Music 3 / Waltz for Ruth / Sixteen bars

Waltz for Ruth

A sixteen-bar 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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25 seconds · Approximately 137 BPM · Three beats to a bar

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The next eight bars begin at 11.25 seconds, with guitar chord voicings under the melody. The opening matches the earlier bass-contact version; the instrument models and gains are unchanged.

No recorded samples. Lead-sheet melody with study chord voicings and simplified bass accompaniment—not an exact transcription of Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden’s performance. The guitar currently combines separate note voices, so this also exposes the limits of its chord sound.

Composition: Charlie Haden. Melody and harmony from the shared lead sheet.