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chords for " GINCHY" thanks to Bill Kestell
By: oldflogger Date: February 11, 2012, 3:48 pm
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GINCHY
INTRO Em - - B7 - - Em - Am
Em - - B7 - - Em - B7
VERSE Em - - B7 - - Em - Am
Em - - B7 - - Em
BRIDGE Am - - - Em
Am - - - B7
VERSE Em - - B7 - - Em - Am
Em - - B7 - - Em
BREAK Em - - D7 - - C7 - - B7
VERSE Em - - B7 - - Em - Am
Em - - B7 - - Em
VERSE Em - - B7 - - Em - Am
Em - - B7 - - Em
BRIDGE Am - - - Em
Am - - - B7
VERSE Em - - B7 - - Em - Am
Em - - B7 - - Em
Em - - B7 - - Em
Em
#Post#: 611--------------------------------------------------
Re: chords for " GINCHY" thanks to Bill Kestell
By: wstagner Date: February 11, 2012, 5:39 pm
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I don't think the guy who WROTE this toon (Bert Weedon) ever
even played it.
You won't find him playin it anwyher on u toob as of this date!
:-\
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Re: chords for " GINCHY" thanks to Bill Kestell
By: cockroach Date: February 12, 2012, 5:47 am
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Sorry to correct you Walt, but Bert often played this on TV in
Britain when he released it in about 1961/2.....I remember
watching it before I migrated to Australia in 1963.
Bert Weedon was Britain's original guitar hero, well before Hank
Marvin, he was a top session player in Britain in the '50's, and
he used to also appear on TV in a kid's show, showing how to
play (a different chord every week!)
His first recordings were in the mid '50's and he had a chart
hit with his version of Arthur Smith's 'Guitar Boogie shuffle'
in 1959, about a year before the Shadows. Duane Eddy met Bert
in 1960 when he toured Britain. Bert recorded a version of
Apache about the same time as the Shads also, but their
recording made number 1 and launched their career, about the
same time as the Ventures with WDR in 1960.
Bert's main fame was froming his Tutor book 'Play in a Day'
which sold millions of copies! All the well known British
guitarists and many others learnt the basics from Bert's book.
Bert had a Hofner electric archtop, then a Guild Starfire, then
later Yamaha, Fender and Parker guitars, usually with British
Selmer amps, and latterly MArshall amps (he is a good old friend
of Jim Marshall..)
Dear old Bert is still around although he is about 91 years old
and probably doesn't play much nowadays.
I have a compilation of his material and whilst some of it is a
little cheesy in the Lawrence Welk manner, a lot of his stuff is
very good guitar instro - his fabulous tune Ghost Train is on
You Tube- audio only. There is a short clip of his live cabaret
act also- but it's a little bit corny!
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Re: chords for " GINCHY" thanks to Bill Kestell
By: wstagner Date: February 12, 2012, 7:57 am
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Ok....kewl. BUT, still not a single vid of him playin Ginchy on
U Toob.
Furthermore, how did the Ventures even NO aboot this toon? They
were here and he was "there".
Maybe Del nose or it's in his book.
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Re: chords for " GINCHY" thanks to Bill Kestell
By: oldflogger Date: February 12, 2012, 9:00 am
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There is a great story about another British guitar legend "Vic
Flick" the 007 guitar man in the April 2012 Vintage Guitar
magazine.
His autobiography "Guitarman: From James Bond to the Beatles and
Beyond" is filled with stories about his live session work
backing Britain's finest performers.
Rich
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Re: chords for " GINCHY" thanks to Bill Kestell
By: cockroach Date: February 13, 2012, 5:12 am
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Rich,
yes, the Vic Flick book is very good and interesting.
Walt,
Yes, goodness knows how the boys found that Bert Weedon tune,
but then again, they and other US folk also found Bombora which
was the number 1 chart hit here in Australia in 1963 for our own
Aussie group The Atlantics!
Sad to see another legendary British (actually Scottish) rock
and session player Joe Moretti just passed away..
Among many other recordings, Joe played the lead guitar on the
original and much covered song Shakin' all Over by Johnny Kidd
and the Pirates in 1960 - the great lead parts were played on a
British Grimshaw guitar by the way...
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Re: chords for " GINCHY" thanks to Bill Kestell
By: cockroach Date: February 13, 2012, 5:21 am
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Hey Walt!
The audio of Ginchy by Bert is on You Tube
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtctpGkleLA
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