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– Jamtracks –
Alright gang, you asked for them so here they are… Jam tracks and the background songs for the lessons you’ve received so far.
Many of you have wanted to hear more of the songs I played on and used for the background music in the lessons. So here are a few.
I’ve also included a version of the track I used for Cowboy Blues (with and without solos in it)
You can use this “without” version to practice your licks on. There will be several of these added in the Members area.
These files are MP3 & 4’s. If you need a player for them, I suggest Quicktime. Just “Google” QUICKTIME and grab it.
JAM TRACKS ONLY
“The Cowboy Blues” (without solo) Click Here
Background track compliments of Garageband from my Apple computer. If you don’t own Garageband, man I highly recommend it. We’ll talk more in future lessons on how to use it!
“The Cowboy Blues” (WITH SOLO BY JERRY) Click Here
Ditto the description above but add this… I played a solo over this so you could get an idea of what things can sound like. The things I’m doing are very easy to learn and we’ll cover them in depth in future lessons. Just stay with me a few months.
“Jeds Stratosphere” by Jerry Wyatt Click Here
This song has a funny little story and I’ll keep it brief… One night after reading books with my son when he was just a little “Twirp” (now a big Twirp and one of my hero’s), he fell asleep on me in our bedroom. My “much better half/wife” just left him there and she slept somewhere else in the house. Well, I grabbed my old Fender and plugged it into my Apple (computer that is) and begin playing this tune that just came out of nowhere. Thanks to Garageband, I grabbed a couple drum loops and a bass loop. The rest is “yours truly” half asleep at 3am. With headphones on, I sat on the bed, watched my little partner sleep like a baby and I recorded this tune. Jed never knew a thing was going on. You gotta love modern technology and today’s methods of being able to record. I can remember the old reel-to-reel’s. Whewww… they were a pain in the rump.
“Tea By The Sea” by Jerry Wyatt
This tune was recorded for my daughter. She always wanted to have tea parties with me when she was a little princess. On a vacation to Topsail Island one year, we were preparing to leave and she informed me at the age of 5, she wanted to go to the beach before the sun arose the morning we were supposed to leave. We had taken our vacation that year in early October. The mornings were cool and afternoons were in the 70’s which made good fishing weather with my son. Well, as requested, I headed out in the dark with her to the sand and sea. The sand was so cold that our feet were freezing. We went to a spot that we had hung out in that entire week. There, in the sand, were the over-sized castles and shells we had piled all week. Everything still in order – just a little windblown and dusted with sand from the ocean breezes. I stooped down to her level and we watched the ocean, anticipating the sun rising to tell us farewell. To this day, I don’t have words to describe the look in her eyes as she looked out at the sea. It was as if she heard a voice that I couldn’t. We waited together until finally we were filled with what she said was enough. This song was recorded using my Louden acoustic. All ocean and gull sounds were created with the guitar only. This song is dedicated to all the tea parties and [that] morning on the beach with my wonderful daughter. I swear, if you close your eyes and listen to this song in a quiet room with no interruptions, you can smell the salt and the sand.
“Funk-Munk” by Jerry Wyatt
You know how when you pick your guitar up, you usually have a couple “GO YO” licks or songs that you start noodling around on, right? Well this little tune is something that just came out of my fingers for years. One day I just decided, what the hooey… I’m gonna record it and see what happens. It’s a funky little dude.
“EZ Street” by Jerry Wyatt
This tune was recorded in my basement using a bass and drum loop and drum fills I went back and put in. I used my Strat and Fender Princeton Chorus amplifier on this. Bless my wife’s heart, I nearly broke the windows out of the house with the volume. This rhythm had been in my head for a few years and I had to get it out.
“Boogie On Down” (Vintage 1989) by Jerry Wyatt
This song was written by an old high school friend and myself a long-long time ago. Back in Huntington, West Virginia, they did a home town album. In those days, they looked like a large Frisbee and at times we’d throw them like one for kicks. I know there are several of you out there that know exactly what I’m talking about. Anyway, the hometown album was to have various local bands and talent. We ended up missing the deadline but what the heck, we ended up getting to jam away in an old studio called “The Attic” in Ashland, Kentucky. Les Spears owned the place and he used to open the doors “WIDE” whenever I wanted to lay something down. Everybody thinks Richie (my buddy) sounds like Bon Scott (sp?) on the vocals. You decide. I’ve been asked a thousand times how I got the FREAKY squeal and British siren sound in the lead. Well, I used a quarter. And yes, I’ll be showing you how to do it!
More Jam tracks and songs coming soon. I hope you enjoy.
