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Here's a wonderful Francisco Tarrega composition that I transcribed tabbed out way back in 1999. It's a beautiful Tremelo Piece....Jack
Recuerdos De La Alhambra
Edited by - Jack Baker on 07/17/2026 13:02:16
Hi Chuck,
My left hand fingerings are the same ones as the Great John Williams used which is who and where I transcribed it from...Everyone plays everything differently. If you played that to 80 percent you are way better than I ever was at playing that piece and I passed a grade playing it my way and back in the Day and I could play most Chet arrangements up to speed....HA....tks and congrats....
Originally posted by chuckv97Takes me back… I played that for one of my juried exams at university in 1995; mind you I only got it up to about 80% of the normal tempo. Different left hand fingering though. Tarrega was wonderful. Thanks, Jack.
Edited by - Jack Baker on 07/17/2026 16:32:02
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Originally posted by Jack BakerHi Chuck,My left hand fingerings are the same ones as the Great John Williams used which is who and where I transcribed it from...Everyone plays everything differently. If you played that to 80 percent you are way better than I ever was at playing that piece and I passed a grade playing it my way and back in the Day and I could play most Chet arrangements up to speed....HA....tks and congrats....Originally posted by chuckv97Takes me back… I played that for one of my juried exams at university in 1995; mind you I only got it up to about 80% of the normal tempo. Different left hand fingering though. Tarrega was wonderful. Thanks, Jack.
Ok, yeah, I didn't know about Williams version,, I had the score from some book I can't remember. It started out as a long stretch second to fifth fret on multiple strings,,, ouch. I read that Lenny Breau used to practice the tremolo on the edge of matchbooks sitting in a restaurant when going out with others.
I don't think I ever learned any Chet stuff other than Jerry Reed's "Baby's Coming Home" and some of "Windy and Warm". I'm getting interested in tackling his "Bye, Bye Blackbird", if I can tear myself away from making videos for YouTube. I've also got a banjo version of Duck Baker's "No Love" tabbed out that I need to polish up. Regards...
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