How To Play 'Sun Touch' (Herbie Hancock Rhodes Solo)

[brokecolla]

love the song. saw your vid listed . hypnotised! man you bring the song alive an show how complex it is. wish i had your talent . more power to you .

[tomogradymusic]

@brokecolla

Hi there, thanks for the kind words! I'm not sure about talent - but I did work very hard on transcribing this. What I love is that as I transcribe these tracks, I get a greater appreciation / understanding / feel of what Herbie is doing and it makes me love them even more, and makes me feel so privileged to be able to heard and enjoy this music! Herbie is just incredible.

[AnalogSweden]

Ohh, that's simply perfect. Will check out your other videos!

[jimbalio]

Beautiful piece for sure. I first hear this when I was about 18 and I've always loved the rich, but restrained, orchestration. You're gifted Tom. The bloopety bloopety blee arpeggio at 1:21 KILLS !. Do you cop this stuff by ear ?? If so, (or not, for that matter) what tools do you use for playback looping, etc. And, could you please work on Chick's Song To The Pharoah Kings next?

[tomogradymusic]

@jimbalio

Hey there, thanks for the kind comment! I've got a load of things I'd love to do, and I'll happily stick that Chick onto the list! And yes, I do this all by ear - I count myself lucky to have perfect pitch but I've worked pretty hard on transcribing over the last few years, which has really improved my ability to do it. I use Sibelius and loop small parts of music in Audacity, which is free!

Thanks,

Tom

[DESMYTTER]

Incredible ! I've just finished my Herbie Hancock's video ! Same album !

[goldphinga]

Amazing Tom as usual..

[tomogradymusic]

@goldphinga

Thanks Dan!

[BLKSEA1]

Not only do you play well, you even find the find the time to have a cup of tea. That's class......lol. Always look forward to your renditions. Peace

[tomogradymusic]

@BLKSEA1

Thanks man, I've got another one on the way - it's a bit more difficult though, so it might take a little while to get a good take.

[orangefunk]

Can you tell me what kind of tea you were enjoying at 0.25... I need all the help I can get ;-)

[tomogradymusic]

@orangefunk

Haha Neil! Bog-standard PG Tips I'm afraid - the only secret is to have a massive pint-size mug - that way it keeps your fingers warm for longer (much better for fast playing :D )

[paypower66]

could you please tell me the amp used and the effects? thanks so much

[tomogradymusic]

@paypower66

Hi there, thanks for the comment - what you hear is purely my Rhodes, playing over the original record! I had the preamp tremolo on, I took the outputs from the suitcase cabinet straight into Logic (through an Apogee Duet) and then a tiny bit of reverb - not even any EQ. There are a few parts in the original that use an Echoplex - I used the tape delay plug-in from Logic and automated it to come on at the right times - Herbie would have used the footswitch of the echoplex..