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Hey guys!

Yesterday I went to the my little practice shed and did a run through of the Mahavishnu Orchestra classic "The Dance of Maya" from The Inner Mounting Flame.
Interesting playing this quirky "bluesy" groove in 10/8, I´d say. It wasn´t the easiest thing to keep it all on track and not loose oneself in the groove (as I sure did a couple of times), but there you go.

I love the section right before the end where the melodic comes in super-imposed over the other which to me sounds like two planets are on collision course, or something like that! hehe
What an intense piece of musical masterpiece this is! I absolutely love the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Billy Cobham is such a huge influence to me.

Excellent job, Serla! I also love Mahavishnu and Cobham!

Very cool stuff. Just subscribed to your channel.

have you heard the " new " Live tracks from the Mahavishnu box set ? Oh my gawd...
Dance of Maya is mind blowing on it...well actually all the tracks from the Central Park concert are mind blowing!

I always counted it three bars of 6/8 and one bar of 2/8. Where does 10/8 come from?

Btw, sounded great.

I like this! Nice work. My two cents: 1 bar of 12/8 1 bar of 4/4

Thanks guys!
Yes, if you feel it "on the beat" it will be like those two time signatures.
I feel the pulse in 10/8. It will then be an 3/2 type feel as opposed to the 8th note subdivisions.

No – I don't have that box set – well, I didn't know there was one!!?
I do have to check those out now I know Billy (they all were) was on fire that night!

great as always Sturla.

sturla wrote:Thanks guys!


No – I don't have that box set – well, I didn't know there was one!!?
I do have to check those out now I know Billy (they all were) was on fire that night!

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I've heard a live Maha show on Wolfgang's Vault where John introduces Dance of Maya as being in 20/8 then laughs...