Name: Strathburn Cottage
Duration: 3 min 34 s
Channel: Gregory John Olsen Esq
Description: "Strathburn Cottage" is a song by Greg Olsen. An instrumental in 'G sus 4' tuning (D G C G C D) with a capo across the first five stings on the second fret allowing the 6th string to drone on 'D'.

Strathburn Cottage

Greg Olsen

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An instrumental in 'G sus 4' tuning (D G C G C D) with a capo across the first five stings on the second fret allowing the 6th string to drone on 'D'.

acoustic instrumental contemplative

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Greg Olsen

Jazz/Rock Fusion Instrumentals (Multi-instruments), Contemplative Instrumentals (Multi-instruments), World Music Instrumentals (Multi-instruments)

I have been playing guitar since 1970 after my brother bought me my first guitar, a Monaro electric, for Christmas in 1969. I started lessons in February 1970 and the rest is history, well almost. I've been teaching guitar since 1973. In 1981 I recorded a mainly instrumental album, "Take Your Pick", releasing it independently in 1982 on vinyl and cassette (remember those?). I sold less than 100 and never paid off the cost of recording it! :-( I continue to compose and have accumulated many instrumentals which I will record one day and upload here.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Guitar

Charts

Peak #84

Peak in subgenre #27

Author

Gregory John Olsen Esq

Rights

2011

Uploaded

December 27, 2011

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:34

Story behind the song

While on a recent short holiday break in the NSW Southern Highlands town of Bowral, I bought a Taylor Mini guitar from the local music shop.  It's a superb little instrument, the best travel guitar available, and it sounds great.  

This is my first composition with it using the 'G sus 4' tuning made famous by Jimmy Page in the 'Rain Song'.  However, I've added a twist by placing a capo on the second fret across the five top strings thereby rendering the tuning 'D sus 2' (D A D A D E)!  

The tune was composed in the grounds of the B & B in which we were staying, Strathburn Cottage, hence it's name, and it has a very Celtic lilt.  I've double tracked it for depth and a live feeling.  Enjoy.

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