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rocket man  

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written by elton john and bernie taupin

jay wasco- solo  egotar and vocal

recorded at the cottage in easton, ct 

summer 2002

 

i  particularly enjoy playing old elton john tunes on the egotar because of the wonderful chord inversions and familiarity to the listener. it's fun to take that kind of pianistic quality and apply it to guitars.

in the verses of "rocket man" here, the egotar is being plucked behind the slide. this creates a natural flange  where the string produces two notes at once. it sounds a bit like a sitar.

 

 

            

 

 

 

 

here's a  partial set list of covers that i perform on this thing. 

 

rocket man - elton john

goodbye yellow brick road - elton john

my one and only love - louis armstrong

wonderful tonight - eric clapton

attics of my life - the grateful dead

just a closer walk with thee - sweet emma & the preservation hall jazz ensemble  (traditional  hymn)

michelle - the beatles

something - the beatles

time in a bottle - jim croce

heart of gold - neil young

america - simon and garfunkel

ripple - grateful dead

broken hallelujah - leonard cohen, jeff buckley

mercy seat - nick cave, johnny cash

 

 
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