On Feb 18, 1:35 pm, wm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> I am new to this forum, but not to music, and hope my $.02 will be
> welcome. These days I find myself playing a lot of guitar. I play
> several other instruments, but there always seems like there are a
> lack of guitars. Everyone wants to play lead it seems. I have
> noticed that if I try to "match" the beat, especially with the better
> fiddlers, that the tune will speed up before too long. I think most
> lead players that want to drive the song will play slightly ahead of
> the beat, which implies that the beat is indeed the guitar. (if there
> is no bass) I think that this dynamic is what makes the sound
> "real". If you are playing rhythm, you have to let the fiddler go
> and hope he only stays a little ahead of you. Hope this makes sence.
>
> Mike
Hi, Mike --
I think you'll find that the people who post on this forum are usually
civilized -- we haven't had a virtual shouting match in years, and I
can't even remember what that one was about.
What you say matches my experience. Have you ever run across a case
where the fiddler slows down? I wonder if the original poster was
playing with someone who was taking downers?
Lyle
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