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Feb 4^th, 2010 at 3:57pm

It's winter, dreary, nothing going on in Stonesland. So I thought I'd share a little music -- a breakdown of my favorite Mick Taylor moments from "Brussels '73." Sorry if I yakked too much:

Pt. 1 -- "Tumbling Dice"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLTvrDiMFY

Pt. 2 -- "Angie"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgP70vjtLqo

Pt. 3 -- "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Honky Tonk Women," "Midnight Rambler"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QovKTYkKfUY

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platter Ex Member	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #1 - Feb 4^th, 2010 at 5:12pm i like these instuctional types of videos. i was never musically inclined. i did know 1 or 2 songs on the guitar back in the seventies but everytime i went to sing people would leave the room.
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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #2 - Feb 4^th, 2010 at 5:28pm That's why I don't sing, either!
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Reply #4 - Feb 7^th, 2010 at 10:57pm

Nice guitar! I'm workin on the Angie solo now - I had an idea of the notes from listening by ear, but this will definitely help. I LOVE the Brussels solo, but you should check out some '82 boots. One of Ronnie's best live moments. Similar notes, but obviously not as sweet of a tone/fluidity. Bit more of a crunchier sound.

You do a pretty good MT, would love to hear you do "Winter." (You in a band?)

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Reply #6 - Feb 8^th, 2010 at 9:23am

Throwaway wrote on Feb 7^th, 2010 at 10:57pm:

Nice guitar! I'm workin on the Angie solo now - I had an idea of the notes from listening by ear, but this will definitely help. I LOVE the Brussels solo, but you should check out some '82 boots. One of Ronnie's best live moments. Similar notes, but obviously not as sweet of a tone/fluidity. Bit more of a crunchier sound.

You do a pretty good MT, would love to hear you do "Winter." (You in a band?)

Well, thanks! Quite a surprise to see that as the header this morning. Kind of embarrassing, too. I am in a band—with 2 kids, it's *very* part-time—in the D.C. area, and I rip off MT as often as I can

Winter. All right. I'll make that the next installment.

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Reply #7 - Feb 8^th, 2010 at 10:37am

Mel Belli wrote on Feb 8^th, 2010 at 9:23am:

Throwaway wrote on Feb 7^th, 2010 at 10:57pm:

Nice guitar! I'm workin on the Angie solo now - I had an idea of the notes from listening by ear, but this will definitely help. I LOVE the Brussels solo, but you should check out some '82 boots. One of Ronnie's best live moments. Similar notes, but obviously not as sweet of a tone/fluidity. Bit more of a crunchier sound.

You do a pretty good MT, would love to hear you do "Winter." (You in a band?)

Well, thanks! Quite a surprise to see that as the header this morning. Kind of embarrassing, too. I am in a band—with 2 kids, it's *very* part-time—in the D.C. area, and I rip off MT as often as I can

Winter. All right. I'll make that the next installment.

Haha, it's cool, nothing to be ashamed of. I'm from not too far away, in AA County, though my "band" has never played a gig bigger than a birthday party. Looking forward to "Winter."

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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #9 - Feb 8^th, 2010 at 12:30pm It's a Gibson ES-339, actually. Also very sweet!
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Holden Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,317 Tampa Bay Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #10 - Feb 8^th, 2010 at 12:58pm Gibson...lucky bastard! The AS73 is based off it.
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Heart Of Stone Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules Posts: 4,001 Charlottetown Prince Edward Is Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #11 - Feb 8^th, 2010 at 1:31pm The Gibson ES series are fantastic! I used to have a ES-135. ""
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Reply #12 - Feb 8^th, 2010 at 1:42pm

That's a beauty.

The 339 would've been a reach for my budget, but I had a Marshall JCM-800 head and cab sitting in my garage for years. If I'm playing out, I usually bring a Fender DeVille or, for small rooms, a little Vox Cambridge. ... So I had some fairly valuable hardware that I wasn't using. I traded it in and—voila—brought home the Gibson.

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fuman Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #13 - Feb 9^th, 2010 at 11:47am Well far out Mr Belli. Here is my attempt at the beautiful Mick Taylor solo on If You Really Want To Be My Friend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHRlV9YFT8c
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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #14 - Feb 9^th, 2010 at 12:23pm Sounds like you nailed it to me. Keep 'em coming.
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Reply #15 - Feb 9^th, 2010 at 12:35pm

fuman wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 11:47am:

Well far out Mr Belli.

Here is my attempt at the beautiful Mick Taylor solo on If You Really Want To Be My Friend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHRlV9YFT8c

Well done! Love hearing these Stones guitar licks recreated. I always had an emotional attachment to that tune, for some reason, and the solo and outro were big reasons why.

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Ginda Rocks Off Regular Offline The ghost of Belle Starr Posts: 926 WA State Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #16 - Feb 9^th, 2010 at 4:19pm Well done, both of you! Uh...Mr Belli...I was expecting a much older man. Your "fire him" commands carry such authority. Wise beyond your years, no doubt.
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fuman Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #17 - Feb 9^th, 2010 at 6:43pm Mel Belli wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 12:23pm: Sounds like you nailed it to me. Keep 'em coming. Thanks Mel. Ok, here's my attempt at Mick Taylor's Sympathy For The Devil solo from Ya-Yas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_7EnwjdScE
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Reply #19 - Feb 10^th, 2010 at 9:22am

Throwaway wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 7:07pm:

Nice, fuman! You make it look easy. Taylor would be proud.

Thanks Throwaway.

It's pretty cold in my basement these days. I was having trouble trying to stay in time, and this version is certainly slower than the Ya-Yas version. I used a digital camera with a movie mode, so the quality is rough . . .

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Reply #20 - Feb 16^th, 2010 at 12:51pm

fuman wrote on Feb 10^th, 2010 at 9:22am:

Throwaway wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 7:07pm:

Nice, fuman! You make it look easy. Taylor would be proud.

Thanks Throwaway.

It's pretty cold in my basement these days. I was having trouble trying to stay in time, and this version is certainly slower than the Ya-Yas version. I used a digital camera with a movie mode, so the quality is rough . . .

I know what it's like to play with cold hands, and your execution is damn-near flawless. Very impressive!

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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #21 - Feb 16^th, 2010 at 1:02pm And let me add, this is exactly what I hoped would happen when I posted by clips. It's all about sharing the music. Who needs to pay for tablature?!
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Reply #22 - Feb 16^th, 2010 at 1:32pm

Mel Belli wrote on Feb 16^th, 2010 at 1:02pm:

And let me add, this is *exactly* what I hoped would happen when I posted by clips. It's all about sharing the music. Who needs to pay for tablature?!

Nice of you to say, Mel. I was beginning to think I spoiled the thread.
I was hoping others would start uploading their interpretations too. Love to watch 'em.

My IYRWTBMF solo attempt may contain all of the original elements, just not together in one piece.
And SFTD is getting closer, but still needs work. Both are played a bit slow, I think.

I was planning on putting up my interpretation of the (live) Angie solo (the MT part, not the KR part at the Am section).
And maybe the Keith riffs of Rambler? Pretty fun, IMO.

PS I don't have the ability/patience to read tabs. If I can't figure it out or be shown, I move on to another . . .

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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #23 - Feb 16^th, 2010 at 2:09pm I sneaked away to Fla. for a few days (not warm enough!), so I haven't been around these parts lately. ... I'd love to see your take on "Angie." If I can get the kids to take a nap, I'll take a run at "Winter." ... I do look at tablature quite a bit -- and it probably atrophies my ear.
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