Michael Hedges - Ritual Dance

Here is another one of my favorite songs from Taproot. I'm playing my Taylor 414-K. I'm sorry the video lags behind a little.

Tuning: DADGCC

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[Caro12gitaar]

Oh okay, sorry then :)

[laservius]

OK. Now I understand what you meant. I checked out the videos. I still prefer the original, Hedges version.

[Caro12gitaar]

Look to Sungha to learn something about this song but also: Nice job :) I can't do it on the same speed :D

[laservius]

What do you mean "Sungha"?

[methodinsane]

I think you're talking about how hedges rolls his left hand down off the strings to give a fast arpeggio sounding almost like flamenco rasgueado. Make a chord shape and instead of just lifting off the chord to change try twisting your wrist and pull down off the fretboard.The idea is to roll your fingers off each string to give a fast rolling arpeggio sequance. Probably not the best explanation but Hedges does it in alot of his tunes and it's a cool technique either way to have in your arsenal.

[Cloud1242]

you have definitely figured out a lot more of the little stuff than i have managed too so killer job meng

[Cloud1242]

good job man, so far the best youtube cover i have seen. and far better than sungha jungs i am sorry to say (to the man before me). but really, bravo.

[bubblyybubby]

@laservius

Sungha Jung, if you don't know himmm... you should :)

he's my idol :)

[MrFaulconbridge]

Great job man.

[kevin01320]

trop froid (cold)

[kevenharbour]

Yeah I forgot to mention Don Ross! But I don't know Ewan Dobson..

I learned Drifting percussion by ear too however I agree with you that it's annoying that kids always ask for tabs... come on you can find them on the web idiot for such bands like Metallica or etc... Come on in 15 sec I can have Metallica full tabs on web

[DuskY1991]

Well to be honest I learnt the percussive bit in Drifting by ear (I'm a drummer, might explain something), the tutorial used didn't get it right (as well as little details).

You forgot to add Don Ross to the list, and personally I would add Ewan Dobson too.

I'm not really saying that tabs are bad, they can sure be a help, but your ears have to be in proper working order as well.

However I just find it annoying people asking for tabs everywhere. =D

[kevenharbour]

And I totally agree with you... I learned a lot of songs by ear, it makes better musician but you got to admit that Michael Hedges, Andy McKee, Antoine Dufour or Erik Mongrain are virtuoso and their songs are pretty hard to play... It's not everyone who can play percussion guitar by hear XD

[DuskY1991]

My point is actually that people should learn to play little bits by ear. It is hard but you can train it and if you keep doing it you'll get better. In many cases just the tuning is enough.

I'd love to learn Woman Of The World, actually.

[kevenharbour]

Lol I agree but some of Hedges tabs are not on the Internet... I've searched 1 hour for Woman of the World and in some tabs manual in some shop in my town...