AlexS
Nomad
Playing "Revelations" at an upcoming gig. There are two guitarists in the band, and we've been discussing different options for arranging it. Want to get the MaidenFans' opinion to help our decision of how best to present it: specifically, the guitar harmonies between the first verse ("Oh God of earth and altar ...") and the second verse ("Just a babe in a black abyss ...").
We've been following the "Live After Death" arrangement in rehearsals, minus the third (clean, arpeggiated) guitar under the first (slow) harmonies (played by Bruce on the live album). On the live album, Dave and Adrian skipped the next (fast) harmonies that are on the studio version and just played rhythm through that section before the second verse. On Flight 666, Adrian played the rhythm & Dave / Janick harmonized that fast section.
We play the slow harmonies over just bass. For the fast harmonies, we've got four options -- would like your feedback on which would make you happiest to see a band play:
(1) Both guitars play the fast harmony over bass only, no rhythm guitar underneath
(2) Both guitars play rhythm only through the fast section, no harmony
(3) One guitar plays rhythm, other guitar plays one half of the fast harmony section
(4) One guitar plays rhythm, other guitar covers both fast harmony parts with a harmonizer patch (set to harmonize at an interval of 3 degrees on the A minor scale)
We've been following the "Live After Death" arrangement in rehearsals, minus the third (clean, arpeggiated) guitar under the first (slow) harmonies (played by Bruce on the live album). On the live album, Dave and Adrian skipped the next (fast) harmonies that are on the studio version and just played rhythm through that section before the second verse. On Flight 666, Adrian played the rhythm & Dave / Janick harmonized that fast section.
We play the slow harmonies over just bass. For the fast harmonies, we've got four options -- would like your feedback on which would make you happiest to see a band play:
(1) Both guitars play the fast harmony over bass only, no rhythm guitar underneath
(2) Both guitars play rhythm only through the fast section, no harmony
(3) One guitar plays rhythm, other guitar plays one half of the fast harmony section
(4) One guitar plays rhythm, other guitar covers both fast harmony parts with a harmonizer patch (set to harmonize at an interval of 3 degrees on the A minor scale)