You Enjoy Myself

[YouEnjoyMyReba]

So I'm finally learning it.  I can play the whole song using the first transcription under emil's tabs.  Only problem is I'm playing it at about 1/2 regular speed using the Amazing Slow Downer. 

After looking in the discussion section on emil's tab for YEM i saw that it was officially transcribed in an issue of Guitar World Magazine.  After looking online extensively I couldn't find a link to the Guitar World transcription that works.  Does anybody have a link to it?

If not, can anyone play this that would be willing to give me some suggestions?

[sour d]

If you know what month/year it was in guitar world, you can search for that issue on ebay.

[sour d]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-World-Magazine-SEPTEMBER-2002-HENDRIX-/230413239008?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Magazines&hash=item35a5b302e0

[YouEnjoyMyReba]

sweet thanks man!

[YouEnjoyMyReba]

Just found this: http://www.mediafire.com/?yydteifhxzj

Its a link to a scanned image of the transcription from guitar world. Hopefully it will help any future learners of YEM

[YouEnjoyMyReba]

Cant seem to get it up to regular speed. Can anybody on here give me any tips. 

Do you use alternate picking or sweeps?

[patrickstefanski]

i've been learning it as well

i jsut play it everyday

i started at about 40% speed, and purposely stayed there for awhile. really really learned it.

now i can play it at about 100% speed sloppily, but about 85% speed pretty well.
i think in a couple months i'll have it down smooth.

i'm not an amazing guitar player though, anyone with some skills can probably do it much quicker.

[YouEnjoyMyReba]

That sounds about like how im learning it.

I started with just the first arpeggio, and didnt move on until I could play it at 100% speed.  When i could do that i began working on the first half of the second movement but still cant play it at 100% speed so I moved on to the second half. Now Im at the just playing it everyday stage until i can play it all the way through without fucking up.  Maybe ill get a camera and track my progress as a reference to anybody that tries learning it in the future.

BTW, im using the first transcription on emils tabs and it seems to be 100% correct

[patrickstefanski]

That sounds about like how im learning it.

I started with just the first arpeggio, and didnt move on until I could play it at 100% speed.  When i could do that i began working on the first half of the second movement but still cant play it at 100% speed so I moved on to the second half. Now Im at the just playing it everyday stage until i can play it all the way through without fucking up.  Maybe ill get a camera and track my progress as a reference to anybody that tries learning it in the future.

BTW, im using the first transcription on emils tabs and it seems to be 100% correct

i learned the whole song straight through, then worked on building it up as a whole. (still am).
yeah, the transcription on emils tabs is right, but i found one section that is pretty stupidly configured, iin my opinion,  so i just changed the voicing a little (not changed the notes in anyway, just the strings they are played on and the finger positions).

[YouEnjoyMyReba]

which section?

[Walker done done]

which section?

I'd also like to know...Patrick, can you post the "new" tab of the section you speak of?

[patrickstefanski]

Yeah sure...

after the intro, the SECOND G min section is tabbed like this on emils:

  Gm            C               F              Bb
E------------6-10-8--------------|--------------8-------------------|
B----------8--------8-------------|-----------10---11----------------|
G--------7------------9-----------|--------10---------10-------------|
D------8----------------10-------|---7-10---------------12----------|
A---10---------------------10-7-|-8-----------------------13-8-----|
E----------------------------------|-------------------------------10-|

  Eb             Am7b5               D                  
E---------------------------8---------|
B-------------8-11-10---------10--|
G-----------8---------8----------8/-|
D---------8-------------10----------|
A------10----------------------------|
E---11-------------------------------|

I Changed it to this:

  Gm            C               F              Bb
E------------6-10-8--------------|--------------8--6------------------------|
B----------8--------8-------------|-----------10-------6--------------------|
G--------7------------9-----------|--------10-------------7-----------------|
D------8----------------10-------|---7-10--------------- -- --8------------|
A---10---------------------10-7-|-8------------------------------8--5-----|
E----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

  Eb             Am7b5               D                  
E------------------5-----------8---------|
B----------------8----10---------10------|
G--------------8---------8----------8/---|
D------5---8-------------10-------------|
A---6-------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|


What helps me play it fast (or at least mildly fast) is the fluid up and down motion from E to e and e to E, this just goes more along with that.  It's definitely helpful for me.

NOTE:  I just did this at work without a guitar in my hand.  So, while I think it's right, I might be off on a note or two.  Keep in mind all the notes are exactly the same, so if something is off, just sub the appropriate fret.

[IamWILSON]

Yeah sure...

after the intro, the SECOND G min section is tabbed like this on emils:

  Gm            C               F              Bb
E------------6-10-8--------------|--------------8-------------------|
B----------8--------8-------------|-----------10---11----------------|
G--------7------------9-----------|--------10---------10-------------|
D------8----------------10-------|---7-10---------------12----------|
A---10---------------------10-7-|-8-----------------------13-8-----|
E----------------------------------|-------------------------------10-|

  Eb             Am7b5               D                  
E---------------------------8---------|
B-------------8-11-10---------10--|
G-----------8---------8----------8/-|
D---------8-------------10----------|
A------10----------------------------|
E---11-------------------------------|

I Changed it to this:

  Gm            C               F              Bb
E------------6-10-8--------------|--------------8--6------------------------|
B----------8--------8-------------|-----------10-------6--------------------|
G--------7------------9-----------|--------10-------------7-----------------|
D------8----------------10-------|---7-10--------------- -- --8------------|
A---10---------------------10-7-|-8------------------------------8--5-----|
E----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

  Eb             Am7b5               D                  
E------------------5-----------8---------|
B----------------8----10---------10------|
G--------------8---------8----------8/---|
D------5---8-------------10-------------|
A---6-------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|


What helps me play it fast (or at least mildly fast) is the fluid up and down motion from E to e and e to E, this just goes more along with that.  It's definitely helpful for me.

NOTE:  I just did this at work without a guitar in my hand.  So, while I think it's right, I might be off on a note or two.  Keep in mind all the notes are exactly the same, so if something is off, just sub the appropriate fret.

I learned this tune a little while back and found that there were a couple missing notes just after ascending and descending on Eb arpeggio that starts up the neck starting on the 18th fret.  Regardless, its very close. 

Patrick-  what you do over Bb is what I do as well, however, instead of going to D on the A string when approaching Eb, I use my pinky on the low E at the 10th fret and slide right up to Eb and play the arpeggio as written from the tab.

If your still having trouble speeding it up, I think you need to slow it down and make sure you can get through it over and over without any mistakes.  It took me a couple months to get the speed all the way up to par with live recordings.  And I haven't really played it in a while, as our band is not ready to work on the tune, so I know I'm gonna have to go through the process of shedding it again, but the cool thing is I can remember it pretty well, so getting it up to speed should only take a couple weeks this time around.  Also, when working on the speed issues, sometimes its better to just shed little sections over and over at a time.

[Walker done done]

Dammit this song is a pain in the ass to learn.  That is all. 

[Walker done done]

Pat I think the A that you have right below the Am7b5 should actually be an A#, correct?