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  • January 1, 2014 at 3:41 pm #9425
    paddy jordan
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      hi johnny just making my way through yakety sax for tenor question bar 15 shows you playing a to high a but it looks on the video your playing something else ii may be wrong please advise thanks.

      January 1, 2014 at 4:31 pm #11456
      john
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        bar 15, yes I’m playing exactly as written; that’s octave D’s (middle D to high D)

        September 20, 2014 at 1:38 am #12686
        King Casey
        Participant

          Excellent backing track.
          http://kingcasey.com.au/performances.html
          Here’s my attempt.
          cheers, Mark.

          September 20, 2014 at 8:02 am #12687
          john
          Keymaster

            Awesome mark! I love your tone. You really got those Boots Randolph embellishements down, like choking those A notes….beautiful.

            September 20, 2014 at 3:16 pm #12689
            King Casey
            Participant

              Hey thanks Johnny! ..best backing track. I reckon you have some idea how many times you have to play this to get it anywhere near decent. 🙂
              I didn’t get arrested by the to female cops that walked by during the last verse.
              cheers Mark.

              September 20, 2014 at 7:23 pm #12690
              john
              Keymaster

                oh, do they arrest you sometimes!? I can’t believe they’d do that to a guy playing such wonderful sax.
                Ya, yakety sax is one of those that when i don’t play it for a while I do need to practice it….it’s a bit of a workout but so great when you nail it.

                September 22, 2014 at 5:11 am #12703
                King Casey
                Participant

                  Hehe only kidding Johnny.
                  Keep up the excellent work you are doing here. Can’t wait to see more of the instrumental gems that the ‘karaoke’ sites don’t touch.
                  cheers, Mark.

                  October 5, 2014 at 11:05 am #12742
                  paddy jordan
                  Participant

                    hi Johhny
                    with reference to marks embellishment on yakety sax you mention choking those A notes i have been trying at with no success do you have any pointers there? Thanks Mark for posting your version as Johnny said its totally awesome!!
                    thanks you guys
                    Paddy

                    October 5, 2014 at 11:46 am #12743
                    john
                    Keymaster

                      I haven’t really given much thought as far as teaching that technique yet.
                      But chocking a note is really just that, play it for a beat then suddenly choke it by stopping the air supply all of a sudden.

                      October 13, 2014 at 2:33 pm #12776
                      King Casey
                      Participant

                        Thanks Paddy 🙂

                        The tongue on reed is the best way to quickly stop the note. Like everything else, start really really slow and gradually increase the tempo as you get the hang of it.
                        cheers, Mark.

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