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Thanks for stopping by Micheal; much appreciated as always!

No worries. I'm quite sure the original is in DADF#AD with a slide, and I have intrusive thoughts of reprising it every stupid day. I'm tempted... but this version is fine. What do you think?

@@sam-lynch that's one of my favourite tunings so would be super cool if you got round to that!!

Absolutely. I use a 'ZOOM H1n', an XY configured portable mic. It works well when I have it positioned correctly but awkward as heck. Thank you.

@@sam-lynch great, thanks for the info. Keep making videos, im a big fan

Thank you, Astrid.

…Oh I hope you mean the dog? And you would be correct for the dog was also deaf and partially blind. I know this because the lady came back all flustered and panic stricken, asking if I had seen said dog (I can’t remember his name 😣), he had wandered off and could not respond to any calls or visual cues sufficiently. We didn’t have much luck so we exchanged numbers and went our ways thinking the worst but we got a call later from the local pub (who happened to be frying sausages for lunch), that he was there! So amazing his sense of smell got him home.

Was this for me? If it was, then my answer is yes, I meant the dog, absolute star. Sure, but no, I have two cats so they would be questioning me if I commented on dogs. Actually, what a nice happening, sausages finding lost dog in the wilderness and bringing two strangers together. I did mean the whole video, the melodies, strumming, your calmness and the hey.

@@astridprojections2220 of course, for you! You are too kind, to me and your cats

C G C F C E

@@sam-lynch fantastic I’ll be learning this 🤝

Thank you Bill

Hi mate, I hope you are doing well!

That's very kind of you to say, thank you. Pleased to be here.

Cheers. It was a memorable day.

Thank you VC.

C#G#C#D#A#C

Let me know how it goes.

Much appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time to share this mesage with me. I feel all the better for it.

@@sam-lynch Oh man of sonic wonder you should wake to the every new day feeling better than better, man of the many lofty notes -- the feather that catches the windless winds so ever free of the bonds.

You are always welcome here, Michael. I have fond memories of making this, although being frightfully unwell at the time. Sometimes beautiful memories can be forged from the most dire of circumstance. I do hope you are well.

@@sam-lynchThank you Sam troubadour extraordinaire! You and your masterpieces are what pure waters do with the sun!

That is a good question, Steve. I think Nick was picking most strings individually as you are, although he misses the 6th string 27 seconds into Introduction, as his thumb may have overshot its rightful position, indicative of playing two or more strings. The texture of the picking pattern must be from utilizing most fingers. In most photographs of Nick playing guitar he appears to be wrist bracing / anchoring on or around the bridge for accuracy.

@@sam-lynch thank you Sam for the most excellent and thorough response. I didn't know about some of those things but I did know about the missed/absent note at the beginning. Appreciate your reply!

Nick tended to attack the bass note more generously in his recordings outside of the studio, and float around with other arabesque notes/slides/hammer-ons. This one is a beautiful little recording he made with such ideas - ua-cam.com/video/HV42hEH6-ow/v-deo.html Adding the notes in will take practice, as the low C is utilized between the main refrain cluster, and this will feel unnatural.

What guitar strings are you using here Sam?

Thank you kindly. It’s nice to hear from you! How is the research going?

@@AdamFoster-Music Round wound Nickel Bronze by D'addario - 056. 042. 032. 024. 015. 012.

Thank you. In the summer of 2004, I rented a room in a cottage and worked nearby doing bicycle repairs. By then I was obsessed with Nick Drake and everyday I would spend around four hours working out several of his songs, either holed up in the cottage or at work between jobs. This was made easier by Chris Healy having already scored most of Nick’s work, with those left unscored still with hints towards tunings and possible chord shapes. He published his workings online, which since then has become a masterwork. You can see his workings here nickdraketabs.co.uk I also came to know some alternative ideas at The Annual Nick Drake Gathering, by observing and speaking with musicians, which is where I met Chris Healy funnily enough. In 2018 I revisited Nick Drake’s work in a similarly obsessive manor when I became seriously unwell. I thought by working on his songs again would make me feel better.

Welcome back good sir, and happy new year to you!

No, but I feel like it could have happened if things were different. I mean, between the age of 8-10 years old, I begged my parents for a violin. My family struggled for money throughout, so a Violin never entered my life, and therefore with it, no classical tutorage.

well, it's clearly not a sine qua non for great music like this@@sam-lynch

what is the tuning? I might try and work some of out@@sam-lynch

Thank you kindly.

Than you so much Jamie

Thanks. I asked my friend why he didn't like 'Admiral Fell Promises'. He answered "too much nylon". Have you heard Baden Powell?

@@sam-lynch the nylon string tone is absolutely insane!! i never heard baden powell, i’ll take a look ;)

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Wecome back bellisko, and thank you for appreciating this work