Tedster Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Rimsky-Korsakov? I've been mucking about with it. I'm no shredder, but it seems like it could be pulled off with a bit of practice. Now that would raise a couple of eyebrows, huh? I'd need to get a proper transcription. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 satrianis one is completely sick!!!!! i'm useless at that fast stuff on account of playing commando (without pick). i'v often thought about learning it half speed or whatever, but the fast picking excersises i already do i have to master first, so thats plenty to be getting on with. and thats all "flight of the bumblebee" would be, an excersise. hard, physical excersise http://www.faceoffriendship.org/fof_banner_468.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Better than going for a jog though i suppose. http://www.faceoffriendship.org/fof_banner_468.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Up until recently, I thought shredding was something to do with salad........ "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 ... that too Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Base Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I've not heard it, but didn't Extreme record it?? I have a vague memory of Nuno whatsiname saying in an interview that he recorded it with a delay pedal (always said he was over-rated ) Fa Fa FA Fa fa fa fa fa FA fa FA FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Jennifer Batten did a version didn't she? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerstyle_Jim Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I think Jennifer Batten's version was transcribed in a GP issue back in the 80's. I'm seeing a shift in avatar trends here, Gumby? I might have to figure out how to work those things and get in on this.... Jim My SoundClick Page My New Music Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 well i really like Tedster's Gumby, so i decided to do a Rockin version! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I saw Batten do "Bumblebee" at a clinic. It was mind boggling. You have to be really fast to pull it off. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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coyote Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 'Flight' only acquires its true character when played by an entire roomful of guitarists. I did that, ages ago - there were about 25 of us playing it together, and MAN did it sound like a horde of buzzing bumblebees.... I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 that sounds too cool Coyote. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Coyote! Ted, I've heard several shred-guitarists do this over the years, including Batten. For what I assume are obvious reasons it is a cult favorite for superfast neo-classical-rock guitarists. I worked on it a while before conceding defeat. I just can't play it nearly as fast as I'd have liked to. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Ha Ha... i had a go!! Shut the hell up chris. warning: Not to be taken seriously. http://www.faceoffriendship.org/fof_banner_468.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwestenberg Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Hey Ted, check out the John Petrucci version at PowerTabs You'll have to install the PowerTab editor, but their tabs are definitely a cut above... Lyrics. Wasted space between solos. I can't tell you, but I can play it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Don't you have to wear spandex to play that? Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 Originally posted by Chris_C: Ha Ha... i had a go!! Shut the hell up chris. warning: Not to be taken seriously. Yeah, Chris...you're on the right track, that's sorta like what I was coming up with last night. Not quite that fast (my fingers ain't that fast) but, I'd have to work up to it. Keep at it, bro, a couple little tweakazoids here and there and you'll have it! And thanks for the link, MWest... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hariseldon Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I found this other version by Luis Moreno a bit easier to play and nicer to listen too. (I can't play it even near up to speed though ) You'd need Power Tab for this one too. Flight of the bumblebee Luis Moreno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Check out the Google ads at the right of the page...hahahahaha... Oh, and Guitarzan's got "Zydeco Gumby"... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Originally posted by Chris_C: Ha Ha... i had a go!! Shut the hell up chris. warning: Not to be taken seriously. You need to stop drinking and playing!! ... ...er ... Or maybe you need to start drinking! Who am I to say? That's better than I could've managed! It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 LMAO if there's anything i don't need to do its drink more hehe yeah well, half hours worth, wasn't getting too bogged down with technichal aspects like notes or anything My girlfriend heard me doing it and asked if i was playing "death of the bumblebee"! Ted, post yours up! did you do it on your 12 string? hehe. anyone else post something for a laugh? http://www.faceoffriendship.org/fof_banner_468.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Originally posted by Chris_C: ...My girlfriend heard me doing it and asked if i was playing "death of the bumblebee"! ...LMAOROTF! That's classic, Chris! It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Joey Demaio, the bass player for Manowar did a version of it called "Sting of the Bumblebee" on the "Kings of Metal" album. I saw him perform it live and it was pretty impressive. You can hear some of it here If I remember correctly he was playing a Ric 4001. Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Originally posted by Chris_C: Ted, post yours up! did you do it on your 12 string? hehe. anyone else post something for a laugh?Oh, I've got a bit of practicing to do before I can do that. But, I will soon... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerstyle_Jim Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I should point out that I'm not a shredder, but I think I just figured out this avatar thing.... My SoundClick Page My New Music Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Aha! Er...forgive my blindness, Jim, but, now that you have an avatar...er...what is it? I can't tell... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Originally posted by Tedster: Aha! Er...forgive my blindness, Jim, but, now that you have an avatar...er...what is it? I can't tell...Looks like a Final Fantasy character to me. As for that Bumblebee number, John Petrucci had his own response to that. In the "An Evening With John Petrucci, and Jordan Rudess" album, he wrote a piece called 'Bite of the Mosquito'. Yep, no kidding. Pretty good. Rudess plays the chords on piano, while Petrucci rips it out on guitar. sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerstyle_Jim Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Hopefully this one will be a little bigger and clearer, stand by while I fine tune my avatar skills. As a first attempt I chose this pic I took in Northern Ontario last summer of a "stick lady" adorning the wall of a little artsy-type store in a small town in the middle of cottage country. I thought she was very well dressed though.... My SoundClick Page My New Music Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 Okay, I posted this last month...I've been working on it. It's still sloppy, and I don't really know it (need the music or transcription which I still don't have)...but here's my feeble, sloppy take on it. It's a work in progress. Recorded with an Ibanez Talman with P-90s through a POD 2.0 on the "Rectifier" setting with light chorus... Flight of the Bullshit Bee "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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