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Originally Posted by CanuckTodd
Well, it's actually Elton John and Bernie Taupin's song, but here's my clangy, twangy rendition at part of it.
Feedback is enthusiastically encouraged, negative,  positive,  neutral,  doesn't matter!
Specific questions: My right hand and fingers are so busy actively rolling up and down trying to maintain volume and hit strings that I'm not finding it easy to pause to let the songs "breathe" a bit. Any tips?
My copy of Plane Talk is still winding its way from Australia, so I'm still not at all sure about how to add melody tracks and leave the safety of the chords. Any simple tips about how to venture off without losing the basic sound is welcome. |
Hey Canuck Todd,
I just downloaded a mp3 of Your Song by Elton John to familiarize myself with it.( Elton = piano), no biggy, I've heard piano pieces transposed to the guitar, and actually like it even better than done on piano. Then again we are guitar enthusiasts, so maybe I'm sounding biased
But, music is music..notes are notes..no matter what instrument one chooses to play.
None the Less, I don't want this to be taken in any negative way what-so-ever.After-all, we are all here to learn and expand on what we are learning, That's my interpretation of a forum like this one.We all wanna grow , that's why we're here.
Ok, nuff of the jammerin' on, here's what I got from it.
I listened to both you and the piano. Although you are playing with your fingers, not a pick, I'm hearing an awful lot of strumming taking place. Your chord transitions are smooth, your comfortable with that aspect i can hear that. What advice I have to offer, and I'm no expert by any means, just a guy trying to help and learn myself would be.
Let's slow it down a bit, listen to the opening bars..and hear the distinct melody taking shape? there really isn't a "strumming" sound right?I would use the exact chords you are playing right now, but instead of (strum...strum..strum...strum..strum,strum) pattern you are doing, take a little look at the chords you're playing, what I mean is, don't sweep or brush your fingers across the strings to get that strumming sound. Instead..kinda duplicate the motion as if you scratching , the ears of a cat or dog
. Stick around in those chords for while, explore whats going on in them tonally, sound out whats going on there, listen to those notes you have to work with in that chord, before moving to the next.Just play around with it , not trying to play through the whole song just yet. It may surprise you whats hiding in them. Just remember, don't "strum" in them, "pick " around in them
Just my humble advice, other than that I'd say your coming along pretty damn well !!!
Garry