Ritual Dance Michael Hedges
Received: from solstice.unr.edu ([134.197.40.101]) by undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca with SMTP id <56916-1>; Thu, 23 Jun 1994 15:20:06 -0400 Received: from equinox.unr.edu (equinox.ccs.unr.edu) by solstice.unr.edu (4.1/1.34) id AA06031; Thu, 23 Jun 94 12:19:54 PDT Received: from pyramid (pyramid.cs.unr.edu) by equinox.unr.edu (4.1/1.34) id AA28942; Thu, 23 Jun 94 12:19:54 PDT Received: from echo by pyramid (5.65/1.34) id AA13865; Thu, 23 Jun 1994 12:19:52 -0700 Received: by echo.cs.unr.edu (5.65/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA19692; Thu, 23 Jun 1994 12:19:52 -0700 To: Dean Gaudet <dgaudet@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> In-Reply-To: <94Jun22.203738edt.56938-3@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9406231217.D19618-0100000@echo> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR "Ritual Dance" by Michael Hedges As Transcribed (at least attempted) by Rob McAlister This is meant as a guide as the strummings are difficult to write out. TUNING: DADGCC, low to high (The two C's are the same pitch.) SYMBOLS: ^ = Harmonic h = hammer s = slide p = pull off S = knock side (left hand) T = knock top (right hand) Intro: S T S T C||-^3---------------------------^5---------------------------| C||-^3---------------------------^5---------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------------| D||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--| A||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--| D||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--| | |_| | |_| | |_| |_|_|_| | |_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| | S T T T |-^9---------------------------^12-----------------------------| |-^9---------------------------^12-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----| | |_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| | |_|_| | |_|_|_| | | | fig. A |-2-/5-5-7-0-------------------2-/5-5-7-0--------------------| |-2-/5-5-7-0-------------------2-/5-5-7-0--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----| |------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----| |------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----| | |_|_|_| | | |_| |_| | | |_|_|_| | | |_| |_| | fig. b |-9----12-0-2-4----------0-0-2---0-0-2--------2--5-5-7-0---------------| |-9----12-0-2-4----------0-0-2---0-0-2--------2--5-5-7-0---------------| |---10------------------------0h3----------------------------2p0--0----| |----------------2-2-2-2s0--------------0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-| |----------------0-0-0-0-0-1------------0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-| |----------------------------------0----0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-| |-2--5-5-7-0-----------------9----12-0-2-4---------0-0-2---0-0-2--| |-2--5-5-7-0-----------------9----12-0-2-4---------0-0-2---0-0-2--| |----------------2p0--0--------10-----------------------0h3-------| |------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------2-2-2-2s0--------------| |------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-1------------| |------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------------------------0----| fig. c (play twice) ||------5-4-2-0-------------------------------------------5-4-2-0------------| ||------5-4-2-0-------------------------------------------5-4-2-0------------| ||-------------0-2-2-2-2-0---0-2-2-2-2-0----2-2-2----------------0-2-2-2-2-0-| ||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--2-3-3-3-3-2-0-0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3-------0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3-------0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-| fig. d (not quite right but similar) |---------------------0--2--||----------------------0------------------------| |---------------------0--2--||----------------------0------------------------| |-0-2-2-2-0----2-2-2--------||------------------------4-0--------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3--2-3-3-3--2--0--||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-| |-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3--------||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-| |-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3--------||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-| |---0---------------------------0------h7-7-7-------7-7-7------------| |---0---------------------------0------h7-7-7-------7-7-7------------| |-----4-0-------------------------4-0--h7-7-7-------9-9-9------------| |-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7---7-7-7--------0-0-------| |-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7---7-7-7--------0-0-------| |-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7-- 7-7-7--------0-0-------| After playing up to this point, play: fig. a, fig.c, fig. d (change the last three strums of C-C from 7th to 9th), fig. b (play the part starting at the 9th fret twice), then the ending: |---------0-0--2-2------------------0-0--2-2--------------------------------| |---------0-0--2-2------------------0-0--2-2--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-| |-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-| |-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-| S T S T |-^3------------------------------^5-------------------------------| |-^3------------------------------^5-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-| S T T T |-^9-------------------------------^12-----------------x--|| |-^9-------------------------------^12-----------------x--|| |------------------------------------------------------x--|| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--|| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--|| |--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--|| Received: from desire.wright.edu ([130.108.128.200]) by undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca with SMTP id <56892-3>; Mon, 11 Jul 1994 21:49:43 -0400 Received: from desire.wright.edu by desire.wright.edu (PMDF V4.2-10 #2485) id <01HELFQWQ8XY8YA668@desire.wright.edu>; Mon, 11 Jul 1994 21:48:45 EDT Resent-To: <dgaudet@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> To: taproot@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU Errors-to: taproot-error@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU Resent-message-id: <01HELFQWQILK8YA668@desire.wright.edu> Message-id: <9407111848.ZM21542@lawrus.corp.sgi.com> X-VMS-To: IN%"taproot@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU" MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Z-Mail-SGI (3.0S.1026 26oct93 MediaMail) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Status: RO Content-Length: 1781 Ok, Hedgers and Hedgehogs, I've got a question. For years I've been working on my own deconstruction of Ritual Dance, one of my favorite pieces. It amazes me how much goes on in that song in only 2:18 or so. One part of the song has given me particular trouble. I'm hoping that there may be a few others out there who've also tried to decode it, and can offer me some guidance. The piece in question is a small part of the end of the "verse" (for want of a better term) portion. The "verse" is to me the main figure which goes something like (forgive my lack of tab experieince; I've probably condensed some time signatures and failed to indicate some repeated notes): 2-55-7-0 - - ------2-55-7-0------------12-0-2-4----- 2-55-7-0 ---- - ---2-55-7-0------------12-0-2-4----- 2-55-7-0 - ---- ---2-55-7-0------------10-----2 ---- --------333--555-0----------333--555-0-10-----2 2222 --------333--555-0----------333--555-0-------------- --------333--555-0----------333--555-0-------------- >From here, one approach goes: 00-------2 00-------2 55-7-----2 33-5--00-0 00-55-33-0 00-55-00-0 Whereas another goes: 00-2--00-2 00-2--00-2 00-3--00-2 00-0--00-0 00-------0 00-------0 This may not be decipherable, but I'm curious what turn your deconstruction of the piece takes at this point? MH does this piece so quickly he seems like a blur at this juncture. He seems to be doing something on the lower 3 strings around the 7th or 8th fret, but the recording, it also sounds possible that he is doing different figures at this juncture later in the piece. I have a gig next Wednesday, and I'm toying with doing this piece, so any timely advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks! - Ken Received: from watserv2.uwaterloo.ca ([129.97.128.100]) by undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca with SMTP id <56884-3>; Thu, 15 Dec 1994 10:51:17 -0500 Received: by watserv2.uwaterloo.ca id <90125-2>; Thu, 15 Dec 1994 10:50:59 -0500 Received: from crusher.gan.nf.doe.ca ([131.235.20.4]) by watserv2.uwaterloo.ca with SMTP id <90221-2>; Thu, 15 Dec 1994 10:50:32 -0500 Received: by crusher.gan.nf.doe.ca (1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA03105; Thu, 15 Dec 94 15:50:49 GMT X-PH(3.13)-To: dgaudet@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca To: dgaudet@uwaterloo.ca Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85] Message-Id: <94Dec15.105032est.90221-2@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Status: OR In this transcription I didn't bother marking the percussive tapping of the top and sides of the guitar. Where it goes, everyone knows.:-) I've tried to pay particular attention to sections 'E'and 'J' where some discrepancies in interpretation seem to exist. There is also an inferred slide in section 'A' between the 5th fret and open string notes stopping somewhere, anywhere, between the 8th and 12th fret. The end at section 'M' has a simultaneous pick attack with the pull off to produce the big glorious noise. Note regarding section 'J': the barred "pull-off" starts at the heaviest string and works its way down successively. Each note is played quickly making a BARRUMPF sound. The same applies in sections 'E' and 'M'. Ritual Dance Tuning - DADGCC Roadmap - A,B,C,E,F,C,E G,H,G,I,G,H,G,I J,J,J,K,B,C,E G,H,G,I,G,H,G,I J,J,J,K,F,D,E,D,E L,A,M Keycode - (number) - harmonic (letter) - section name > - slide H - hammer on P - pull off (A) |-(3)--------------(5)--------------(9)--------------(12)-------------| |-(3)--------------(5)--------------(9)--------------(12)-------------| |-(3)--------------(5)--------------(9)--------------(12)-------------| |-----3-333-5-55-0-----3-333-5-55-0-----3-333-5-55-0------3-333-5-55--| |-----3-333-5-55-0-----3-333-5-55-0-----3-333-5-55-0------3-333-5-55--| |-----3-333-5-55-0-----3-333-5-55-0-----3-333-5-55-0------3-333-5-55--| (B) |-2->55->7-0--------------2->55->7-0-------------| |-2->55->7-0--------------2->55->7-0-------------| |-2->55->7-0--------------2->55->7-0-------------| |-----------3-3-3--5-5-0------------3-3-3--5-5-0-| |-----------3-3-3--5-5-0------------3-3-3--5-5-0-| |-----------3-3-3--5-5-0------------3-3-3--5-5-0-| (C) (D) (E) |-9--|---(12)-|-0-2-4-444-P2P0----------0-2-22-| |-9--|-9------|-0-2-4-444-P2P0----------0-2-22-| |-10-|--10----|-0-2-2-222---P0---7-7----0-2-22-| |----|--------|---2-2-222---P0--8-88-P0------0-| |----|--------|-----0-000-------8-88-P0------0-| |----|--------|-----------------8-88-P0------0-| (F) |-2->55->7-0--------------2->55->7-0-------------| |-2->55->7-0--------------2->55->7-0-------------| |-2->55->7-0---2P0--0-----2->55->7-0---2P0--0----| |------------3-----5-5-0-------------3-----5-5-0-| |------------3-----5-5-0-------------3-----5-5-0-| |------------3-----5-5-0-------------3-----5-5-0-| (G) (H) (I) |-5-4-2-0------------------------|------|-0--2-| |-5-4-2-0------------------------|------|-0--2-| |-2-2-2-0-0-H2-2--0-H2-2--0-H2-2-|-0--2-|-0--2-| |---------3----3--3----3--0----0-|----0-|----0-| |---------3----3--3----3--0----0-|----0-|----0-| |---------3----3--3----3--0----0-|----0-|----0-| (J) (K) |--------------------|-77-77-7-| |--------------0-----|-77-77-7-| |---------------4-0--|-77-77-9-| |-1-3>5-3P0-55-------|-77-77-7-| |-1-----3P0-55-------|-77-77-7-| |-1-----3P0-55-------|-77-77-7-| (L) (M) |----------0-2----------0-2--------------|------| |----------0-2----------0-2--------------|----0-| |----------0-2----------0-2--------------|----0-| |-3-3-5-5P0----3-3-5-5P0----3-3-5-5P0-00-|--5P0-| |-3-3-5-5P0----3-3-5-5P0----3-3-5-5P0-00-|--5P0-| |-3-3-5-5P0----3-3-5-5P0----3-3-5-5P0-00-|--5P0-| Warren Gash gashw@crusher.gan.nf.doe.ca END
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