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Hi everyone! Here's my take on a really beautiful song, 'Somewhere over the Rainbow'
I hope you enjoy my arrangement. The lead plus harmonies was done on my 82 Strat, rhythm on a borrowed Gibson J200, bass on my Fender Precision and drums on Groove Agent. This is a repost from over a year ago
Please enjoy and any comments are very welcome!
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/qBwl57W9/Som ... inbow.html
Cheers, CC

Hi Charles
I love your arrangement and your work with the pedal, it's played with feeling first class
Greetings, Roland

Really nice Charles - on all counts and good arrangement. I like the key change as well as good rythm and bass parts.
Incidentally, Bruce sent me one of your older posts - "Faithful" (the M,W & F song) - a real knock-out.

Best regards,
Jeff

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!

Cheers

Nels

Thanks a million Roland, Jeff/Bruce too and Nels. I truly appreciate your good comments, I'm glad you enjoyed that.
Jeff, Faithful is a really beautiful song, when I first bought the LP in the 70s I just couldn't stop listening to it! Everything was so perfect, from the brilliant acoustic intro to the unequaled harmonies, what a group! I just had to learn it. I played this at the Friday night preShadowmamia party in, I think '07 and when I spoke to Bruce on the Saturday night after the main event, he told me that that recording was actually done on an 8 track tape!! What an amazing sound!
Anyway, getting back to this post, thanks again,
Cheers CC

That was a lovely version Charles - I much prefer the more original style arrangement rather the Eva Cassidy one.

The foot volume works so well on this tune and you didn't overdo it.

Hi Charles,
A really beautiful instrumental of this song - Very smooth playing and great arrangement.
I agree with Roger the volume pedal is very effective and not over used.
The wife is out so I can crank it up on my studio monitors and it sounds great.
Cheers Phil

Thank you Roger and Phil, I really value your good comments, it makes it worth the time and effort put into it!
Much appreciated,
Cheers CC

Lovely arrangement and sound Charles
It just flows along with ease. Love the volume work on it too, and not overdone either.
Hugh.

Thanks very much Huge, I really appreciate your good words,
Cheers CC