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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Don't try to sing like Neil Young. Why in the world would anybody want to sing like Neil Young????? |
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Location: NJ | The same reason anybody'd wanna' sing like GlenCampbell . . . |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | First, write out the rhythym in tab for the whole song. Learn the the rhythym and strums for the entire song. Most songs are under 24 bars.
Second, put in the chord changes. Note them above the tab lines. Learn it so it's second nature.
Third, but in the words and melody. Write them under the rythym you've tabbed for the entire song.
Practice.
A lot of latin music has words and melody, that to us, don't fall in the right place. Compare La Bamba with Twist and Shout. While La Bamba is easy, you'll note that in terms of chords and rhythym they are the same, but the words and melody are different, they fall in places that we gringos wouldn't use.
What I would suggest is you learn a medly of La Bamba and Twist and Shout, and then a tune using a Bo Diddley rythym, like Not Fade Away, Stones Version. Once, you get those, then the rest will be opened up to you. |
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Location: closely held secret | Now you know why I mostly do instrumentals....
OMA, Cliff had a good point about Cooper not playing anything while he's singing (wait... Alice Cooper...singing...something not right there...). Some songs just aren't meant to be sung (or spoken) and played by the same person.
I have a real hard time with many Bruce Cockburn songs. Seems like so many of them, the melody is either a counterpoint to the guitar part, or a completely different cadence. |
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Location: NJ | . . . and I wonder where the lions are . . . |
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| with the tigers and bears? |
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Location: closely held secret | They're dancing in the dragon's jaws. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Try some Ozzy Osborne.
One measure someone else banging on power chord.
One measure mumbling incoherently into microphone.
Repeat ad nauseum. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by cliff:
. . . and I wonder where the lions are . . . If I could play that one properly, my life would be complete. |
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Location: NJ | y'could probably do better than Buffett did w/it . . :rolleyes: |
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Location: Michigan | :eek: :eek: I GoTta Get out Of here...
:eek: :eek: I gottA Get OUt of Here...
:eek: :eek: IGOTTA GET OUT OF HERE....
I THINK I LOST SOME WEIGHT THERE ??
AND IM SURE I NEEDED SOME REST...
SLEEPING DONT COME VERY EASY..
IN A STRAIGHT WHITE VEST......
SEE MY LONELY LIFE UNFOLD I SEE IT EVERY DAY..
Oh what memories of the round room with all the cushioning on the walls, thats where I learned about the OFC and all of you people. :D GWB |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cliff:
. . . and I wonder where the lions are . . . ...sleeping in the jungle tonight! Geeeez...  |
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Location: NJ | quit wasting your time w/emoticons & research some BruceCockburn . . |
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Location: closely held secret | Indeed. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | ...so much for obtuse humor...
I'll try it again after I have 5,000 posts. :) |
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Location: Lakewood, Ohio | sing along with your scales as you play them. then move onto simple songs and sing the notes as you play them. play chords and just hum the melody, eventually moving onto the words. remember george benson?, he sang with his notes. its easy, pretty soon youll be walking and chewing gum at the same time as well. (ha ha). |
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Location: nyc area | What Todd said.... |
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I cannot play guitar and sing - Any advice
