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Originally Posted by lcjones
... Here's an important thing to remember, especially for folks just starting out singing and playing at the same time. You're hearing the song in your head as you hear it from an LP/CD/Radio. Don't get caught up in trying to emulate the orginal master right off the bat. Take your time and learn the song your way.
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I agree totally that you should make the song your own, however what I found actually helped me was to listen to the recording as I played along. I found that this helped me understand how the lyrics fit the chord progressions.
Next I would then sing along with the recording while still playing. Following this I would remove the recording altogether. I could then work on making it my own.
Now having said that, since I've done this for the first few songs, I'm now finding I don't necessarily need to do it for new songs. But it did certainly help me get over that initial singing - playing at the same time hump.
