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Dimeola Al: Mediterranean sundance

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~From: ebshen@athena.mit.edu (Eric B Shen) This is my transcription of Al DiMeola's _Mediterranean Sundance_, an acoustic duet with Paco Delucia off of the album _Elegant Gypsy_. Al plays on the right channel, and Paco plays on the left channel. Paco picks finger-style, while Al uses a pick. Some notes: I have only transcribed Al's parts, as I got tired of transcribing this monster. (Paco's rhythm parts would be very difficult to transcribe note for note, as he plays more intricate finger-style parts than Al) Apparently, an incomplete transcription of this piece exists (from an old magazine). I have not seen it, and therefore have not had the opportunity to refer to it. Al's playing is very fast and very clean. Amazing, especially beacause he is doing it on a steel-strung acoustic. He may be playing certain phrases in different positions, but the ones I notated are the most likely. The transcription is broken up roughly by phrasing. Though I have not transcribed any of Paco's parts, there are only two basic chord progresssions in the entire piece. Em D C B7, and Am Bm7 (Bbm7) Am7 B7. Paco uses the Bbm7 to approach the Am7 from the Bm7 when he is playing in the upper positions, a very common jazz-thing. This piece is ideal for a duet. One player can jam out the chords, while the other solos, and the players can switch around. It would be kind of silly to try to recreate this piece note for note, don't you think? Otherwise, Al's leads are good scalar exercises for building up your acoustic chops. ============================================================================ Transcription notation: h - hammer on p - pull off / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - vibrato muted - palm mute strum - strum the preceding chord random comments are located throughout the transcription ============================================================================ Mediterranean Sundance (any comments please email ebshen@athena.mit.edu) A: |---0--0--0----0----0--0--0----0-----------0-|------------------------------ |--1--1--1----1-1--1--1--1----1-1----0-----0-|------------------------------ |-4--2--0--0h2----4--2--0--0h2------0-0------|-(repeat A 2nd time muted)--- |----------------------------------4---4---2-|------------------------------ |---------------------------------2-----2--2-|------------------------------ |----------------------------------------0-0-|------------------------------ B: |---------10--12\------12-10-7-10-7-----7-7-7-5-3-5-3-2-2-----2-3-5-3-2----- |--8-10/12--12-------8-10--8-5--8-5-----5-5-5-3-1-3-1-0-0------------------- |-9-9---------------9------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------(fast)-------- |----------------------|-muted----|-----|---let ring----|------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------2-3-5-3-2-----------2-3-5-3-2-----------2-3-5-3-2---------|------ -4-5-7-5-4-----------5-4-5/7-7-----------4-5-7-5-4-----------5-4-5-5-|------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------|------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------|------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------|------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------|------ ------------|--7-8-10-8-7------------7-8-10-8-7---------------7-8-10-8-7---- ------------|-------------7-8-10-8-7------------10-8-10/12-12--------------- -(repeat B)-|--------------------------------------------------------------- ------------|--(fast)------------------------------------------------------- ------------|--------------------------------------------------------------- ------------|--------------------------------------------------------------- ------------7-8-10-8-7--------||-------------------------------------------- -7-8-10-8-7------------8-7-5~-||-------------------------------------------- ------------------------------||---(end of the intro)----------------------- ------------------------------||-------------------------------------------- ------------------------------||-------------------------------------------- ------------------------------||-------------------------------------------- DiMeola's Lead, Paco plays essentially Am Bm7 (Bbm7) Am7 B7 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---7---8---10---12-----13p12-10h12-10-8-8h10-8h10-8-8h10-8-8h10-8---------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-|-tremelo-picking-|------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------|--------5-7-8-7-5---7-5----- -8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7--7-7\5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7~--|--5-7-8-----------8-----8-7- -----------------------------------------------|---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------|---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------|--(fast)-------------------- -----------------------------------------------|---------------------------- -5----------------------------------------------------------|--------------- ---8-7-5-8-7-5----------------------------------------------|--------------- ---------------7-5---4-----------------------4-5-4---4-5-4--|----------5-7-- -------------------7---5-7-4-5---4-----4-5-7-------7--------|--4/5-7-9------ -------------------------------7---5-7----------------------|--------------- -----------------------------------------------(slower)-----|--(fast)------- --------------------7-------------7-10-8-7----8-7-------------7-8-10--10---- -------7---8-7-10-8---10-8-7-8-10----------10-----10-8-7-8-10--------------- -9-7-9---9------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------(slower) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10/12-12-12/14-14-14/15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10\8-8-8\7-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7-7/8-7-7-5-5/7-7--|--------5-7-8-7-5---7-5-----5-------------------------- --------------------|--5-7-8-----------8-----8-7---8-7-5-8-7-5-------------- --------------------|------------------------------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-- --------------------|------------------------------------------------------7 --------------------|--(fast)----------------------------------------------- --------------------|------------------------------------------------------- Paco plays Em D C B7 --------------------------------------------------------|-----------12-14-15 --------------------------------------------------------|--12-13-15--------- -5-4-----4----------------------------------------------|------------------- -----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4----------------------------------|--(fast and muted)- -----------------------7-5-3-2-0-2-0-2-0-------0-2-0-2--|------------------- -----------------------------------------3-2-3----------|------------------- -14-12-14-12-14-12--|-----------12-14-12-14-12----12-----|-----------12-14-- --------------------|--12-13-15----------------15----15--|--12-13-15-------- --------------------|------------------------------------|------------------ -------(slower)-----|--(fast and muted)--(slower)--------|--(fast)---------- --------------------|------------------------------------|------------------ --------------------|------------------------------------|------------------ -15-14-12----14-12-------12------------------------------------------------- ----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15-13-12------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------14-12-11-14-12-11-9-12-11-9--- --------------------------------------------------------------------------12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11-9-------9--------------------------------------------------------------- ------12-10---12-10-9-12-10-9----10-9-------9---------------9-10-12-9-10-12- ------------------------------12------12-10---12-10-9-10-12----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------10-|-12-10-------10------------------------------- -----------------10-12-13----|-------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10----12-10---- -9-11-12-9-11-12-------------|----------------------------------12-------12- -----------------------------|---------------------------------------------- -----------------------------|-(still fast)--------------------------------- -----------------------------|---------------------------------------------- -----------------7-8-7-------------7-8-10-8-7------------------------------- ----10---------8-------10-8-7-8-10------------10-8-7-10-8-7----------------- -11----12-11-9----------------------------------------------9-7------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------10-9-7-10-9- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------7-8-7-----------------------|-------------- --------------------------7-8-10-------10-8-7~---7-8-7-------|---7-7-------- ----------------------7-9----------------------9-------9-8~--|-9-----9-9---- -7-------------7-9-10----------------------------------------|-------------- ---10-9-7-9-10-------------------(slower)--------------------|-(slow)------- -------------------------------------------------------------|-------------- -7\--7h8-7-------12\--12-12-10-12-10-8-10-8-7-8-7----7-7----7---7-7----7-7-- -7\--------10-10-12\------------------------------10-----10---------10------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----7-7-------------7-8-10-8-7------7--------------------------------------- -10-----10-8-7-8-10------------10-8---10-8-7-10-8-7------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------9-7-5-4----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------7-5-4----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-2-0- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------2-0-------0-2-4-5-4------------------ -2-0-------0-2-0-------0-2-3-5-3-2-0-------3-2-3-------------5-3-2-5-3-2-0-- -----3-2-3-------3-2-3---------------3---------------------3---------------- -----------------------------------------------------------||--------------- -----------------------------------------------------------||----end-of----- -----------------------------------------------------------||--------------- -----------------------------------------------------------||----DiMeola's-- -3-2-0---2-0-------0-2-3-5-3-2-0---------------------------||--------------- -------3-----3-2-3---------------2h3-2-2~-3-3~-2-2-3-3-2-2-||----lead------- DiMeola's rhythm Em D C B7 (but he actually doesn't play the thirds) |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------- |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------- |---------9---7----------5---------4-------|--9---------7-----------5--4--5- |---------9---7(strum)---5(strum)--4(strum)|--9(strum)--7(strum)---5-5--5--5 |---------7---5----------3---------2-------|--7---------5---------3---3--3-- |-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|-------------------------------- ----------------------|----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------|-----------------------------------------------0----- --4-----0-0---0---0---|--9---------7---------5-----------5---0--0--0---0---0 ---5---4---4-4-4-4-4--|--9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)---5-5-4-4--4--4---4-4- -3--3-2-----2---2---2-|--7---------5---------3---------3---2---2--2--2---2-- ----------------------|----------------------------------------------------- |---------(rhthmically strumming now)--(something like this...)------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------9---------7--------5---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---------9(strum)--7(strum)-5(strum)--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---------7---------5--------3---------2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-| |-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------- -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------- -9-9-9---------------0--0---0------------|--------------------------7-5-7--- -9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-----------|---------------------------7-7-7-- -7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-2--2---2---2-0-0-0-0--|--------7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------5- -----------------------------------------|--0-0-0---0-0-0-0----------------- -------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -----5---5---5-4-2-------------------------------------|----------9--------- ---5--5-5-5-5------5-4-2-------------------------------|----------9(strum)-- -3-3---3---3-------------5-3-2-----------2-0-2-0-2-3-2-|----------7--------- -------------------------------5-3-2-3-5---------------|--0-0-0-0----------- -------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- -----------------------0--0----------|-------------------------------------- -7---------5------------0--0--0---0--|----------9--------5-7-5-4------------ -7(strum)--5(strum)---4-----4--4-4-4-|----------9(strum)---------7-5-4---4-5 -5---------3---------2---2---2--2----|----------7----------------------7---- -------------------------------------|--0-0-0-0----------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------|--------0------- -----------------------------------------------------------|--------0------- -----------5---------5---5----5-4-2------------------------|---------------- -4---------5(strum)---5-5-----------5-4-2------------------|--------2------- ---7-5-0-3-3-----------3--3-5-------------5-3-2-0------0-2-|--------2------- -------------------------------------------------3-2-3-----|--0-0-0-0------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------0--- -7---------------4-5-7-5-4---5-4-----4-----------------5-5-5---5---5---0-0-- -7(strum)--4-5-7-----------7-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4-----5-5--5-5-5-5---4---4- -5-------------------------------------------------7-5-3-3---3---3---2-----2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------|---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------|---------------------------------------------------------- --0--5-4-2-------|-----------------------------------------------------5-7-9 -4-4-------5-4-2-|-2-2-2-(etc.)--0-0-0-(etc.)--------------5-7---5-7-9------ -----------------|-----------------------------------5-7-9-----9------------ -----------------|-----------------------------5-7-9------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -7-5-4----------5-4-2----------------------------------|----------9--------- -------5-5-5-5--------5-4-2----------------------------|----------9(strum)-- -------3-3-3-3-0------------5-3-2-0------------2-3-2---|----------7--------- ------------------------------------3-2--2-3-5-------0-|--0-0-0-0----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------7--------- -----------------------------------------------------7---8-7-10-8---10-8-7-8 -(knock on guitar body)--7-----------------5-7-9-7-9---9-------------------- -------------------------7(strum)--4/5-7-9---------------------------------- -------------------------5-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----7-8-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------7--7-----7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8------- -10------------10-----10-8---10-8-7-8-10------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---10--/----14-------12-----15---14---12-----------------12----------------- ------------------------------------------------------15----15-13-12-------- --(tremelo picking)------|play ten times very fast|------------------14-12-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11--11-----11---11-11-11-11-----11---11-11-11--12--11-9-7------------------ -----------------------------------------------------------10-9-7----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------10-9-7---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------|-(very fast constant strumming)----------|--------- ------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------- ------------------------|-9---------7---------5---------4---------|--------- ---------------9--------|-9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)--4(strum)--|--------- ---------------9(strum)-|-7---------5---------3---------2---------|--------- -10-8-7-10-8-7-7--------|-----------------------------------------|--------- (fast constant strumming)----------------|--------------------------------|| -----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| -9---------7---------5---------4---------|--------------------------------|| -9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)--4(strum)--|--play intro, without A, to end-|| -7---------5---------3---------2---------|--------------------------------|| -----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||

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