My Girl (The Temptations) Solo Guitar Cover arrangement

[Competitor4Christ]

Nice, could you please provide the tab?

[carvetop01]

@Competitor4Christ

Thank you. This arrangement is by Laurence Juber from his book "Popular Songs for Acoustic Guitar". Hal Leonard publisher

Cheers,

allen

[SongsForSunday]

Flat out awesome!

[sandrocduarte]

WONDERFUL FINGERSTYLE....

[carvetop01]

@sandrocduarte

Obrigado por suas palavras de encorajamento.

allen

[hachamacha]

Really nice and brings back a lot of memories growing up in Downtown Detroit, home of R&B and some great jazz. Thanks - hashi

[carvetop01]

@hachamacha

Hi Hashi! I'm getting outside my comfort zone with this arrangement. I'm trying to learn finger-style. (Also, I love the Temptations). Thanks for listening and commenting.

Cheers,

allen

[hachamacha]

@carvetop01 It's a good thing to switch to an acoustic and fingerstyle now and then. I'm pretty well hooked at this point. The acoustic brings out many thing I didn't know I had and is just a good experience.

My comfort zone is already totally uncomfortable for most listeners so I have to watch it ;)

[hachamacha]

@carvetop01 Just thinking how regardless of what type guitar I played (Steinberger, strats, solids for 30 years, then archtop, lately flattop) , that I play exactly the same way, but the flattop has really opened things up for me because they sound so different. I think it's really a good thing for your, all of our playing.

[stephanegiovannelli]

I Brother, I don't forget you, never...

This last two month I was on the road and not connected to YouTube, but now I'm back and happy to see your new videos...

Good interpretation yours of the song "My Girl", every men need their girl to for living Happy, you've got your lovely Nancy since a long time and it's really Beautiful, eso me hace feliz hermano...

I wish all the best for you and Nancy...

Peace...

Stephane.

[carvetop01]

@stephanegiovannelli

Stephane!!

Great to hear from you my Brother. Two months is a long road trip. I hope it went well. All things are good here.

Abrazo hermanito,

allen

[95BabyBoi]

dang dats some real guitar playn

[carvetop01]

@95BabyBoi

Thanks.

[violeirosurbanos]

Fantastic, Al! Your girl must be proud of you (after 42 years!)...

We loved it!

5 *****

[carvetop01]

@violeirosurbanos

Thank you!! Obrigado.

allen

[ARGbass86]

just amazing, you have a nice tone.

[CNlyrical]

Sounds great, Allen! 

[carvetop01]

@CNlyrical

Thank you Crystal!

allen

[degasE1]

Excellent! Wow *****

[carvetop01]

@degasE1

Thank you!

allen

[SoloGuitarist1]

Allen,

Amazing rendition of a Temptations - Motown classic. Superb job of keeping the melody and bass going.

Your Motown friend,

Carl

[carvetop01]

@SoloGuitarist1

Thanks Carl. Great tune and a lot of fun to play.

allen

[MrJimdeb]

Excellent Allen....it's tough to keep that bass line moving and play a nice lead line. You pulled it off beautifully. That's a great performance. Thanks for letting me know you uploaded it.

Jim

[carvetop01]

@MrJimdeb

Thanks Jim. I'm a big fan of Motown. I watched several of your arrangements yesterday. You have been quite prolific. I hope you keep posting. You play many different genres. You take on 12th of Never is outstanding.

allen

[Jazzguts]

Allen,a truly wonderful arrangement,combining bass line and melody, I love the songs out of that period,I think this was Stevie wonder (maybe his first large hit). I'm sure this has very special meaning for your Nancy, a very smart arrangement indeed,I'm off to Spain for the inspiration,greetings Vic.(You're sounding great here Allen).

[carvetop01]

@Jazzguts

Thank you Vic.

Safe journey my friend,

allen

[jazzyedwin24]

Great job man. Congratulation to you and Nancy. That's a wonderful journey.

Take care allen.

Edwin

[carvetop01]

@jazzyedwin24

Thanks Edwin. It's been a great journey. Still going strong.

allen

[gustophr]

Sweet! You really caught the happiness of the song

[carvetop01]

@gustophr

Thanks! Motown has such a huge library of music from which to choose. I have always liked the Temptations.

Cheers,

allen

[cadjunk]

Love the song, and your picking, Allen, thanks so much for sharing. And Nancy is beautiful - 42 years? Wow! That is wonderful. Mine was 37 wonderful years, and would have been this August 47 years, but I had to give him up to cancer, and I still miss him so, so cherish every moment you have. Take care, my friend. Gwen

[carvetop01]

@cadjunk

Gwen,

I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine. Cancer is an evil that I hope one day we find within us the cure. Nancy and I have been on a great journey. I hope our best days are ahead of us. Thank you for listening and commenting.

Your friend,

allen

allen

[troubleclef]

Nice one, Allen. Working on some SRatM right now myself. Beautiful hard mystical deep compound chords that man works with.

Keep up the good work and congratulations to you and Nancy.

[carvetop01]

@troubleclef

Thank you Tony. Life is good.

Do you refer to Towa(SRatM)? If it is, I gotta hear how you break that down onto 6 strings!!. I know from your other uploads that you enjoy a challenge, but......Phew. This will be special.

Cheers my friend,

allen

[troubleclef]

@carvetop01

:D I'm afraid I can't determine that acronym. TOMT or TOAC...those I could guess. What is TOWA? Anyhow, I'm working on Ooh Baby Baby

[carvetop01]

@troubleclef

Got it. I was way off base! SRatM is the Alias of a techno artist...Towa Tei. You are writing about Smokey!

Robinson wrote and sang some great tunes. So much great music from that organization. Sorry for the confusion.

allen

[TheGaboatman]

Great job, Allen. Beautiful tune and bride. What a nice tribute to her. I like this arrangement and will have to seek out that book of Mr. Juber's.

Sam

[carvetop01]

@TheGaboatman

Thanks Sam. Juber is an amazing player. Highly recommended. I bought mine on Amazon.

Thanks again for listening.

allen

[useryug]

Excellent stuff, dear Allen! Gotta say, I particularly like the bit at 0.57 onwards, where you do the echoing vocal harmonies...Smashing playing and tune... Wish I could wander up and down the fretboard like that with all o them fab chords!

Congratulations to you and the lovely Nancy. Wow, what a great picture.

[carvetop01]

@useryug

Thank you Barry. I took that photo in Edinburgh. I was living and working in Glasgow at the time. Beautiful country Scotland is and populated with very agreeable people. They made me feel at home.

Cheers my friend,

allen

[Johnnydoxx]

Excellent work!

[carvetop01]

@Johnnydoxx

Hi Johnny. Thanks!

allen

[Stevepat1]

Sounds great Allen and congratulations!

[carvetop01]

@Stevepat1

Thank you Steve. How are you these days? I am looking forward to your next upload. I think you are overdue :-)

allen

[1dillontaylor]

awesome work.. so much skill to keep the bass going like that

[carvetop01]

@1dillontaylor

Thanks. It tok a little practice. Easy enough once you get the hang of it.

allen

[SabMei1]

Very nice temptation allen :-)

Bravo - Sabine

[carvetop01]

@SabMei1

Clever. Thank you Sabine.

Cheers,

allen

[neillian1]

love this tune on the guitar well played allen

[carvetop01]

@neillian1

Cheers neillian. I read that you are a big fan of Scotland. Me too. I lived and worked in Glasgow for 15 months. Beautiful country populated with very nice people. They made this American feel at home.

allen

[13crickets]

Excellent job, my friend. I hear all the voices of the Temptations here.

Pura Vida!!

Ron

[carvetop01]

@13crickets

Ron,

Muchas gracias mi amigo.

allen

[dansmithguitar]

Beautiful job, Al! Congratulations to you and Nancy!

[carvetop01]

@dansmithguitar

Thanks Dan. I Love the old Motown songs. Melody and good harmony make life good.

al

[FrankRMusic]

Back for a second listen. There are some complex and difficult parts in this arrangement, and fingerstrechings over some frets. This is a mixture, rhythmical and melodical. Basically it´s an easy going song, isn´t it?!, but here we can see how an arrangement improves it. well done, Allen.

Frank

[carvetop01]

@FrankRMusic

Thank you Frank. It's hard to voice vocal lead and harmonies, bass, violins on just 6 strings......Es ist dem Versuchen ähnlich, zehn Pfund der Scheiße in eine Sechs-Pfund-Tasche zu stellen.

Thank you for listening and your friendship.

allen

[leobluesy]

Nice version Allen.... great sound too.

Best wishes to you both......

Leooooooo

[carvetop01]

@leobluesy

Thanks Leo. It's a great song.

allen

[SIRONEDRAGON]

Allen  Great playing and super arrangement and wonderful tribute to your Girl : ))))

[carvetop01]

@SIRONEDRAGON

Thanks Ken.

allen

[babs4TLove]

Hi Allen! An absolutely beautiful rendition! Your guitar has a wonderful deep, rich sound! What a lovely tribute to your wife! Congratulations on 42 years! Fabuous! All the best! Babs

[carvetop01]

@babs4TLove

Thank you Babs. I have always loved this song.

allen

[Keesfarida]

Hi Allen ,thats a nice arrangement ,and great playing my friend,wow,and evryone knows that melody,have a nice weekend ,and my compliment ,goed gedaan ,geweldig,Groetjes Kees.

[carvetop01]

@Keesfarida

Dank je wel Kees. Ik wens een goed weekend voor u ook.

allen

[kaloo051]

Very well played, bravo !

Pascal

[carvetop01]

@kaloo051

Thank you Pascal. I like your version of "The Shadow of Your Smile". That's one of my all time favorites.

allen

[kaloo051]

@carvetop01

Thanks a lot Allen !

Pascal

[burg0110]

Reminds me of a lazy summer afternoon lying in the sun at the beach. Wonderful! Congrats on 42 years.

[carvetop01]

@burg0110

Thank you!

allen

[MisterVirtual]

Hey Allen, Nicely done! Slick turnaround you use there. Beautiful dedication 2 your girl.

[carvetop01]

@MisterVirtual

Thanks MV. So much good music came from Motown.

allen

[FrankRMusic]

Congratulations to you and Nancy! ;-) Hey, Allen, this is funny,cause two weeks ago my Nephew married, and this special song "My Girl" was their wedding song!!!

And even much better: this weekend (tomorrow) we´re celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary!!!! Great!!

BTW, nicely played, good bass line together with the melody and chords!

Cheers, Frank

[carvetop01]

@FrankRMusic

Congratulations on 18 years! I wish for you both a very long life together. Oh, Thanks for listening and commenting :-)

Cheers,

allen

[aplacetohideaway]

This is really a lovely arrangement...so beautifully played. And congrats to you and your sweetheart on 42 years together!

[carvetop01]

@aplacetohideaway

Thank you. I am glad to have you in my corner :-)

Cheers,

allen

[Harky1951]

What a wonderful rendition Allen. That Taylor has such a rich deep tone!! I have a 614CE from 2004 but I rarely play it because of the ease of the T5 for my short fingers. Anyway, your timing was just perfect as there is nothing like a classic Motown tune to lift ones spirits. ( I'll write you a personal note about that soon). Your precision is amazing and I admire you very much.......Happy weekend...Pamela

[carvetop01]

@Harky1951

Thank you Pamela. Your comments are always so kind and thoughtful. Is there a big difference in the neck between the 614CE and the T5?

allen

[Harky1951]

@carvetop01 The neck is thicker for sure. My hand gets tired quickly with it. AND Happy Anniversary. What a precious gift to give your wife. We are such suckers for a personal love song you know!! She is a blessed woman ....Pamela

[Mpoiuz]

Complex and challenging arrangement!! Excellent performed!! (and congrats to the 42 years!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

Thanks for all, Allen!

Uli

[carvetop01]

@Mpoiuz

Thank you Uli. 42 years and still going strong. I thank you for your encouraging words. I think I might try a fingerstyle jazz arrangement next. It is so hot here. I wish Autumn would hurry and arrive and end my misery :-)

Thanks again Uli,

allen

[archtopbrownie]

Let me be the first to say how absolutely excellent this is. What else need be said. You are mastering this finger style thing my friend. Just keep on keepin' on!!!

[carvetop01]

@archtopbrownie

Hi Lance

Thank you. I keep trying. You keep encouraging. I will get better.

allen

[bach2117]

Great job, thanks

[carvetop01]

@bach2117

Thank you for listening and commenting.

allen