Take Me Out To The Ballgame (lesson)
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Laurence Juber
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16 lessons (1h 6m) · 1 free
01. A few comments on tuning & theory
Free lesson6:11
02. Amazing Grace (lesson)
10:51
03. Amazing Grace (performance)
1:19
04. Greensleeves (lesson)
8:36
05. Greensleeves (performance)
1:12
06. Shebeg & Shemore (lesson)
6:53
07. Shebeg & Shemore (performance)
1:54
08. Wayfaring Stranger (lesson)
7:35
09. Wayfaring Stranger (performance)
2:36
10. Shenandoah (lesson)
5:34
11. Shenandoah (performance)
1:55
12. When The Saints Go Marching In (lesson)
3:47
13. When The Saints Go Marching In (performance)
0:43
14. Take Me Out To The Ballgame (lesson)
You are here4:14
15. Take Me Out To The Ballgame (performance)
1:26
16. A few notes on the key of D Minor & sign-off
1:40
Lesson transcript
Take Me Out to the Ballgame - Music Lesson
Well, if you've been studiously working your way through this DVD, you're pretty much ready for the seventh inning stretch.
Introduction to the Song
So, I'm going to take you out to the ballgame with this one. Literally, this is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the key of F. F is just a very cool key in Daghett. It has all kinds of interesting and cool aspects to it.
Structure
- I'm going to give you a little intro and then the melody sits in first position.
- You don't have to go very far to make this work.
F Chord
And there's your F chord. Now, what I'm doing with this is I'm expanding it on a couple of levels:
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Creating Moving Bass Lines
- For example, I'm going to move up into a higher position so I can get that low bass note and the melody notes too.
- Hang on, let me do that bit again.
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Walking Down to the B Flat
- Here's a B flat.
- Then a first inversion B flat to a B flat minor.
- To an F second inversion with a C in the bass to a D7.
- Just a chromatic move on that D7, half step down but still keeping the same bass note.
Adding Elements
Now, I'm introducing another element:
- I'm also going to do some very light rhythm at the same time.
- Just in some places, that was kind of a little turnaround with just a little fill.
- At the end, I'm sliding up to the C and then up to the F.
Final Touch
Then, I'm going to hit the bass note at the end with my right hand.
- Just using the side of the finger to get that bass note.
- You could use a fingertip, I guess, but kind of do it like you could use your nose too.
Here's "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," and I'll see you at the bottom of the seventh!
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Laurence Juber first became known as lead guitarist in Paul McCartney's band Wings. Since then he has built a career as a fingerstyle guitarist, composer and arranger, working largely in the DADGAD tuning that earned him the nickname 'the Duke of DADGAD'.
He has been voted Guitarist of the Year by readers of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine and named among the top guitarists by Acoustic Guitar magazine, alongside a long list of solo albums and worldwide touring.
In his courses he teaches his fingerstyle technique and the DADGAD tuning he's known for, how to arrange melody, harmony and bass together for solo guitar, and the pieces - like his signature 'Wooden Horses' - that bring it all together.
