A musical challenge......

Colonial Tonewoods · Post by **Colonial Tonewoods** » Tue May 06, 2008 9:55 pm

First person who gets this one correct wins a set of 20 year old figured cherry for steel string guitar.

Please, on the honor system, no internet searching.

What do the songs "Little Sister," "I Fall To Pieces," and "Jingle Bell Rock" have in common?

Good luck.

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:34 pm

Little Sister was recorded firstly by Elvis and then Ry Cooder. I Fall to Pieces was Patsy Cline (my favorite female vocalist) and I haven't got a clue who recorded Jingle Bell Rock but it would have been mid fifties.

So my guess is that the original artists have all gone to meet their maker.

Bob

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:46 pm

My guess is all the songs where recorded by there original artists in the same key.

Cheers

Alan

Colonial Tonewoods · Post by **Colonial Tonewoods** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:53 pm

You're on the right track.

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:12 pm

Are they all the same chord progression?

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:16 pm

The three songs are in 4/4 time!

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:20 pm

Thats it, common time. Or just, time.

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:32 pm

All recorded the same year?

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:50 pm

Last go. Do they all have the same song form.

Cheers

Alan

Colonial Tonewoods · Post by **Colonial Tonewoods** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:46 am

Think guitar....

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:40 am

They all used a dreadnaugbht.

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:11 am

All songs featured the fender stratocaster!

cheers

akan

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:43 am

Scotty Moore was the guitarist

Dennis Leahy · Post by **Dennis Leahy** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:53 am

I can only think of the tune for Jingle Bell Rock, so forgive me if this is a stupid guess, but there is wood at stake!: Are all three using the same chord progression?

Dennis

Colonial Tonewoods · Post by **Colonial Tonewoods** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:31 am

Getting close....
Jingle Bell Rock is in the Key of D major, Little Sister is in the key of E major and I Fall To Pieces is in the key of F major.

One last clue...think of a Gibson Byrdland with one Charlie Christian pickup and a great sessions musician......

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:38 am

Scotty played on most of Elvis recordings but I think some of the earlier ones were Hank Garland.

Colonial Tonewoods · Post by **Colonial Tonewoods** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:41 am

Bob,
You are so so so close....Hank Garland played with Elvis in 60' and 61'.

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:27 am

Was it Micky Baker? I have learnt many great chord voicings from his guitar tutor books

Cheers

Alan

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed May 07, 2008 12:51 pm

The only other guitarists that I know of that played with Elvis were James Burton but he was much later and I think a Tele was his choice of weapon.
And the other might have been Chet 'cause I think he produced some of Elvis earlier stuff and may have jumped in on the guitar.

Bob

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:18 pm

Three things in common with all these songs......they all dont include the word "spaghetti" in the lyrics.

joel · Post by **joel** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:07 pm

Only the old buggers that are having guesses can remember when they were first released? Or maybe they're the only ones who know how the tunes go?

(No offence meant to the old buggers... After all, I'll be an old bugger one day and probably do the same sort of quizzes about classic old bands like Nirvana, the Foo-Fighters, Pearl Jam or the Smashing Pumpkins. Ahh, the good old days!)

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:53 pm

I resent being called an old bugger Joel. I'd much rather be refered to as an old bastard or worse.

Besides I was only 5 when Elvis released Little Sister in 1961.

Bob

Dave White · Post by **Dave White** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:22 pm

bob wrote: Besides I was only 5 when Elvis released Little Sister in 1961.

Yeah - but you were probably an old bugger even then

By the way isn't Elvis releasing Little Sister a bit like Michael Jackson . . . oh never mind

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:23 pm

Dead right Dave.

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:33 pm

Dave White wrote: By the way isn't Elvis releasing Little Sister a bit like Michael Jackson . . . oh never mind

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