From formercakid@yahoo.com Thu Aug 26 07:48:08 2004
Subject:Re: Argent-"Hold Your Head Up" - Drawbar Registration

Argents mainstay drawbar settings were 880000000 with
2nd or 3rd percussion sometimes.

--- Gregg Anderson wrote:

> I do one of two things to learn a song in a hurry:
>
> - use a utility called 'the amazing slow downer' or
> 'musicians CD player' to slow down the solo without
> changing the pitch. you can also mark the solo, and
> have it loop it over and over, gradually increasing
> the speed.
>
> - Find a MIDI created by someone who sat and learned
> it, and then view the solo in 'staff view' of
> Cakewalk.
>
> I've learned a ton of solos this way that I can't
> imaging trying to sit and learn the old way, with a
> cassette player. :)
>
> -Gregg
>
> At 09:09 AM 8/26/2004, you wrote:
>
> >Rob, I don't know of any resources and I haven't
> played the tune for
> >years, but the important part of that solo is the
> beginning and the
> >ending. What you do in between doesn't need to be
> spot on, IMHO.
> >
> >Moe
> >
> >--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "robshrock"
> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm sitting in with a band next weekend that
> wants to play "Hold
> >Your Head Up"
> >> by Argent. They want it pretty close to the
> record (why, I don't
> >know...instead of letting
> >> it be more jam-oriented in the solo section).
> >>
> >> Anyway, are there any resources to help
> facilitate getting this tune
> >under the
> >> hands more quickly? (You know: organ settings,
> solo transcriptions,
> >discussions,
> >> etc.--anything to help me not have to burn a full
> day shedding it.)
> >I checked the archive,
> >> but didn't find any references to "Argent." (I
> also posted this on
> >Organized.)
> >>
> >> Thanks all,
> >>
> >> Rob Shrock
> >
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