Harry Sacksioni - Blos (played by Couzijn)

This is about the earliest Sacksioni piece that I learned to play - and one of the earliest Harry has written and recorded (back in 1976). Very simple, very charming, and playing it never gets dull.

The title translates as 'Blush' - the reddening effect on the cheeks when one realises that other people actually watch you play on YouTube :-)

Harry prides himself in having developed a guitar technique that combines bass, melody and accompaniment in one and the same style. For us, mortal players, the difficulty is in bringing out these three distinct qualities, either by a difference in tone (like the melody) or differences in volume (such as bringing out the bass and/or melody as compared to the accompaniment). That was my main focus in this performance of 'Blos'.

Here I play on my cheapest guitar, a new Chinese flat-top (Motion TD-187S) that I bought as a 'holiday guitar' for less than 200 bucks. It has a solid spruce top, rosewood sides and back, herringbone bindings, closed tuners etc.
I wish cheapy guitars were that good when I was 15 and started to play!

Recorded with my laptop's webcam. Just added a little reverb afterwards. Enjoy!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• harry
• sacksioni
• blos
• acoustic

[aFreakySmile]

Hoe lang speelde u al gitaar toen u dit filmpje maakte?

[mcouzijn]

Dag FreakySmile, ik speelde eerst een half jaar 'Smoke on the Water' op een goedkope electrische gitaar, daarna kocht ik een 12-snarige akoestische waar ik de ene maand 12, en de andere maand 6 snaren op deed, om zoveel mogelijk Sacksioni-stukjes te kunnen spelen. 'Blos' kwam in het begin, dus toen ik ongeveer 3/4 jaar op mijn zolderkamertje speelde. Boeken uit de bieb geleend (later gekocht) en beetje voor beetje 'het in de vingers gekregen' (maar dan letterlijk). Veel plezier er aan beleefd!

[cbvillanueva]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing... Where did you get the sheet music from?

[mcouzijn]

@cbvillanueva: Hi cbvillanueva. Thanks for your compliment! This is indeed a nice little gem. Harry has been putting out sheet music from time to time. 'Blos' is in his very first book, aptly titled "Harry Sacksioni, gitaar". You can order all his sheet music on his website, harrysacksioni.nl. And even the comprehensive guitar method he put out last year (including two BIG volumes, a LOT of sheet music, and a DVD).

But watch your mailbox, too. :-)

[louisgitaar]

Ja, ik weet het, ik heb het stuk ondertussen voor examen moeten doen.

Op dat filmpje kon ik het nog niet zo goed.

-mooi filmpje en bedankt voor de reactie!