Side Notes:

Helpful Hints:

This song is a great example of what can happen when This is another song with subliminal notes (please see explanation
of subliminal notes in the Helpful Hints section of Page 1). Again,
some dumb 16 year old finally grasps the possibilities of
potentially bothersome subliminal notes are marked with
I, IV, V.( ... and the VI ... and the pedal tone ... and the IV over 2.)
parentheses and may be deleted without hurting the song.
Something meaningful my Dad used to say to me back
then was: "Jon, when I was your age, I was about 16." A deep thought on the subject of practicing: "To be average,
practice till you get it right. To be great, practice till you never
get it wrong ... and drive the family crazy."
Author unknown (adapted)

Ridin' West
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written by Jon Schmidt

Carl was here

(from the album August End)

copyright 1998
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Pedal ad-lib
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These darn rhythm numbers are a royal pain to put in. You all wouldn't mind figuring it out on this one, would ya? (Don't worry, It's nothing like "Good Times")

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Some people turn their bench sideways right here

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Sometimes, especially at slower speeds, it feels

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