stompie
Some people might not like this title, but i like listening to what the guys did on the guitars in boeremusiek.
I think it's cool because it's such a unique sound, and it's true to a culture of people, like the sitar for India etc.
I was wondering if there's maybe someone here that knows a bit more about what the guitars do in boeremusiek? Like chord progressions,scales etc. And if there's maybe somewhere a person can get a tab, that wil be awesome.
I know they often use very jazzy chords and lotsa double stop melody picking things.
Thanx guys!
Highway-Chile
My friend, I used to dig on boeremusiek instrumentals as a kid and later found out that my all time SA guitar hero, Johnny Fourie, (next to Steve Eliovsen ) did a lot of the guitar on these SA recordings.
You are right, some of the guitar work is/was incredible. It's very similar to country in a way where many of the guitar players are well versed in jazz theory and playing style.
Arno-West
I learn't the guitar many years ago by playing boeremusiek. As much as I am NOT a fan of the music, I will never knock it in any way. Most of the guys that play boeremusiek are MOFO musicians. They never use distortion of any kind, so they kind mask any imperfections in their playing. The majority of them use Strats with pick-up selector between the neck and middle pups to get that squeky clean sound. The lead players are very good cos most of the tunes are specific melody-lines they have to play and it's not just 4 note stuff.
For somebody who wants to tighten up on rhythm playing, I would recommend playing boeremusiek for a while cos the rhythm guitarists are solid as hell and very disciplined. Not to mention the chord progressions.
Keira-WitherKay
Absolutely agree with arno ..... Living in pta i know a few boeremusiek player,
in some ways some forms of boeremusiek, cos it has various catogries within the genre.... Are very close to jazz just with less improv , but same chord and scale knowledge applied..... And the players i know all sight read ,
so i would say a good way to get into that style is to study up on chords and learn to sight read melody lines
if you were in pta i could introduce you to some monster players most 60+ years old, but superb players who still do regular gigs and sessions ....
Best is find someone near you to mentor you in that style .... Sure there must be someone good from your area, and most advanced players offer lessons and are willing to help players develop in their genre .
PeteM
This Engelsman from Durbs was "forced" to join a boereorkes by my permanent force corporal while I was doing military training. Didn't like the idea at first but once I got into it, I found out that it swings like crazy... I had a ball and learned a lot.
+1 to Arno and Keira.
stompie
I agree on the swing Haha I've never been to a dance where people didn't boogey to the boeremusic. I dunno why people have to feel ashamed about liking it though. Its such a huge part of culture that i think is slowly being lost, i guess most cultures are losing tradition though, becoming more westernised. I did search the net and there's no lessons or tabs ? who would have thought Haha so il have to find a "oom" to teach me
DrGonzo
PLease can someone tell me where and what boeremusiek to download!? I have been thinking about getting some for while. As a 100% soutpiel englishman I can say I truly dig it, i love the crazy guitar vibes.
schizo
"Hey" - da ko ons met di rooi span van Bredasdorp an -
Not that into boere musiek, like the playing dynamics like u guys mentioned - no distortion so have to be "gentle" how they play. Like everyones view that no matter what the style of music, something can be learned from it - openminded is not what most guitarists believe ?
schizo
Ya the lead def gives the song structure. What i could hear was a backtrack so to speak, except for the extra pause beat inbetween, and lead works like funk with syncopated rhythm, think funk would just add faster licks inbetween beats.
Pretty cool ?
sharonzaz
ive seen a few players who blew me away, to play this kind of music truly takes skill.
schizo
I'm sure u'll be able to play that in a day max...to be honest, the first guy is ok, looked like he struggled a bit with some of the runs - but technically not too difficult.
Or am i just being a ass ?
vic
Quinlan Kok wrote:
I'm sure u'll be able to play that in a day max...to be honest, the first guy is ok, looked like he struggled a bit with some of the runs - but technically not too difficult.
Or am i just being a ass ?
Just like most genre, it takes practice. First try playing the rhythm guitar.... ?
Stoffeltoo
Stompie
PM me I can put you on to Oom Basie Brits, Fab BM player, deadly on rhythm and traditional acc picking.
