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Wayfaring Stranger: Traditional
Arranged and performed by Josh McAlexander

Wayfaring Stranger...Re-Mix

... tried to catch a feeling between wonder and thrill.
Photo: Kristine Weilert / unsplash(dot)com
Composed, played, programmed and produced entirely by myself :)
... longplayer-draft! have fun!

Wonderland / cinematic reggae

Instrumental version of “I shot the sheriff”, the song written by Bob Marley (The Wailers).

Some days ago, Alphio (@alpha-roots) sent me the rhythm track of this song, and kindly asked me if I would jam with it. I said Yes... It's one of my all time favorite songs again.

His initial version sounded great to my ears as I instantly loved it, but when I started jamming along, I personally felt that it was a bit too slow for me to add the lead melody so on... and bass sounded a bit too low (despite that original key is Gm, it had -1 octave + 1 tone= Am) and worried that bass would sound less prominent and not audible through the speakers as compared with the other parts I’d first planned to add.
I also wanted to have a little more up-down accent patterns and accessory notes so on for the bass line (especially for the verse A) in this regard and chordal variations as well on the rhythm guitar as the original has more and a little more for own arrangement.  

So, I revised almost all parts on his initial track except the hand percussion by him [>> Details below ].

The initial track can be heard here, please check it out：
https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots/i-drummed-the-sheriff

I apologize for I've destroyed Alphio’s minimalism...but I had much fun working with it and I would like to thank him again for his kind offer and for allowing me to arrange it freely. 

My arrangement basically followed Hiram Bullock’s cover version (Jazz Rock version with ‘Guitar vocals’) except the rhythm guitars and the ending solo sections adding some improvised phrases of mine.
Well, I could play other versions as well - original studio version, Clapton’s cover version etc -  but, since I’m not a good singer, I decided to do like this anyway. 
Hope you enjoy. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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The original music was written by Bob Marley (The Wailers) for their album “Burnin” (1973)
Hiram Bullock’s version can be heard in their album “Manny's Car Wash” (1995) and in some albums of Jaco Pastorius. 
Cover picture source : http://www.pageresource.com/wallpapers/78319/bob-marley-free-music-reggae-hd-wallpaper.html
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Cover :

[Initial rhythm track by Alpha-roots]
- Drums-1 / Bass Guitar-1 / Percussion / Rhythm Guitar-1

[Revision of Initial rhythm track]
- Changed the tempo (about 11% faster than the initial one).
- Shifted up the key of whole track an octave(keeping Am) and mixed it with the initial track to have a bit more treble tone of bass (it was not able to do re EQ-ing of the bass separably as I received the single mp3 mix)
- Extended each section of main theme (intro and interludes) and altered the rhythm parts of them
- Changed some rhythm patterns (altered Hi-hat patterns, etc.) especially on verse B sections.

[Addition by me]
- Drums-2 (All fills, Addition of other Cymbals, Toms, Kicks and of Snares; the later two are mainly only for the theme and for 3rd & 4th verses solo sections)
- Bass Guitar-2(Additional phrases and high notes incl. some slaps & ghost notes overdubbed onto Bass-1)
- Lead Guitar-1 (Distortion guitar with or without pedal-wah for “guitar vocals” & solos )
- Lead Guitars-2&3( Two Clean ones for the fills and for the ending solo)
- Rhythm Guitars-2&3(Chordal brushing & wah fills overdubbed onto Rhythm Guitar-1, and some phased unison phrases onto Bass Guitars)
- Piano

All of my parts were played and recorded in the studio (live, open-mic rec) except Piano.
- Guitars:  Distortion Lead >> Fender Japan Strat (w/Dimargio DP182 ), Boss CS-2, CE-1 & Jen Crybaby Wah, Marshall-JVM (Tube Distortion, Channel Delay & Reverb) ; Clean Lead, Fills & Rhythms >> Fender USA Strat ‘58 & CS Telecaster, Maxon RTC600, MXR Phase90, AD-9 & Crybaby Wah, '65 Deluxe Reverb Amp.
- Basses:  Fender USA '66 Precision-Bass , Boss CS-2, Bassman Amps .
- Drums:  Tama Acoustic Drum Kit w/Zildjian Cymbals (6-mics rec).
- Piano & Mixing: DAW

I Shot The Sheriff  (Guitar-Vocal Version) - aerogene070 w/ Alpha-roots

Guitar's Improvised
By Martin Reed

Produced By Martin Reed

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