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Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Blue on Black (Original Post) sestina Feb 2025 OP
Did he write that song? Captain Zero Feb 2025 #1
Kenny did Gak73 Feb 2025 #2
Great tune! Wuddles440 Feb 2025 #3
You're welcome sestina Feb 2025 #4
Really Like The Octave Singing On The Chorus ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #5
Does Octave Singing sestina Feb 2025 #6
They Are Each Singing... ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #7
Thank you for your reply, sestina Feb 2025 #8
Also sestina Feb 2025 #9

ProfessorGAC

(73,228 posts)
5. Really Like The Octave Singing On The Chorus
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 10:01 PM
Feb 2025

Sounds really cool on this song.
That's one mean guitar tone Kenny has, too. I detect a tiny amount of an octave divider creating that ultra high cutting sound.

sestina

(336 posts)
6. Does Octave Singing
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 03:51 AM
Feb 2025

mean that they are singing in different octaves from each other or does it mean that they are singing in a lower or higher octave for the chorus than they were for the verse? Or something else?
I can hear the cutting sound that you mentioned; I think it's in the ending guitar rif.
Maybe your comment has helped me understand why I like this song so much.

ProfessorGAC

(73,228 posts)
7. They Are Each Singing...
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 07:59 AM
Feb 2025

...the same note, an octave apart. In this case, Kenny is singing 8 notes above the other guy.
The fellow with the acoustic is singing the verses alone, then the octave singing comes in on the chorus.
Adds a "size" to the chorus that the verses don't have.
As to the guitar, I hear it everywhere, but it's more obvious when he's playing up the neck like he is near the end.

sestina

(336 posts)
8. Thank you for your reply,
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 09:52 PM
Feb 2025

I greatly appreciate it.
I suspected that would be the answer, but I wanted to be sure. I enjoy it even when I can't easily recognize it.

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