Trying to identify a piece of guitar music.

Carruthers · 12-14-2015, 01:43 PM

I'll put my cards on the table, I'm not really a musical person so I hope that the more musically blessed amongst you will help me out.

One of the radio stations has been running an ad or trailer with a piece of, apparently simple, guitar music.

The work crops up from time to time in various contexts but I don't know what it is called so can't search YouTube for it.

This is, due to force of circumstance, a rather vague description but if I say that it sounds like a simple, slow paced piece with individual well defined notes, I hope that it might just jog a memory or two.

It's one of several pieces of music in the ad/trailer and I get the impression that they were all well known hits. To those who know about these things.

Any ideas Dwellars?

Ta!

DanaC · 12-14-2015, 01:56 PM

What was the trailer for?

Carruthers · 12-14-2015, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

What was the trailer for?

A very good question!

I think it was for either a CD or a show of various types of hit music with brief examples of each type.

I thought I'd have a random trek through YouTube and I've found a track played by Eric Clapton that is similar to that which I am trying to identify. It's similar as far as pace and simple structure is concerned.

I hope I'm not sending anyone off on a wild goose chase, but there is some similarity to this at least at the beginning. Might be marginally faster.

lumberjim · 12-14-2015, 02:54 PM

Carruthers · 12-14-2015, 04:03 PM

@lj

Thanks for that, but unfortunately it isn't the piece I'm looking for.

It seems to me that each note is being picked out on a single string although my knowledge of these things is so very poor.

I realise that asking for help on the basis of the information I have given is like asking someone to nail custard to a wall but all thoughts are gratefully received.

lumberjim · 12-14-2015, 04:09 PM

Like an arpeggio? or a melody of single notes? if you have a smart phone, get 'sound hound' and turn it on next time you see the spot. Or just make note of what company is doing the spot.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-14-2015, 06:12 PM

Clapton has so many fitting that description. So does Richard Thompson... and many others.

I agree, next time you hear it, pay attention, find out the name of who's using it. And if it's a CD, buy it.

Pamela · 12-14-2015, 11:28 PM

Try this

Carruthers · 12-15-2015, 12:51 AM

Thanks everyone!

It was a bit of a long shot given my vague description but thanks for having a go.

I listen mostly to speech radio and it often burbles on in the background.

The guitar music attracted my attention but it was quickly over and I missed the context.

It might even have been a trail for an associated network.

Note to self: Get a grip and pay attention man!

Spexxvet · 12-15-2015, 08:07 AM

Maybe

Carruthers · 12-15-2015, 09:17 AM

No, unfortunately it wasn't that, Spexx.

That video was copyright blocked in the UK, but I found a number of other renditions.

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to reply, though.

12-14-2015, 01:43 PM	#1
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Trying to identify a piece of guitar music. I'll put my cards on the table, I'm not really a musical person so I hope that the more musically blessed amongst you will help me out. One of the radio stations has been running an ad or trailer with a piece of, apparently simple, guitar music. The work crops up from time to time in various contexts but I don't know what it is called so can't search YouTube for it. This is, due to force of circumstance, a rather vague description but if I say that it sounds like a simple, slow paced piece with individual well defined notes, I hope that it might just jog a memory or two. It's one of several pieces of music in the ad/trailer and I get the impression that they were all well known hits. To those who know about these things. Any ideas Dwellars? Ta! __________________

12-14-2015, 02:54 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	__________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-14-2015, 04:03 PM	#5
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	@lj Thanks for that, but unfortunately it isn't the piece I'm looking for. It seems to me that each note is being picked out on a single string although my knowledge of these things is so very poor. I realise that asking for help on the basis of the information I have given is like asking someone to nail custard to a wall but all thoughts are gratefully received. __________________

12-14-2015, 04:09 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Like an arpeggio? or a melody of single notes? if you have a smart phone, get 'sound hound' and turn it on next time you see the spot. Or just make note of what company is doing the spot. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-14-2015, 06:12 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Clapton has so many fitting that description. So does Richard Thompson... and many others. I agree, next time you hear it, pay attention, find out the name of who's using it. And if it's a CD, buy it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-14-2015, 11:28 PM	#8
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	Try this

12-15-2015, 12:51 AM	#9
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Thanks everyone! It was a bit of a long shot given my vague description but thanks for having a go. I listen mostly to speech radio and it often burbles on in the background. The guitar music attracted my attention but it was quickly over and I missed the context. It might even have been a trail for an associated network. Note to self: Get a grip and pay attention man! __________________

12-15-2015, 08:07 AM	#10
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Maybe __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

12-15-2015, 09:17 AM	#11
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	No, unfortunately it wasn't that, Spexx. That video was copyright blocked in the UK, but I found a number of other renditions. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to reply, though. __________________

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