Somewhere between selling our house and buying our next place I finally found some time to record “Here, There and Everywhere” by the Beatles. Based on an arrangement by late Jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd.
Author Archives: Melanie Goertz
Leise Rieselt der Schnee
“Leise Rieselt der Schnee”
No snow yet, but frosty and very pretty outside! ❄️☀️ I hope you all enjoy these wonderful days before Christmas.
Imagine
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace…
Imagine by John Lennon Based on an arrangement by Tommy Emmanuel.
Brothers in Arms
No Christmas Carols for the end of this year, but a song that had to wait for being recorded for almost a year. I started playing this nice arrangement by Yoni Schlesinger during last year’s Christmas Holiday. Somehow I couldn’t find a nice ending and I put the whole song “in the fridge”. This month I arranged the ending and finally it’s done! I really tried to give you the feeling of Mark Knopfler’s soothing voice. Hope you enjoy it!
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Finally, I finished this arrangement! Based on an arrangement by Martin Tallstrom, but after listening to the original I wanted to add some of the organ riffs. I also couldn’t resist adding some more bass notes, and finally I started listening very carefully to the lyrics as I wanted the melodie to match as much as possible. So here we are. A Whiter Shade Of Pale, version 3.4
Cavatina
Cavatina – S. Myers
This piece is the limit for my small hands and short fingers!
I’m really considering buying a señorita guitar, as I already could feel the old injury in my wrist coming back a little bit.
The injury was caused by a bad posture taught by my teacher at the conservatorium who told me to play through the pain. I was wearing a brace for my wrist and for a long time I couldn’t even cut the food on my plate as it hurt so much.
I was referred to a specialist in the hospital who asked me to bring the guitar so we could check my posture together. That made so much sense! We found a way to relax my wrists and also I learned to accept and respect my limitations.
So my next recording will be something less stressful for my hands.
Meta Sequoia
Meta Sequoia by Harry Sacksioni
Winter
It’s May, but the weather doesn’t look like spring. 🌧💨🌧
Maybe I can challenge spring by recording Vivaldi’s Winter?
Arranged by Aldo Druyf
Here Comes The Sun
The weather today is perfect for getting to know Taylor a little bit better. Maybe if I play songs about the sun, the nice weather will come back soon? ☀️
“Here comes the sun”, originally from the Beatles but nicely arranged by Harry Sacksioni.
Stille Nacht
✨ Tabs & notes available, drop a comment if you are interested! ✨
It’s the first week of Advent, I thought I put you already in the mood for Christmas with this recording of “Stille Nacht” (Silent Night). Luna seems to like it. 🐾😴
I was actually warming up for recording “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, but then Luna was so cute that I couldn’t resist publishing on youtube.