Hedges Michael - Rickovers Dream guitar tab
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(Warning, LONG mail, my appologies)
Howdy!
First, thanks to all of 'yall fer all taking part
in this mailing list, it has re-kindled my love
(worship?) of Michael's music.
Second, a big thanks to all those who have posted
and snail-mail treed tab to some of his tunes. I have
had a total blast working on Layover. In fact, it
inspired me to try to write down this. What is this?
well i guess it is my version of Rickover's, with the
following many caveats. ( the first 3 are blatently stolen from an
earlier post by Xtian)
Firstly, i have never done tab on a screen before.
Secondly, all of the tune isnt there, basically because i havnt got round
to it, and it leaves you with a bit to write out.
i fit the bits here together to make a playable thing.
Thirdly, Ok so its not brilliant but i tried, but YOu might be able to do
better, and if you can .... let me know!
3a i have no formal training (ok, if anyone out there ever saw
me in any music class, i lied, but pretend you never saw me)
so i don't know how to write this down. And even if i did,
the lack of conventional rhythmic notation in tab comes in.
Fourthly.. I was not trying to get it note for note exact, i think
my favorite thing about the song is the SOUND, which is
what I was going for, so if your goal it to play it exactly
like Michael does, you may be offended by this. If so,
ignore this and work on it yourself.
Summary: To paraphrase Doc Watson, "I don't pick it like
Michael picks it, I pick it like Steve picks it."
And furthermore, i probobly did not write it down
exactly how I play it, and did not type it in exactly
how i wrote it down... caveat emptor.
Also, you may want to ftp Don Adams earlier "rickovers.hint"
from Nevada. I play it a bit differently, but i like his intro
and his explanation alot, so if you don't have it go get it.
(Thanks Don!)
But enough excuses, lets go to it!
Enjoy,
Stephen
wilcox@acuson.com
/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
TUNING:
C G D G B C
(I do this by matching harmonics on the 7th fret on the g
to the 12th on the D, then 7th on the low C to 12th on
the G, then 5th fret on the low C to open high C. Then
double check your octaves)
NOTES:
- To get the harmonics in the intro and outro, bare the stings
at the 12th fret lightly with the first finger of your right hand
while doing the hammer ons and pull offs with your left.
- In the first part your right hand is touching the strings
at the 12th fret to create a harmonic, so it does not really
make any difference WHERE you hammer on and pull off with
your left hand, but i do it as noted, as that is what your
left hand is going to be doing a lot of, so it is kind of
a nice warm up. And as you slowly un-bare the stings the
hammer on pattern will already be going.
- On some guitars I have played this on it is hard to have the
intonation be good with this tuning. On these instrumtents,
you can use kind of a, heck i'm ignorant and don't know what
to call it, just? unjust? intonation where the high C sting
is a little flat when open, so it will be only a little sharp
instead of a lot sharp starting in measure 9.
- If your soul is unhappy, play this on a nice rich acoustic
guitar with a good pickup run through a good BIG chorus and
reverb and crank it real loud, with the bass turned up to 11.
What the heck, turn the treble up to 11 as well.
- The repeat on measure 1 is optional, i repeat until warmed up,
the audiance is asleep, or paying attention, or my left hand falls off,
whichever comes first. Or, just depending on mood.
- I have at various points over the years played several
variations of the left hand pattern in measures 2 - 7 (and 23 - 29).
As per the above excuses, none of these are
acutaly how Michael does it, but they are fun. I'll put the
easiest one to type in the body, and some alternates in a footnote,
if i get time.
h means hammer on
p means pull off
s-> means slide
^ means harmonic
% means arpegiate notes
___________________________________________________________________
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Rickovers Dream
By Michael Hedges
(C) 199? Naked Ear music
Transcribed by Stephen Wilcox
LEFT HAND
(1)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
C-|| --2--0--------2--0--------2--0-------------------- ||
B-||.--------2*-0--------2--0--------2--0--------2--0--.||
G-|| --------------------------------------2--0-------- ||
D-||.--------------------------------------------------.||
G-|| -------------------------------------------------- ||
C-|| -------------------------------------------------- ||
* given my argument above this should be 1,
but 2 is easier.
RIGHT HAND
(1)
^ ---> ------>
C-|| --12---------------------------------------------- ||
B-||.--12----------------------------------------------.||
G-|| --12---------------------------------------------- ||
D-||.--12----------------------------------------------.||
G-|| --12---------------------------------------------- ||
C-|| --12---------------------------------------------- ||
___________________________________________________________________
LEFT HAND
(2) let ring let ring
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h
C-|-2--0-----------------------------------------------|
B-|-------1--0--------------------1--0-----------------|
G-|-2--0--------2--0-----------------------------------|
D-|-------------------2--0--------------2--0-----------|
G-|-------------------------2--0--------------2--0-----|
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
RIGHT HAND
(2) let harmonic ring let harmonic ring
^ ---> ^ --->
C-|--12------------------------------------------------|
B-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
G-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
D-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
G-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
C-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(3) Repeat meas (1)
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LEFT HAND
(4) let ring let ring
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h
C-|-2--0-----------------------------------------------|
B-|-------1--0--------------------1--0-----------------|
G-|-2--0--------2--0-----------------------------------|
D-|-------------------2--0--------------2--0-----------|
G-|-------------------------2--0--------------2--0-----|
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
RIGHT HAND
(4) let open C ring let open B ring
^ ---> ^ --->
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|--12------------------------------------------------|
G-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
D-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
G-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
C-|--12--------------------------12--------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
LEFT HAND
(5)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h
C-|| ---------------------------------------------------- ||
B-||.----------------------------------------------------.||
G-|| -2--0--------2--0--------2--0----------------------- ||
D-||.-------2--0--------2--0--------2--0--------2--0-----.||
G-|| -------------------------------------2--0----------- ||
C-|| ---------------------------------------------------- ||
RIGHT HAND
(5) Repeat once then
^x ---> slowly take right hand off strings
C-|| ---------------------------------------------------- ||
B-||.----------------------------------------------------.||
G-|| --12---------0-------------------------------------- ||
D-||.--12---------0--------------------------------------.||
G-|| --12---------0-------------------------------------- ||
C-|| --12---------0-------------------------------------- ||
___________________________________________________________________
LEFT HAND
(6) Let ring
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|-2--0--------2--0--------2--0-----------------------|
D-|-------2--0--------2--0--------2--0--------2--0-----|
G-|-------------------------------------2--0-----------|
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
RIGHT HAND
(6)
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
LEFT HAND
(7)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------1--0--------1--0--------1--0--------1--0-----|
G-|-2--0--------2--0--------2--0--------2--0-----------|
D-|-------2--0--------2--0--------2--0--------2--0-----|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
RIGHT HAND
(7)
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
C-|-------------------0-----------0-----------0--------|
___________________________________________________________________
LEFT HAND
(8)
Repeat pattern of meas (7) (with embelishments?)
RIGHT HAND
(8)
(ok, can't REALLY represent the rhythm
here, go listen to it)
C-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
C-|---0---------------0--0--0-------0-----0------------|
___________________________________________________________________
Both hands
(9) Let RING Let RING
^
C-|----------7-----------12--9-------------------------|
B-|----------5-----------12--7-------------------------|
G-|----------5-----------12--7-------------------------|
D-|----------5-----------12--7-------------------------|
G-|----------------------12----------------------------|
C-|--0----0------0--0------------0--0--0--0------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(10)Let RING Let RING
^
C-|--7-------------12---9-----------------------------|
B-|--5-------------12---7-----------------------------|
G-|--5-------------12---7-----------------------------|
D-|--5-------------12---7-----------------------------|
G-|----------------12---------------------------------|
C-|--------0--0-------------0--0--0--0--0-------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(11)
let ring
C-|---------7-------------5---------------------------|
B-|--7----7-8h--------5---6---------------------------|
G-|--7----7-----------5---5---------------------------|
D-|--7----7-----------5---5---------------------------|
G-|--7--------------s>5-------------------------------|
C-|--7----------7--7s>5-------------------------------|
^^^^ not real sure about bass line here
___________________________________________________________________
Left hand
(12)
C-|---------5-------5---5-----------------------------|
B-|---------6-------6---5-----------------------------|
G-|---------5-------5---5-----------------------------|
D-|---------5-------5---5-----------------------------|
G-|--5--5---5--5----5---5-----------------------------|
C-|--5--5---5--5-5------------------------------------|
Right hand
(12)
hit it!
~ ^ ^ slap hard to get harmonics
C-|---------~-------18--17----------------------------|
B-|---------~-------18--17----------------------------|
G-|---------~-------18--17----------------------------|
D-|---------~-------18--17----------------------------|
G-|---------~-------18--17----------------------------|
C-|---------~-----------------------------------------|
NOTE: Ok, here i had so much fun i never went back and
figured out the chord he slides to after this,
so i often skip it and go on to (14).
So this stab at (13) is a guess, if anyone
knows this missing bit and could clue me in i'd
appreciate it!
Left hand
(13)
C-|---------2-----------------------------------------|
B-|---------2-----------------------------------------|
G-|---------2-----------------------------------------|
D-|---------2-----------------------------------------|
G-|--2s>4---------------------------------------------|
C-|--2s>4---------------------------------------------|
Right hand
(13)
^ ^ slap hard to get harmonics
C-|-----------------14--14----------------------------|
B-|-----------------14--14----------------------------|
G-|-----------------14--14----------------------------|
D-|-----------------14--14----------------------------|
G-|-----------------14--14----------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(14)
h s--> s--> h
C-|--0--------0--------0--0--2--4--2-----0------------|
B-|--1--------1--------1--1--3--5--3-----1------------|
G-|--0--------0--------0-----------------0-----4---5--|
D-|--0--------0--------0-----------------0-----5------|
G-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------0---------------|
C-|--0--------0---------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(15)
arpeg.
C-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------7----------------5-----------------|
G-|---------------4---4------------4---5--------------|
D-|--------------5----------------5-------------------|
G-|---0--0--0--0--------0--0---0----------0---0---0---|
C-|---------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(16)
s-> p h h p h h
C-|------0-------5--7------0------5--7----------------|
B-|--5---1---0-------------1---0----------------------|
G-|--5---0-----------------0--------------------------|
D-|--5---0--------------0-----------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
** Now repeat Meas (9) through (15) **
___________________________________________________________________
(17)
^ ^
C-|----------------2-----4----------3-----4-----------|
B-|--5--5----------3--7--5----------2--7--5--0--1-----|
G-|--5--5----------0--7--0----------0--7-----0--------|
D-|--5--5-------------7----------------7-----0--------|
G-|--------0-----0------------0--0--------------------|
C-|---------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(18)
p h h p h h
C-|------0-------5--7------0------5--7----------------|
B-|------1---0-------------1---0----------------------|
G-|------0-----------------0--------------------------|
D-|------0--------------0-----------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(19)Let ring Let ring
^
C-|--7-------------12---9-----------------------------|
B-|--5-------------12---7-----------------------------|
G-|--5-------------12---7-----------------------------|
D-|--5-------------12---7-----------------------------|
G-|----------------12---------------------------------|
C-|--------0--0-------------0--0--0--0--0-------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(20)Let ring Let ring
s--->
C-|--7-------------11---9-----------------------------|
B-|--5-------------9----7-----------------------------|
G-|--5-------------9----7-----------------------------|
D-|--5-------------9----7-----------------------------|
G-|----------------9----------------------------------|
C-|--------0--0-------------0--0--0--0--0-------------|
___________________________________________________________________
** Repeat measures (10) through (14) **
___________________________________________________________________
(21)
arpeg.
C-|--0------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1--------------7-----------------------5---------|
G-|--0-------------4---4-------------------4-5--------|
D-|--0------------5-----------------------5-----------|
G-|-----0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--|
C-|---------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
(22)
h s--> p
C-|| --0--------0--------0--0--2--4--2-----0--------0--- || --------------
B-||.--1--------1--------1--1--3--5--3-----1--------1---.|| --------------
G-|| --0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0--- || --------------
D-||.--0--------0--------0-----------------0--------0---.|| --2--2--2--0--
G-|| -----0--0-----0--0--0-------------0-0----0-----0--- || -----------0--
C-|| --------------------------------------------0--0--- || --------------
___________________________________________________________________
Left hand (repeats for meas 23 - 29)
(23)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
C-|| --------------------------------------------------- ||
B-||.-------1--0--------1-----------1-----------1-------.||
G-|| -2--0--------2--0--------2--0--------2--0---------- ||
D-||.-------2--0--------2--0--------2--0--------2--0----.||
G-|| --------------------------------------------------- ||
C-|| --------------------------------------------------- ||
Right hand
(23)
h
C-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------5-----------------------|
C-|---------------------------5-----------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
Right hand
(24) (25)
h h h
C-|------------------------|---------------------------|
B-|------------------------|---------------------------|
G-|------------------------|---------------------------|
D-|------------------------|---------------------------|
G-|--5--4------------------|---5-----------------------|
C-|--5--4------------------|---5-----------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
Right hand
(26) (27)
h h hs-> h h
C-|------------------------|| -------------------------- ||
B-|------------------------||.--------------------------.||
G-|------------------------|| -------------------------- ||
D-|------------------------||.--------------------------.||
G-|--5--4------------------|| --7--4--5--4-------------- ||
C-|--5--4------------------|| --7--4--5--4-------------- ||
___________________________________________________________________
Right hand
(28) (dig it!) (29) (smile here :) )
hs-> h h p
C-|------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--7--4--5--4--0---------|--------------------------|
C-|--7--4--5--4--0---------|--------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________
Left hand
(23)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p adlib
C-|-------------------------------------2--0--------2--0--------2--0-||
B-|-------------------1--0--------1--0--------1--0--------2--0-------||
G-|-2--0--------2--0--------2--0--------2--0-------------------------||
D-|-------2--0--------2--0-------------------------------------------||
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------||
C-|------------------------------------------------------------------||
Right hand slowly touch the stings at the 12th fret
again for harmonic. You've come full circle.
(24)
^ ^
C-|------------------------------------------------12----------------||
B-|----------------------12------------------------12----------------||
G-|-12-------------------12------------------------12----------------||
D-|-12-------------------12------------------------12----------------||
G-|-12-------------------12------------------------12----------------||
C-|-12-------------------12------------------------12----------------||
___________________________________________________________________
********************************************************************
APENDIX
alternate left hand hammer patterns for measures 2 - 7 and 23 - 29
Left hand
(v1)
C-|| --------------------------------------------------------------- ||
B-||.---------------------------------------------------------------.||
G-|| --------------------------------------------------------------- ||
D-||.---------------------------------------------------------------.||
G-|| --------------------------------------------------------------- ||
C-|| --------------------------------------------------------------- ||
Left hand
(v2)
Left hand
(v3)
From DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU!taproot-error Thu Jul 7 04:07:20 1994
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I'm new to this group, so I don't know if anyone's
done this before, but here goes...
How to start "Rickover's Dream". This is not a
transcription because I can't take the
time to create one, but it may get you started enough
to play it.
1. Tune your guitar to CGDCBC
2. Point the first finger of your right hand and make it rigid
3. Place the first finger of your right hand over the
12th fret so that your finger covers all 6 strings
(like you were playing a slap harmonic-but don't slap)
4. Pull off all 6 strings with your left hand ABOVE
the 12th fret on the neck. If you get harmonics,
your right-hand finger is in the correct possition.
5. The beginning of the song is a series of pull-offs
all with the left hand like shown below. The notes
actually played are all harmonics because the
right-hand finger is creating them at the 12th fret.
--0---0---0-----------0---0---0----------------------
----0---0---0----0------0---0---0---0---------------
---------------0------0---0---0---0-----------------
------------------------0---0---0---0---------------
----------------------------------0-----------------
----------------------------------------------------
6. O.k. then how does he get the open strings to ring out?
Glad you asked.
7. Move your right-hand up toward the ceiling until the
first finger of your right hand only covers the
lowest 4 strings (the high B and C strings can now ring
free) and then play a pattern similar to fhe following
h=hammer on
^=pull off
-h1^0---------------------------------------------
--------------------------0-----------------------
--0-----0-----0-----------0------0-----0----------
-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0-----0----0--
--------------------0------------------------0----
--------------------------------------------------
I don't have my guitar with me so I'm sure this isn't
exactly right. The key for figuring this out for me was to
see Hedges play the song in concert and go Ah HA!
That's how he did that. I think his playing of
harmonics that are fingered with the right hand and
pulled-off with the left hand is creative genius.
Don Adams
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Hi,
I've looked at both the recent post and rickover.hint, and neither of
them seem to sound like the intro on my CD. On my CD (An Evening With
Windham Hill, I think it is) the intro sounds almost like there is and
echo box being used.
So I have two questions:
1) Are there different recordings of Rickover's Dream (does this
explain why the TABs don't match what I'm hearing)?
2) On the recording on An Evening With Windham Hill, is an echo being
used, or is he somehow _playing_ that echo effect at the same time
as the tune?
Thanks,
Martin.
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Interestingly enough, that song I was working on just happens to be
Rickover's Dream. (Isn't it a piece of genius??) I'm *working* on it!
(The way I pick out the bass note in this one is significantly different
than previously tabbed, along with the hammers...) This song, I believe
is one of his best, with his full compliment of hammering rythm, right-hand
harmonics, sweet melody, and raw guts. We gotta get this one figured out!
I never heard the Night w/ Windham Hill CD, but I think that the "echo"
that's been mentioned is actually the fingers of the left hand hammering
the strings while they're barred at the 12th (harmonics.) Your ear catches
the pull-off much more because there's that harmonic that rings. When the
left hand hits the string, it makes a wierd noise that's somewhere between
a "clunk" a "tink" and some unidentifiably high-pitched harmonic that makes
a sort of ghost note. Creative genius. Definitely an amplified song.
I opt for light chorus, a little compression, and an unnoticeable tinge of
delay just to make it all nice & warm. Volume is at a comfortably throbbing
level -- not enough to hurt the ears, but you gotta FEEL this one.
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I agree with WordsWorth on the delay bit in the intro.
I'll have to go back and listen to the live version,
but my recollection is it is the same as the studio version, and
the hammer-ons give that distinctive sound. One more reason
to figure out where to play them even though it is not
obvious it makes any difference where.
But speaking of dealy/echo effects done with technique
instead of a digitial delay, how bout those cool double
hammer-ons in the first part of Aerial Boundires? Anyone
out there got any good tips on how to get your right hand
to do the "chunka-chunka-chunka" rhythm while your left
hand is doing the "DUMP dump DUMP dump" bit? Should
i learn to play piano? Have my brain halves seperated?
Know any good exercies to develop this ability?
Also, i think i goofed on the (C) date, should be 198?,
not 199?!
Stephen
wilcox@acuson.com
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This is how I play the intro to Rickover's, after rewinding & playing
my tape (No CD player for the summer!!) until I thought it was wearing thin...
12harm..all six strings........
1 | . | . | . |
|-*h2--p0--------------------------*h2--p0-----------------------------
|---------*h1--p0---------*h1--p0-----------*h1--p0----------*h1--p0---
|-----------------*h2--p0---------------------------*h2--p0------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
* indicates wierd harmonic "tink" sound
OK, first measure, nothing new. What I play differently is the double
hammer-ons and pull-offs. (measure 4 or so?)
harm across first 4 or 5 strings....................................
4? | . | .
|--h2--p0----------h2--p0----------------------------------------------
|--h1----------p0--h1----------p0--------------------------------------
|-*h2--p0---------*h2--p0------------(repeat for the second two beats--
|---------*h2--p0---------*h2--p0-------in the measure...)-------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
Wait a minute... Hammering three strings?? Yup. You won't hear the first
fret hammer in that one. (the second fret hammers are far louder.)
You'll hear it in the pull-off (you gotta pull it like you mean it!!)
the other advantage is that it keeps the open B from ringing (which clashes
horribly with the open C.) Try it, and see what you think. Tough at first,
but humanly possible.
The second/fourth string hammers, come in in a second. I didn't forget
'em, just don't have tons of time now to put 'em in.
This is just a teaser! I got the rest pretty much down, and I'll tab it
when I get the time.
Lemme know what y'all think.
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Martin writes:
myself that its not in fact echo - the guy's just a genius! Darned if
I know how you get those intro harmonics to really sound out, the way
he does...
The way to get the real 'ring' on those harmonics is to actually pluck the
string as you pull off with your finger with a slight downward motion. So
in other words a 'pull off' is not the opposite of a hammer-on; it's
quite literally a pull or pluck.
Steve
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Before everyone shreds their fingertips to the bone furiously pulling off the
harmonics at the beginning of Rickover don't forget that Michael has the FRAP
pickup under the three treble strings which gives him "high end in your
face". To really get that sound you need a FRAP and for the later portions a
good chorus box. Michael uses a T.C. Electronics chorus live.
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Dixon,
There's no such thing as spouting out too much Hedges mail.
In answer to your question, FRAP stands for "flat response acoustic pickup".
On stage, MH uses a dual pickup system of which the FRAP is one. You may
have heard him say to the monitor engineer "more FRAP" or "less MAG". MAG is
the magnetic soundhole pickup. Here's a simplified version of the stage
setup:
1. A Sunrise magnetic pickup in the soundhole which goes to a T.C. Spatial
Expander (mounted in a rack and controlled by the footpedal you see on
stage). The signal then goes into an EQ and the highs are mixed out and the
lows beefed up. That's why when he uses the expander the swirling isn't so
obvious. He's only processing the low end. The signal then goes into a
direct box and then to the board.
2. FRAP to a monster custom pre-amp, then to a digital delay set at about
about 5-6 milliseconds, then to the board. The FRAP is somewhat of a
mystery. Apparently Arnie Lazarus (the guy who makes them) isn't telling how
they're made. My theory is that it's some high-tech piezo hybrid. Who
knows. Regardless, it's very small and is mounted under the three treble
strings. Apparently there's all kinds of minute considerations when
installing one like glue type and how much wood to leave between the FRAP and
the bridge, all of which alterthe sound. As MH puts it the FRAP is "just
high end in your face".
There's also a crossover made by Lloyd Baggs in there someplace but I forget
where.
I've played around with setups similar to MH's but using a Dimarzio magnetic
pickip and a Martin Thinline piezo under the bridge. I then ran the MAG into
an ADA chorus and then to channel-1 of a 15 band EQ boosting the low end. I
then ran the Thinline direct to channel-2 and cranked the highs. The
result......the MAG sounded amazing but without the FRAP it's just not
happening. You just can't get the harmonics on Ritual or Rickover to pop
without it. The FRAP is also responsible for picking up a lot of the body
slapping he does, which would seem to support my piezo theory. Bottom
line...without the FRAP you're screwed. At least I am. I'd sell my blood
for one at this point. ALSO NOTE -- Michael does NOT use regular bronze
acoustic strings but rather 0.13 guage D'addario electric strings since the
electrics put out more signal to the Sunrise pickup.
You can get info on the FRAP from the distributor:
Trance Audio
POB 256
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
You can get info on Sunrise pickups
Jim Kaufman/Sunrise
8101 Orion Ave., Unit 19
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818)-785-3428
Fax (818)-785-9972
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After reading a number of posts on transcribing this Hedges piece,
I decided to get my two cents worth in. I've left out the harmonic
intro and extro because I think significant discussion has already
been generated from it. Steve has it pretty much right IMO.
This TAB is based on the studio version of the song. The roadmap
seems to be the most efficient way of presenting the sections so
they flow alphabetically until otherwise indicated. Thanks to Don
Ross for this one.
Note: The bass line tempo is not exact! Listen to the record.
The time signature is missing. Listen to the record.
When in doubt. Listen to the record.
[Note: tab removed, superceded by next message]
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Hi Dean,
I was wondering if you could replace the previous version of Rickover's
Dream I submitted with this one. I believe I'm right at the end of the
file. This one is complete, and according to Chief, 99.5 % correct. His
assessment after watching MH play this a couple of weeks ago.
Thanks,
Warren Gash
gashw@crusher.gan.nf.doe.ca
P.S. Please acknowledge receipt since I'm not sure of your address.
(snip)
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Rickover's Dream - Michael Hedges
Transcription - Warren Gash (gashw@crusher.gan.nf.doe.ca)
Josh Pincus (jpincus@cyber1.servtech.com) for Sean Maclean
Tuning - CGDGBC
Keycode - (number) - harmonic
(letter) - section name
> - slide
h - hammer on
p - pull off
^ - slap harmonic from full octave higher
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------i
INTRO:
Roadmap - A,A,B,C,C,D,E,E,F,G
Barre 12th fret lightly with Right Hand for Harmonic - All Strings
(A)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0--------------|
|-----1-0-----1-0-----1-0-----1-0--|
|-------------------------2-0------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
(B)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-2-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----1-0-------------------------1-0-----------------------------|
|---------2-0-------------2-0---------2-0---------2-0-------------|
|-------------2-0-----2-0-----2-0-------------2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|
|-----------------2-0---------------------2-0-------------2-0-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(C)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0--------------|
|-----1-0-----1-0-----1-0----------|
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0--------------|
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0--|
|-------------------------2-0------|
|----------------------------------|
(D)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-2-0-------------x-0----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1-0------------------------------|
|-----2-0-------------2-0-------------2-0---------2-0--------------|
|---------2-0-------------2-0-----------------2-0-----2-0-----2-0--|
|-------------2-0-------------2-0---------2-0-------------2-0------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(D) Right Hand Barre
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12------------------------------12-------------------------------|
|-12------------------------------12-------------------------------|
|-12------------------------------12-------------------------------|
|-12------------------------------12-------------------------------|
(E)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0--------------|
|-----1-0-----1-0-----1-0----------|
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0--------------|
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0--|
|-------------------------2-0------|
|----------------------------------|
(E) Right Hand Barre
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-12-------------------------------|
|-12------12-----------------------|
|-12------12-----------------------|
|-12------12-----------------------|
(F)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|
|-----1-0-----1-0-----1-0-----|-----1-0-----1-0-----1-0-----1-0-----|
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----|
|-----------------------------|------------------0------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------0----|
(G) Repeat
h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|
|-1-0-----1-0-----1-0-----|
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
(G) Right Hand (not drawn to tempo with 'G')
stop 'G' ->|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0----|
|--------------------------------0--0----|
|----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0--0--0--0----|
|----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0--0--0--0--0-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAIN:
Roadmap - H-N
H-L,O,N
H,P,J,K,K,Q
(H) (I)
|-7-----(12)--9-----|-7-----(12)--9-----|
|-5-----(12)--7-----|-5-----(12)--7-----|
|-5-----(12)--7-----|-5-----(12)--7-----|
|-5-----(12)--7-----|-5-----(12)--7-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-00----0---0-0-|-0-0-00----0---0-0-|
(J) ^ ^ ^ ^
|------7------5----5----5-5-------------5-5-----|
|-7--------5-------6----6-5-------5-----5-5-----|
|-7--------5-------5----5-5-------5-----5-5-----|
|-7--------5-------7----7-5-------2-----2-2-----|
|-7--------5-------5----5-5-----0-2-----2-2-----|
|-11-11-11-9-9--9s05-5--5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-02|
(K) (L)
|-0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0----------0-------------------|
|-1---1---1--1-3-5-3-1--|-1---1---0------------7p0------5p0--|
|-0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0---0------------8--------6----|
|-3---3---2--2-3-5-3-2--|-3---3---0------------9--------7----|
|-3---2---0--0-0-0-0-0--|-3---2--------------0-0---0-00-0----|
|-3-3-2-2-0-------------|-3-3-2-2>7-7-77-8-88----------------|
(M) (N)
|---------|---0-----7------0-----7-----|
|-----5---|---1-p0---------1-p0--------|
|-----5---|---0----7-------0----7------|
|-----5---|---2-p0---------2-p0--------|
|-0-0-5---|---0-------0-00-0-------0-0-|
|-----5-5-|-5>0------------0-----------|
(O)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---0-1---1-0-3-----(7)-5-----3-----(7)-5-0--5----|
|---0-2---2-0-4-----(7)-6----4------(7)-6-0--5----|
|---0-3---3-0-5-----(7)-7---5-------(7)-7-7--5----|
|-0----0-0------0-0-(7)--0-0----0-0-(7)-0-6--5----|
|-----------------------------------------6-05-5-5|
(P)
|--7---->11->9-----|
|--5---->9-->7-----|
|--5---->9-->7-----|
|--5---->9-->7-----|
|------------------|
|--0-0-00-----0-00-|
(Q) h p h p h p
|-0-0---0-0---0------2-0-----2-0--|
|-1-1---1-1---1---p0-----1-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0------2-0-----2-0--|
|-3-3---3-3---2---p0-----2-0------|
|-3-3---2-2---0-------------------|
|-3-3-0-2-2-0-0-------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BRIDGE:
(R) Repeat over and over
h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|
|-1-0-----1-0-----1-0-----|
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
(R) Right Hand (not drawn to tempo with 'R')
h h h h h h h h p h h h h h h h h h h h
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0---0-0----5--5-5--5-4--4-4---4-0---0-0-0---5--5-5--7->4-5-4--7->4-5-4-|
|-0-0-0---0-0----5--5-5--5-4--4-4---4-0---0-0-0---5--5-5--7->4-5-4--7->4-5-4-|
h h h h h h p
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7->4-5-4-5-7--0---0-0-0--|
|-7->4-5-4-5-7--0---0-0-0--|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXTRO:
(S)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|-2-0-----------------x-0-----------------2-0------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2-0-----------------2-0-----------------2-0----------|
|-----2-0-----2-0---------2-0-----2-0---------2-0-----2-0------|
|-----------------2-0-----------------2-0-----------------2-0--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(S) Right Hand Barre
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12------------------------------12---------------------------|
|-12------------------------------12---------------------------|
|-12------------------------------12---------------------------|
|-12------------------------------12---------------------------|
(T)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-0-------------x-0-------------------------------------------------|
|---------2-0-----------------2-0-------------2-0---------------------|
|-----2-0-----2-0---------2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-|
|---------------------2-0-------------2-0-------------2-0-----2-0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(T) Right Hand Barre
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-----------------------------------------12-----------------------|
|-12-----------------------------------------12-----------------------|
|-12-----------------------------------------12-----------------------|
(U)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-0-----------------------------2-0-----------------------------2-0-|
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-------------2-0-----|
|---------2-0-----2-0-----2-0-------------2-0-----2-0-----2-0---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------2-0-------------|
(U) Right Hand Barre
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------12------------------------|
|-12----------------------------------------12------------------------|
|-12----------------------------------------12------------------------|
|-12----------------------------------------12------------------------|
(V)
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------2-0-2-0-2-0--|
|-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0------------------------------|
|-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----2-0--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(V) Right Hand Barre
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12-----------------------|
|-12--------------------------------------12-----------------------|
|-12--------------------------------------12-----------------------|
|-12--------------------------------------12-----------------------|
|-12--------------------------------------12-----------------------|
END
