"Look Ma, I'm Flyin'"

[perothing]

well, this is a nice and sweet peace of music. thanks

[keithnisbet]

Really beautiful piece, captivating!

[HansonMusicStudios]

What a tribute to your mother!  Musicians have the highest calling in the universe. Beautiful job Ty!

[TyFord]

Thanks WR,

You're sounding on it yourself. That video was first rate.

[WholyRoly]

Love it, tons and tons of FEEL!!!!



[alphazeroes]

I must have listened to this 15 times. Are you recording an album? This is terrific stuff. Thank you for sharing, and yielding beauty from tragedy.

[eflat377]

beautiful work thanks

[Chadfish]

This is a nice recording Ty. I revisited it after our conversation. You should post the mic used. Hey it sounds like you have a flanger going at 3:00 ! This is nice enough to merit a re-post at a higher bitrate. Try 8000kbps and the audio will get a nice bump as well as the video.

[TyFord]

@Chadfish

Yes, I applied a flanger for the C part and then pulled it back out. Just a little hooie to make the ears wiggle.

[senn416]

Beautiful Ty.  Great playing and excellent sound.

[TyFord]

Thanks GK,

I just about have another one done. I was looking for a b part, but found a part that made the a part I have a b part. I'm working on the fusion now. Once I get them mated properly, I'll get back in front of the camera and cut 'em loose.

[DuskY1991]

Hello, may I ask how and with what this was recorded?

Thanks.

[TyFord]

Hello Dusky,

Shot with a Canon XL2 camera. Music mic, Schoeps cmc641. Voice mic, Countryman E6. Edited with Final Cut Pro.

[DuskY1991]

Alright, thank you. That's some high-end stuff there!

[TheJuliejam]

that's something good to hear. i love it

[TyFord]

Thanks Julie,

The partial capo does a lot of the heavy lifting. :)

[DuskY1991]

Oh my, that was beautifully played, seriously!

Is the short-cut capo practical? I just ordered one.

[TyFord]

Dusky,

It's like instant open tunings. Some restrictions apply, but you can see what I got out of it.

[DuskY1991]

I thought it would prevent one from fretting the open string that the capo is obstructing, but I discovered that yo actually can fret it before or behind the capo.

I also found out that standard fingering can be applied.

But then again, you got something amazing out of it, and that's all that matters.

Rock on.

[TyFord]

Dusky,

As you have found, the 6th string is still fair game. Try an Em formation above the capo on the 2nd fret and reach behind it for the 6th string.

Put the capo on the 4th fret and play a first position C starting at the 5th fret for yet another E.

[DuskY1991]

Thank you very much.

And then you can move it up even more, I guess.

The possibilities are endless.

[TyFord]

Well not endless, but if you have a 14 or more fret neck, you can go up two more frets and play a D formation to get your E.

You can also put the capo in the 2-3-4 strings, but I haven't found as much I like there.

[DuskY1991]

That's just in standard tuning, right?

You can also change the tuning and still use the cut capo in either of the two capo postitions.

Have you tried this too?

[TyFord]

That's correct. The short-cut capo is like "instant altered tuning." I'm sure further variations can be made by changing tunings with the capo on, but I haven't gone there yet.

[alanwbc]

I just couldn't stop the tears from rolling.

Beautiful piece of art.

Thanks a lot for sharing!!

Best Regards from Brazil!

[nekxocliw]

How can I get a copy of this song?? Ty Ford, this is beautiful, very well done! Please contact me so that I might get a copy of this lovely tune

[TyFord]

$385 was a lot of money back then. :) Cigarettes cost, um, less than a buck a pack, I think.

[JesseMathews]

thats a great tune ! love that rich tone that guitar got, is that a Martin D-18VS ? your very lucky to have that guitar :)

[TyFord]

Thanks Jesse,

That's a D28S from around 1972. I bought it new in a hard shell case for $385. Even after all these years, when I sit down and play other guitars, I prefer the sound of that one. It is truly remarkable and I do realize that it is a "gift."

[JesseMathews]

all i can say is im very jelous ! :), my dream guitar is Martin D28VS, the same as you have just with a V neck...cant beleive it was so cheap back then !

[TyFord]

um, gracias.

Ty

[TheDriveMaster]

Uauuuuuu... =)

[learnworshipguitar]

Hello can you say exactly what your audio chain was for this video? The sound is really great! Was your guitar plugged straight into a mixer or was this boom mic'd?

[eFse7en]

If you think that this video is great, add &fmt=18

at the end of the address to view it in the little better mp4 format, but..it can play stereo sound!

And man, in stereo - it sounds AWESOME!

high 5 :)

[samstride]

The best audio I've heard on youtube. I like it a lot with one comment. The piece, although executed with conviction, would stand on it's own more with a more varied harmonic structure. I understand it's more of a challenge with drop tunings, but right now it would be suited for use under a narration for video. Thanks for sharing!

[TyFord]

Same video as before. It got dumped for no reason other than my clicking in the wrong place at some point. This also gave the the chance to upload a version that doesn't have the weird white mask for the first 5 seconds.

BTW, I really am planning a CD release. I'm writing songs, really I am, and this instrumental will be on the CD. A better recording, though.

Thanks for everyone's support. It's been very helpful and has meant a lot to me.

-Ty Ford