Doug Young - Shenandoah - Solo Guitar

Shenandoah: A solo acoustic guitar fingerstyle arrangement. Originally arranged for an RMMGA joint project where many guitarists submitted arrangements, producing a wonderful diversity of styles. This arrangement appears on my CD, Laurel Mill, and there is free tab on my website at www.dougyoungguitar.com

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[JIMCPAMEEK]

Just lovely. I down loaded the tab from your website and have worked on it and find it to be much easier than it sounds like it would be. In comparing the tab to your video, it looks like you repeat measure 53 through 56 at the end and then modify the ending a bit. If you get this and are willing to reply, can you explain the notation in measure 33? I don't understand what this is. I assume harm is for harmonics?

[DougYoungGuitar]

@JIMCPAMEEK Hi Jim, the tab was done for an earlier recording, if I recall, so I probably made a few changes by the time I shot the video, without even realizing it! Yes, I'm not sure why that just says "harm". Sounds dangerous :-) Those are natural harmonics at the 12th fret. The open D string being in parens in the tab looks like a mistake, that's just the normal pickup to the melody, a regular open 4th string. Hope that helps!

[jamesobrien777]

THIS is the definitive arrangement of this song... and played so beautifully. I'm sure the composers of Shenandoah would be pleased.  Thanks for sharing! (beautiful guitar, too!)

[DougYoungGuitar]

@jamesobrien777 Thanks for the kind words. Your comment got me wondering if the composer was known - I know it's a public domain tune, but sometimes there is a known composer. Apparently in this case, no one knows who wrote it and it was originally a sea shanty.

[sgsanders1966]

What guitar are you using here?

[DougYoungGuitar]

@sgsanders1966 This is a Ryan Mission Grand Concert, Koa back and sides, Cedar top

[bambangkaro1]

bravo Sir..I love ur works since 2005

[FrankRMusic]

Simply wonderful. Thank you, Allen (carvetop01), for sending me.

Great playing and good sound!

Cheers, Frank

[lahainatwins]

Great arrangement and delivery! Wow.

[sgsanders1966]

@DougYoungGuitar And can you tell me what your signal chain was (mics through to video)?

[DougYoungGuitar]

@Desmond8043 You're welcome!