Music 3 / Acoustic Bass 2 / Duo response
Waltz for Ruth
A short opening excerpt from Charlie Haden’s “Waltz for Ruth.” Guitar and bass generated from string and body models. Hear the original recording ↗
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15 seconds · Approximately 137 BPM · Three beats to a bar
An answer in the space
At 8.6 seconds, the guitar holds its final note. The bass takes that space for a short answering phrase, then settles back onto F.
The guitar is unchanged, and the bass is identical up to that point. The new shorter bass notes stop through local finger damping in the string model while the body continues to ring. This is an original response variation, not a transcription of Charlie Haden’s part. No recorded samples.
Composition: Charlie Haden. Opening melody checked against this publicly shared lead sheet; bass accompaniment is a simplified study arrangement.