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Jeff Beck-Greensleeves (Original Post)
VGNonly
Jan 2023
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Beautiful. I admit that at times Beck was a bit too wired for me, but he was without doubt a
Martin68
Jan 2023
#1
I agree. The biggest British hit of the 16th century, and exquisitely played
highplainsdem
Jan 2023
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Martin68
(23,157 posts)1. Beautiful. I admit that at times Beck was a bit too wired for me, but he was without doubt a
genius guitarist.
Shermann
(7,573 posts)2. Wired? Typo or clever pun! nt
Martin68
(23,157 posts)4. No, not a typo. The title for the album was right on the money.
Shermann
(7,573 posts)5. Well done. But he can be a little weird at times too! nt
ProfessorGAC
(65,692 posts)3. Nice Version
His use of harmonics instead of fretted notes is very cool.
His version has a very pronounced waltz feel to it. He's hitting the "one" hard!
highplainsdem
(49,227 posts)6. I agree. The biggest British hit of the 16th century, and exquisitely played
there.
Though I do love the traditional version best. Article and video with some interesting history:
https://earlymusicmuse.com/greensleeves3of3music/
Btw, Professor, that expert on period instruments has an article on the guitar you might also find interesting:
https://earlymusicmuse.com/guitarhistory/
ProfessorGAC
(65,692 posts)7. Excellent Article
Very interesting.
Thanks.