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Barb Friedland
Nov-06-2007, 5:27pm
This is an incredible tune.
http://www.timobrien.net/livetracks/you_are_my_flower_2005-05-19.mp3

Tim is playing with Thile on this one. It seems to be in C but I can't get all the notes in my head cause it's going by so fast. What can I use to turn this into tab or notation? Anybody already have this one figured out?

Barbara

ajh
Nov-06-2007, 5:58pm
Barbara,
When I first heard that on Tim's site it turned into a project. It is C and G, with a G7 thrown in just before going back to C. I do have it tabbed out, but am not at home right now. There is also something about the way O'Brien and Thile play it that, to my ear, goes crooked somewhere. Chords are simple, but the riffs are really quick. I'll take a look later tonight and see how I can get them to you. And believe it or not, if you listen close, you can hear Chris fluff the riff right after Tim says do it again on the lead in. Must have been the Scotch, eh! The guy IS human.
Tony

Barb Friedland
Nov-06-2007, 6:17pm
Quick response! Thanks ;)

I'd love to have a look at whatever you've got. I forgot I had Audacity on my PC so I loaded the tune in. It helps a little when I slow the tempo down but it's still mighty quick.

Peter Hackman
Nov-07-2007, 12:08am
This is an incredible tune.
http://www.timobrien.net/livetracks/you_are_my_flower_2005-05-19.mp3

Tim is playing with Thile on this one. It seems to be in C but I can't get all the notes in my head cause it's going by so fast. What can I use to turn this into tab or notation? Anybody already have this one figured out?

Barbara
Check the Carter Family's recording. This version elaborates on Maybelle Carter's solo. It's probably easier to hear what's going on there.

Matt Hutchinson
Nov-07-2007, 5:30am
I love this track as well. I've worked up my own arrangement of sorts which involves some double stopping to get the harmonies - great fun to play even if I'm not brilliant at playing it! My version is in G as that's where I can 'sing' it best.

Matt Hutchinson
Nov-07-2007, 6:19am
Here's a quick recording of my much more basic version of this tune (in G). I've spared you the singing and thrown in a free dodgy ending too!

Have a listen (http://matthutchinson.zoomshare.com/files/flower.mp3)

Cheers,

Matt

Barb Friedland
Nov-07-2007, 7:04am
Very cool Matt! This really helps cause I can actually hear what's going on and it so happens that the guy who will sing lead on this one likes it in G.

The Cafe is a terrific resource for a newbie like me. Thanks guys and gals!

Barbara

Matt Hutchinson
Nov-07-2007, 7:27am
The Cafe is a terrific resource for a newbie like me. Thanks guys and gals!
I agree, I've been playing for 10 months now and this forum has been an invaluable resource for so many things from helping me find a great teacher to working out the problems in my picking style. Thanks Scott & everyone else!

Matt

Mike Buesseler
Nov-07-2007, 6:46pm
Very nice rendition, Matt! Nice clean playing. I might have to try this one now.... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Matt Hutchinson
Nov-08-2007, 5:00am
Cheers Mike! It's a simple little tune but really good to play, I find it a good exercise in trying to keep my left hand technique clean.

I find listening to Tim O'Brien's playing is great for me as a musician as well, it's a bit like listening to Doc Watson, not always the flashiest playing but ALWAYS tasteful and beautifully played. It reminds me that something simple played well is always better than something flashy which is only 80% accurate.

Cheers,

Matt

RobinG
Nov-08-2007, 6:30am
you can put it into the windows media player and slow it down as much as you want!
best
Robin

Peter Hackman
Nov-08-2007, 6:47am
you can put it into the windows media player and slow it down as much as you want!
best
Robin
And, to balance this shameless MS promotion, as pointed out in another thread: if you're a mac user, open the file in Quicktime and press apple-k

earthsave
Nov-08-2007, 11:47am
From your title, I thought this might be a love letter to Tim.:p

Tom Tax
Nov-08-2007, 11:56am
In case you are not aware of this, Tim O'Brien recorded an instrumental version of "You are my flower" as a duet with guitarist Brian Sutton on Tone Poets, on the Acoustic Disk label. #It would probably be easier to transcribe a single mandolin version - also, it is a very nice recording.

Tom

Barb Friedland
Nov-08-2007, 4:32pm
From your title, I thought this might be a love letter to Tim.:p
Perhaps it was in a Freudian sort of way... #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

CoMando
Nov-08-2007, 5:11pm
I have a version tabbed out, but I'm not home either. If you want it, PM me and I will will try to scan it and e-mail it to you in the next couple of days.