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I was absolutely mesmerized when I heard this song on a college radio station not long after it came out in 1975. When I started playing guitar I told myself I would learn it some day. I started working on it last August and stumbled through it at the Pa. get together last fall, but it really wasn't ready. I can't do it justice but I finally know it. To really get the feel of it check out the original by Queen on A Night at the Opera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opoFgGRWsjs

This is all I can do with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lkozIM … e=youtu.be

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UJB
That is very nicely done !!  NIce guitar work there .
Way to go.

JIm

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39 is a great tune, UJB ... congrats on getting it firmly into your repertoire. Lots of smooth flat-picking throughout, something like the way our guy Ian Anderson plays.

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Love the smooth,  clear chord changes, Lets face it . Not many musicians would want to follow Queen, but I think you did a darn good job. Wish I could play half as good as you.

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TIGLJK wrote:

UJB
That is very nicely done !!  NIce guitar work there .
Way to go.

Thanks TIG.  Still a few rough edges but it's part of my nightly practice routine so I'll get them worked out.

Tenement Funster wrote:

39 is a great tune, UJB ...

Just out of high school, we used to run what was called "The Circuit" in downtown. It's called cruising today and most cities ban the activity.

I heard this song on the radio and pulled into a parking lot and waited for the block of songs to end. At the end of every block the DJ would read off the list of songs he/she had just played. I went out the next day and bought the cassette just for that song.

keepitreal wrote:

Love the smooth,  clear chord changes, Lets face it . Not many musicians would want to follow Queen, but I think you did a darn good job. Wish I could play half as good as you.

Thanks KIR. I never really followed Queen. In fact I didn't even care for much of their music that was rather popular in HS. But 39 grabbed a hold of me and never let go.

And I wish I could play half as good as I would like to. Having put the guitar in the closet for 20 years, I often wonder where I could be if I hadn't taken that long break.

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Great job UJB, but you really need a 12r to do it justice.

Rule No. 1 - If it sounds good - it is good!

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topdown wrote:

Great job UJB, but you really need a 12r to do it justice.

I started it on the 12 and decided to actually learn it first.

But yeah, that's the next step. That really makes the song.

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unclejoesband wrote:

I was absolutely mesmerized when I heard this song on a college radio station not long after it came out in 1975. When I started playing guitar I told myself I would learn it some day. I started working on it last August and stumbled through it at the Pa. get together last fall, but it really wasn't ready. I can't do it justice but I finally know it. To really get the feel of it check out the original by Queen on A Night at the Opera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opoFgGRWsjs

This is all I can do with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lkozIM … e=youtu.be

Well, I thought that was REALLY well-done! I watched bits of the first one and your rendition I really like!! Plus, I like the fact that your beard looks like one of those apps where you can beard yourself--it's so perfectly neat!!  Super nice!! smile

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Joe!  You put yourself out there too!  NICE!!!! big_smile  I'm proud of ya, keep it up and you'll be harmonizing along with me this summer!  I remember you playing this last year.  It's come along quite nicely.  You know, when I listen to you play I think sometimes I should set the guitar down.  You've got a few experience years on me though.

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Nice cover version. Not only did you have the true  essence of the song but you made it your own. You chord changes and singing bang on.

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kimnoblemusic wrote:

Well, I thought that was REALLY well-done! I watched bits of the first one and your rendition I really like!! Plus, I like the fact that your beard looks like one of those apps where you can beard yourself--it's so perfectly neat!!  Super nice!! smile

Thank you Kim.

Didn't know there was such a thing as a beard app. But then I don't do apps so that might explain why. smile  I just trimmed it back about a month ago. During the winter months it's 4"-5" longer and doesn't have that "neat" appearance.

mekidsmom wrote:

Joe!  You put yourself out there too!  NICE!!!! big_smile  I'm proud of ya, keep it up and you'll be harmonizing along with me this summer!  I remember you playing this last year.  It's come along quite nicely.  You know, when I listen to you play I think sometimes I should set the guitar down.  You've got a few experience years on me though.

Thanks Amy.

Since Scott, Peter and I started recording our sessions I came to realize what a great learning tool that can be. Going back and listening really helps you see where a problem exists so you can correct it.
Harmonizing with you? A Nightingale and a bullfrog doesn't sound like the best combination. roll

Silly you! Why would you put the guitar down? I've only recently started adding filler notes between chords. Watching DE last summer at your place and Scott doing it so fluently as well, inspired me to work on it. There are plenty of folks that are far better than me. We all started at the same place; learning basic chords. When you decide you want to embellish your guitar playing, you'll do it and it will sound great.

Peatle Jville wrote:

Nice cover version. Not only did you have the true  essence of the song but you made it your own. You chord changes and singing bang on.

Thank you Peatle.

Many, many years ago I was struggling with a song and someone said to me; "You don't have to make it sound just like the original. Make it your own." That was a turning point for me. I began to focus on feeling a song rather than just copying it.

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Gidday UJB
I left u a comment on utube.
good stuff,keep it comin`!

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Thanks.

I figured that comment must have come from someone here since it was signed unc joe. But since I don't yet know everyone's name I wasn't certain.

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Thank you Kim.

Didn't know there was such a thing as a beard app. But then I don't do apps so that might explain why. smile  I just trimmed it back about a month ago. During the winter months it's 4"-5" longer and doesn't have that "neat" appearance.

Uncle Joe!  smile

EVEN BETTER for a beard app!! Some day, I'll "beard myself" and send you the photo! smile  Meanwhile, I did "smile" myself.  smile smile  (Yes, I'm a punk!) smile

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Kim

That smile app is a riot!!

I've got to get that on my phone - seems it could be a lot of fun

Jim

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That's a BIG smile! You're gonna need one of these.

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TIGLJK wrote:

Kim

That smile app is a riot!!

I've got to get that on my phone - seems it could be a lot of fun

Jim

haahahaa, Jim--t'was so fun to do different things with it.  It was all free and had lips, hats, even a monocle for those FANCY times! smile smile  PLUS, it didn't leave a watermark if you didn't purchase anything like a few others did. smile smile

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unclejoesband wrote:

That's a BIG smile! You're gonna need one of these.

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BAAHAAHAHA!! I need one of those anyway for all the garlic and onion I consume!! smile  (I like orange!) smile

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That right there is the "Mother of All Toothbrushes". The only mouths that it might fit would be Steve Tyler's or Julia Robert's! lol

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Let's not leave Jagger out !

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

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Comment left on the Tube, but I wanted to let you know that I had never heard this one before and loved your version. Now I don't know if I want to  listen to Queen's version or not.
Great job, UJB.

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Thanks Bill. I appreciate the kind words but my version can never compare to Queen's. I don't have the nice, smooth fluidity; at least not yet.

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unclejoesband, brilliant performance by YOU, i didn't know that song either, had a quick listen to the original but you performed it so well! impressive!

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Well thank you Jan.  smile

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