John Francis: "Mr Cool" Original DADGAD Blues Cross Tappin Bass Line

John Francis performs his original work "Mr Cool" at the Wichita Historical Museum as part of the Wichita Guitar Society Recitals in May of 2008. This laid back, yet edgy blues, is for Laurence Juber, whose tasty DADGAD tuned material and stage antics inspired the piece. The piece utilizes two hand tapping on an unamplified M32 CP steel string by Lakewood guitars of Germany. The society first presented "LJ" to Wichita in 2003 with another virtuoso, Muriel Anderson.

John Francis is an American guitarist and composer. He is best known for his use of extended-range classical guitars and his eclectic compositional style. As a composer and arranger for over thirty years, John has written and arranged music in styles ranging from Baroque to Blues, from Celtic to Rock, from Jazz to eclectic World Music. His primary emphasis has been the guitar in all its varieties including multi-stringed instruments.

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[memeblooms]

'Just spent the last hour on-line exploring your world of music. Mr. Cool is one of my favorites. There's such variety in your compositions. Jen was right... you are amazingly talented! Donna

[wichitaguitar]

Thanks Donna! I am so very pleased. I do try to mix it up a little, (well quite a lot actually) and have fun doing it. It is great to reach a few people.  That is what is all about, really!

All the best,

John

[nikoman44]

Very impressive John. Unamplified two hand tapping. Nice work!!

[wichitaguitar]

Thanks, Lou! I had broken a nail that day,

so I thought I would give it a go. ;-)

[SRVoldfield]

This is awesome man

[johnfrancismusic]

@giancarlosanna Thank You Giancarlo! I am happy you like this tune! :)

[giancarlosanna]

molto piacevole

[johnfrancismusic]

Thank You! These notes are fairly simple chimes are achieved by lightly touching the string directly above the 12th fret. These "Natural Harmonics" are strongest at the 12th, 7th and 5th frets. The string length is divided in half at the 12th, to a quarter at the 5th, and a third at the 7th. Likewise, the same pitch at the 7th is available at the 19th, and the 5th is where the 24th would be. I like to mix things up, unexpectedly, hence the harmonics and cross hand bass line in an acoustic blues.

[cajun5150]

he is just using 12 th fret harmonics

then the next for times he uses his pinky 12 fret

[Triptweeze]

at about 0:46 you're getting a crazy Harmonic sound....Would you be able to describe how you're getting that sound.

I've been playing guitar for a while but in an attempt to teach myself, i've not come close to getting such sounds.

Great song

[feckineejit]

wow nice song! I will be looking for the studio version.

[Bubblemaker0]

amazing,

where can i get one of those pads on your lap?