Sylvia (Focus) 3 string CBG cover

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Just a bit of 70's prog/baroque instrumental to test out my new build. Tuned GDg, handwound single coil pickup. Man, I look serious in this video. I am not a serious guy!

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  • Thanks buddy - I keep thinking I should tab this one out so others can have a go :)

  • Bloody hell that sounds good. Gotta try and learn this one!

  • Wow, that's got to be the best comment ever! Thanks eK. I've always loved this tune and it felt good to play on CBG. Weirdly I did the intro like that is because years of playing fingerstyle means I've lost what little skill I had with a plectrum... a happy accident you could say!
  • OK...just finished listening to the original on vinyl...and...I think I like this version much better.

    I always thought Sylvia was meant to be a love song. And this interpretation feels more like one than Focus's own more 'rock band' approach. I especially like that nice intro sequence which gets repeated at the 0:42 mark.

    So for the second time in four days I'm gonna say: Nicely Played RK! Nicely played indeed... :-)

  • Thanks! I don't have much of a blues background but prog I know :-)
  • Ahh! Some prog! That gets me right where I live.
    Nicely played. :-)
  • Thanks Jim! It's a great fun tune to play.

  • Great playing Richey!

  • I'm working on it Spike! Been doing my vocal warmups all day.
  • Blimey! 'Sylvia' by Focus .... that takes me back! Very well played, sir!
    Now you just need to cover "Hocus Pocus" complete with the obligatory yodelling!

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