Acoustic Duets

daveww

Planning to get together with a freind to do some acoustic duets.  We're having a go at Goodtime Charlie's got the blues by Kings of Strings.  Video below.  If you like this there are a couple of nice Chet Atkins and Earl Klugh versions to check out.

Looking for ideas for other good ones.  Any suggestions welcome  This ones nice as you can more or less jam to it after the first solo.

bertie

are you looking for instrumentals specifically ?  and the aim to eventually gig ?

Gassage

Meditarannian Sundance!

That truly is /thread.

Fretwired

You can just arrange well know pop songs .. people will recognise them. This sort of thing:

daveww

Thanks for the comments. We're probably just looking to do open mic's and yes instrumentals only. I'll have a look at the video later.

axisus

I've always loved this video. I think you'd call it challenging to play mind you!

daveww

@axisus the 4 hands thing is a hoot.  Think I might just be able to manage the bass line!  Reminds me of some Tommy and Phil Emmanuel 

@Fretwired those acoustic blues duo arrangements might work

@Gassage Mediterranean Sundance is brilliant but I don't think we could stretch to Paco de Lucía & Al Di Meola version....

Maybe an arrangement of Rodriguez guitar concerto aranjuez could work.  We're really looking for steel strings acoustic arrangements though.  My mate plays Mandolin so if you know any nice guitar / mandolin duets let me know.

Antique_Guitars

Mozart Fun

daveww

Antique_Guitars said:

Mozart Fun

ha ha amazing! 

koneguitarist

http://youtu.be/r2K5IcpZEU4

watch the whole scene, great music. think guitar playing is done by Kaki King but great film

daveww

@koneguitarist nice

This is a nice guitar mandolin duet

am I posting my videos links ok?   I'm having to open them in a new window in chrome..

koneguitarist

daveww said:

@koneguitarist nice

This is a nice guitar mandolin duet

am I posting my videos links ok?   I'm having to open them in a new window in chrome..

Spot on, Nice to see a guitarist like Paul play backup not the solo. great vid.

joneve

daveww

@joneve nice and hadn't heard that before but we're just looking for instrumentals.  Couldn't sing to save me life unfortunately..

littlegreenman

Anything by Rodrigo y Gabriela

daveww

Now that would be good if we could do it.  Saw them live in Newcastle.  It's Gabrielas Rascuedo rhythm techniques that would be hardest to pull off.

Gassage

daveww said:

@axisus the 4 hands thing is a hoot.  Think I might just be able to manage the bass line!  Reminds me of some Tommy and Phil Emmanuel 

@Fretwired those acoustic blues duo arrangements might work

@Gassage Mediterranean Sundance is brilliant but I don't think we could stretch to Paco de Lucía & Al Di Meola version....

Maybe an arrangement of Rodriguez guitar concerto aranjuez could work.  We're really looking for steel strings acoustic arrangements though.  My mate plays Mandolin so if you know any nice guitar / mandolin duets let me know.

Ironic I should mention it and he dies the next day. What a player.

joneve

daveww said:

@joneve nice and hadn't heard that before but we're just looking for instrumentals.  Couldn't sing to save me life unfortunately..

Ah! Soz. 

I've heard them do it as an instrumental and it sounds great too. I'll see if I can locate a video. 

sinbaadi

Their channel has a number of well played duets and some of them are great but this one is probably my favourite:

daveww

That's nice thanks.  Some of their others are pretty good too