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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 #25 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 1:49pm All right. Here's my take on "Winter"; rhythm fills and solo and some commentary (tried to stay to the point this time): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u-9DwGD8Ds
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Reply #26 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 2:55pm

Very interesting. Never really noticed how much MT made use of all 6 strings on his solos. He really made the most of his basic scales, with his amazing tone, vibrato, bends, etc. Nonetheless, Mel, you do a pretty sick job capturing that "mean" tone of his (on which he makes his major scales almost sound bluesy, or his bluesy scales sound real aggressive, like on Stray Cat off Ya Ya's).

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fuman Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #27 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 2:59pm Nice one Mel. Beautiful stuff!! Here's my attempt at Keith's Soul Survivor riff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7frtJ5X2ho
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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 #28 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 3:35pm fuman wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 2:59pm: Nice one Mel. Beautiful stuff!! Here's my attempt at Keith's Soul Survivor riff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7frtJ5X2ho Love that one ... the ancestor of "It Must Be Hell," "Rock and a Hard Place," and probably others I'm forgetting.
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Reply #29 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 3:39pm

Mel Belli wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 3:35pm:

fuman wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 2:59pm:

Nice one Mel. Beautiful stuff!!

Here's my attempt at Keith's Soul Survivor riff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7frtJ5X2ho

Love that one ... the ancestor of "It Must Be Hell," "Rock and a Hard Place," and probably others I'm forgetting.

..."Black or White"???

Nice job Fuman. That's a real fun one to play.

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Reply #30 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 4:01pm

Throwaway wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 3:39pm:

Mel Belli wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 3:35pm:

fuman wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 2:59pm:

Nice one Mel. Beautiful stuff!!

Here's my attempt at Keith's Soul Survivor riff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7frtJ5X2ho

Love that one ... the ancestor of "It Must Be Hell," "Rock and a Hard Place," and probably others I'm forgetting.

..."Black or White"???

Nice job Fuman. That's a real fun one to play.

Yes! The King of Pop, too, copped him some Keef.

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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 #31 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 6:59pm Don't know if he is, or has ever been, around this board, but here's a pretty mean rendition of the "Sway" outro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D-2nR_rw38
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Reply #32 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 7:19pm

Mel Belli wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 6:59pm:

Don't know if he is, or has ever been, around this board, but here's a pretty mean rendition of the "Sway" outro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D-2nR_rw38

Yeah, his slide playing is pretty good. Interestingly enough, he does a great Sympathy and Angie - not Brussels, but Newcastle. Cool to see there are more Stones-obsessed out there!

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fuman Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #33 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 9:46pm Here's my shot at Rambler. Just the components, not the whole song. 2 beers and 2 shots. Saw the guitar and couldn't resist picking it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7Z9xHDNnw
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Reply #34 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 9:51pm

smokeydusky wrote on Feb 16^th, 2010 at 10:41pm:

Taylor's 1972 Bitch, JJF, GS or BBJ rhythm variations?

Although it could have been, it really wasn't just about the leads.

I couldn't figure out what BBJ was. I refused to look at a setlist.
Just figured it out. I never go that far down a setlist when I listen, unless I'm working.

Nice call. The MSG '72 SBD has a stunning version. I can get the notes, but nobody can get that energy.
That's one of a kind.

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Reply #35 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 10:08pm

Where'd you get that Mick Taylor tee? I'm diggin it, bro! Grin

I'll add my input (sorry, my webcam isn't working) to this thread, and talk about Ventilator Blues - I like to tune the A string to a G (1 step down), and the first note of the riff becomes an open string, making the riff a little easier, and it sounds better, too. Then, for the chorus, you play easy, 1 finger across, chords, on the 4 'middle' strings (for the Gm of the chorus, play is 3-3-5-5-x-x). Play the x-x-3-3-x-x part of the main riff with a slide, for some added swagger. Nothing major, just a little tip for some added playability for the riff, while still allowing the room to play some leads.

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Reply #36 - Feb 17^th, 2010 at 11:05pm

Throwaway wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 10:08pm:

Where'd you get that Mick Taylor tee? I'm diggin it, bro! Grin

I'll add my input (sorry, my webcam isn't working) to this thread, and talk about Ventilator Blues - I like to tune the A string to a G (1 step down), and the first note of the riff becomes an open string, making the riff a little easier, and it sounds better, too. Then, for the chorus, you play easy, 1 finger across, chords, on the 4 'middle' strings (for the Gm of the chorus, play is 3-3-5-5-x-x). Play the x-x-3-3-x-x part of the main riff with a slide, for some added swagger. Nothing major, just a little tip for some added playability for the riff, while still allowing the room to play some leads.

I got the shirt in Santa Cruz, Palookaville 2001. I was amazed to see them for sale.

Know what you mean about keeping standard tuning for lead options. Good tip, just tuning down the A.

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Reply #37 - Feb 18^th, 2010 at 1:41am

All great stuff. Many thanks to all for the videos and the info.

fuman wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 9:51pm:

I couldn't figure out what BBJ was. ...The MSG '72 SBD has a stunning version. I can get the notes, but nobody can get that energy.
That's one of a kind.

Notes are a nice start.

That "energy" seems to require a particular band and who knows what else?

Kind of odd how he went from Little Queenie and Carol standard boogie stuff (with subtle rhythmic embellishments) to the wild soulfulness and manic Otis Rushisms of BBJ--then back to the more subtle stuff of Star Star.

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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 #38 - Feb 18^th, 2010 at 9:26am fuman wrote on Feb 17^th, 2010 at 9:46pm: Here's my shot at Rambler. Just the components, not the whole song. 2 beers and 2 shots. Saw the guitar and couldn't resist picking it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7Z9xHDNnw All right -- let's hear "Angie" from Brussels!
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fuman Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #39 - Feb 18^th, 2010 at 11:04am Ok, here's my attempt at the Angie solo from Brussels 1973. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YL3_w5BGwk
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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 #40 - Feb 18^th, 2010 at 1:33pm Love it, love it. The way I was playing it made it harder. You found the second A-minor groove there in the 12-14 box. I was moving over to the ninth and/or fifth position too early...
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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 #41 - Feb 19^th, 2010 at 10:12am Who wants to take on the Brussels "Heartbreaker" solos? Sounds like there's a diminished or whole-town scale idea lurking in one of those measures. I could be wrong, though...
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fuman Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #42 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 11:53am Here's my attempt at the first verse of Bye Bye Johnny, the Mick Taylor guitar (with the Keith intro). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUvvrCwFpBM Looks like this thread is gonna fade away. Love to see more contributions before that happens . . .
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dadrob Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 232	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #43 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 12:42pm again..nice..thanks for back up a bit more so one can see what is what better...hey nice guitars too!
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Throwaway Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 826 MD Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #44 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 2:43pm If you're so inclined Fuman, I think we would all enjoy hearing your "Don't Lie To Me" (did they play it in Ft. Worth '72? or was it Philly?) solo - similar to MT's BBJ solo, but with an even meaner, more aggressive tone.
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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 #45 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 6:58pm fuman wrote on Feb 18^th, 2010 at 11:04am: Ok, here's my attempt at the Angie solo from Brussels 1973. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YL3_w5BGwk Dude, why'd you remove it?!
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fuman Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Gender:	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #46 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 7:29pm Mel Belli wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 6:58pm: fuman wrote on Feb 18^th, 2010 at 11:04am: Ok, here's my attempt at the Angie solo from Brussels 1973. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YL3_w5BGwk Dude, why'd you remove it?! Should I put it back?
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Reply #47 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 11:03pm

fuman wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 7:29pm:

Mel Belli wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 6:58pm:

fuman wrote on Feb 18^th, 2010 at 11:04am:

Ok, here's my attempt at the Angie solo from Brussels 1973.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YL3_w5BGwk

Dude, why'd you remove it?!

Should I put it back?

Yes, please

Oh, and thanks for that lovely BBJ! What pups are you using?

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Reply #48 - Feb 25^th, 2010 at 12:19am

smokeydusky wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 11:03pm:

fuman wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 7:29pm:

Mel Belli wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 6:58pm:

fuman wrote on Feb 18^th, 2010 at 11:04am:

Ok, here's my attempt at the Angie solo from Brussels 1973.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YL3_w5BGwk

Dude, why'd you remove it?!

Should I put it back?

Yes, please

Oh, and thanks for that lovely BBJ! What pups are you using?

It's back. Sorry. Thanks. They're Tim Shaw humbuckers.

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smokeydusky Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 42	Re: The Mel Belli guitar video series is back! Reply #49 - Feb 25^th, 2010 at 10:31pm fuman wrote on Feb 25^th, 2010 at 12:19am: It's back. Sorry. Thanks. They're Tim Shaw humbuckers. Thank you!
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