Brokeback Mountain 1
Gustavo Santaolalla's Brokeback Mountain 1 is my favorite piece of music ever. It informs, literally, all of my guitar playing. It's the sole reason for this blog, and serves as a grounding principle for my musicality: minimalism. When in doubt, play less.
By using sparse two-note intervals, Santaolalla lets the guitar's resonance to all of the work.
As I play though Brokeback Mountain 1 -- I feel like Gustavo Santaolalla essentially followed his ear till the end. I don't believe he knew what was going to happen after playing the first note.
The song plays out like a circular journey; resolving with the beginning. It's beautiful. It's masterful.
If you're a fan of Gustavo Santaolalla's Brokeback Mountain score, I've performed a few of the pieces for this blog:
and the Brokeback Mountain Suite from Gustavo Santaolalla's iconic Encuentro en el Estudio performance.
Gear Used
For Brokeback Mountain 1, I used my Taylor GS Mini Mahogany. My strings are Martin Custom Light SP. The strings are very resonant -- and the custom light size allows for easy lead playing too. For a list of my current gear, click here.
How to play Brokeback Mountain 1, by Gustavo Santaolalla
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The guitar tab for Brokeback Mountain 1 is beautifully written on two pages long -- and played straight through without repeats. Although most of this song could be characterized as easy to play, I recommend it for intermediate guitar players due to the bar chords later on in the piece.
Enjoy, the guitar tab is available below:
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