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The structure of the arpeggios immediatly brought to mind "House of the Rising Sun", but after looking closer (and playing it) I realized it's definitely not that.

Sorry, I got nothin'.

Thanks guys.  I think I understand.

However, Jerome, I'm hoping you made a typo, otherwise you're going to have to explain a bit further:

>>"2 (and 4) are usually tied in with "sus" or "suspended" chords.  That is, you substitute the 2 for the 3, or the 2 for the 4.   As such, you need to stay within the octave."<<

Did you mean to say:  "you substitute the 2 for the 3, or the 4 for the 3"?

If you meant to say that, then I get it.  If not, then how about using D, Dsus2 and Dsus4 to explain what you mean.

Brings to mind a second question:  What is the difference between a sus2 and an add2?

Thanks.

Here are a couple of easy ones I use.

An 8-note pattern:  Use strings 4-1 only (D, G, B, e).  Use thumb on 4, index on 3, middle on 2 and ring on 1.  Pick 4-3-2-3-1-2-3-2.   Play whatever chord you like with your left hand and it should sound OK.   When you get proficient, switch your thumb to the string (6, 5 or 4) which frets the root note of the chord.  I use this for Behind Blue Eyes (The Who) and Love Hurts (Nazareth's version).

A 7-note pattern:  Again, with strings 4-1, simply 4-3-2-1-2-3-4.  I use it for Everybody Hurts (REM) with a little variation on the walkdown G to Em.

Some advice from someone who is just above rank-amateur at fingerpicking:  If you want to do it, learn a lot of different styles and patters.  Otherwise, all of your songs will sound alike.

Practicing these simple patters will prepare you for learning more complex and song-specific ones, such as More Than a Feeling (Boston) and Dust in the Wind (Kansas).

Good luck,
'Nomikal

It's Mat Weddle of the band Obadiah Parker (not that that means anything -- right now, anyway).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obadiah_Parker

That is a GREAT version of the song, and it was used as the basis for a cover in a Scrubs episode by Sam Lloyd (Ted the lawyer, if you're familar with the show).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXGqfmUsE7M

Yep, that's hysterical.  I saw it a while back.  Apparently Brian and the boys got word about it and invited him on stage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmfnDowX … re=related

Here is Jim on Bob and Tom talking about it.  This is funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akInlJnc … re=related

Here are a couple of versions.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/a/a … ah_crd.htm

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/a/a … r2_crd.htm

Guys, I'm not following you.

Is this the thing that George Benson sometimes does during his solos?

Toots:

You rock!  (Literally, apparently.)

Thanks loads.

'nom

resprod -

Russell is exactly right, but if you like the fingering you're using in the normal EADGBe tuning, you can always tune each string DOWN one semitone.  I think this is the tuning McCartney used when recording "Yesterday" (for example).

Get a good digital tuner which will pick up Eb-low, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb and eb-high and then you should be OK.

Tuning down is OK, but I wouldn't try to do it more than TWO semitones because you're likely to get a lot of buzzing.

'Nom

NGD for me today (3/20), baby!

I don't have a photo sharing locale, but here she is:

http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/cho … mp;m=D12X1

Guitar Center is having a closeout (600 bucks), so I played around with it and fell in love.  It sounds like an orchestra;  MUCH better (IMO) than the Taylor, which was 3X the cost.  My brother-in-law and I bought the last two in the store.

I'm a happy camper.  Now I just need to (re)learn how to play (a 12 string is just a "bit" different).  Now I know why I wasn't able to match the sounds of certain songs (e.g. Give a Little Bit - Supertramp, Wish You Were Here - PF).  I've got it now.  :-)

Happy NGD to me!

'Nomikal