Thanks for the free stuff.Hope you and your family have a great holiday.
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runr7t
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| i have tried to upload the file, but it keeps sending me to the "join the community forum" page. I have already joined. is there some problem |
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kbgtr001
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:12 am Post subject: Re: "The Road Ahead" (Onward & Upward) |
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| Mark wrote: | | What you're seeing above is the rubato ("free time") intro that sets the stage for the opening series of chords in tempo and leading to the verse. |
Mark,
Thanks for the piece and the tracks. I especially like the contrasting'
resonant 'Interlude' placed between the 'Intro' and 'Verse' sections.
I feel it as a very 'pianistic' quality between idiomatic guitar sections.
The 'Bridge' has the pianistic quality too. Nice move setting up the
Em(add 9) with the E open strings on the upbeat of the 4th beat, 4th bar of the bridge.
Helps with the smooth execution of the Em(add 9) arpeggio in bar 5.
-Kb
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Mark
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| runr7t wrote: | | i have tried to upload the file, but it keeps sending me to the "join the community forum" page. I have already joined. is there some problem |
Hi! You shouldn't have any problem as long as you are logged in at the time that you attempt the download. If you continue to have problems, contact me via email.
| Kb wrote: | I especially like the contrasting resonant 'Interlude' placed between the 'Intro' and 'Verse' sections. I feel it as very a 'pianistic' quality between very idiomatic guitar sections.
The 'Bridge' has the pianistic quality too. Nice move setting up the Em(add 9) with the E open strings on the upbeat of the 4th beat, 4th bar of the bridge. Helps with the smooth execution of the Em(add 9) arpeggio in bar 5. |
Kb,
Very astute observations, especially regarding the interlude that serves to glue everything together in this tune. The four chords (G, Bm, C, and D) are nothing new, but it's the texture created by having a common tone D melody with each voicing combined with the open G (immediately following each change) that just keeps pushing the progression along.
Anyway, thanks as always for the kind words. Glad you're enjoying the music. Til next time...
- Mark
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runr7t
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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still cannot access the pdf of road ahead.....would you mind sending me that in an email
Robert |
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