Solo Guitar #1 - One Red Rose That I Mean (Captain Beefheart)

By Don Van Vliet

Originally played by Bill Harkleroad on the Captain Beefheart album "Lick My Decals Off, Baby."

This is the first in a series of solo guitar videos.

I know, I know, it's a little sloppy, a little too fast...I panicked!

http://www.myspace.com/mattlegprojects (free Beefheart covers EP)

http://www.myspace.com/expwy
http://www.myspace.com/tinyiotamontreal
http://www.myspace.com/mattlegroulx

http://tiny-iota.blogspot.com
I had a lot of help from this transcription by Mark Steven Brooks:

http://www.beefheart.com/datharp/tab/index.html

Thanks, Mr. Brooks!

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[timpani25]

man, super stuff. thanx so much! a 42

[MattLeGroulx]

@timpani25

thank you!

[LOOKN450]

I'm happy to see that people even set out to play these songs. Great job!! Can you play "Evening Bell" from Crow.

[MattLeGroulx]

god, no. i did start learning it but, jesus, that's a really tough one.

thanks for the comment.

[herzogsbuick]

Wow man! That was great, I'll bet you have the percussive strikes in the middle down by now, brilliant

[MattLeGroulx]

actually, i don't think i've played it even once since i recorded this so it's all out of whack by now!

thanks for the comment. and that goes for everybody who's left comments!

[spookyglove]

Neat. One of my all time favourite songs. I tried the link to download the tab music to try it for myself but dont read music :-( Is it available in guitar tablature format anwhere?

[MrVisitor2]

You might like a video tribute to the Captian by a guy called Ian Staples, guitarist with an avant rock outfit called Red Square ,it's an improvisation in the style of Trout Mask Replica.

[calbrow1]

I've just had a go at this too, have a look. Nice epi.

[13WillSullivan]

@LOOKN450 can you check out my take of peon? It was a bitch to learn so some feedback good or bad would be nice!

[ombowstring1]

Matt, do some more Beefheart, like Dali's Car and A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamiond. Also, if you'd like to give the Beefheart treatment to my songs -- search YouTube for ombowstring1 -- I'd like to hear it.

[suereed]

pretty good.

[alanpitfall]

A breath of fresh air to hear and see you doing this lovely tune - Thank You!

[3rdcoastnyucka]

Great job. I love seeing newer generations being inspired by the Capt.