You've Got a Friend

sleepyguitarman · #1 June 3rd, 2006

I would like to give this tune a go. Kirk, if you're listening, do you think I have the skill to learn this one. Some of it just appears to 'advanced' for me.

Anyone else give it a go?

Cheers,
Sleepy.

mcollett · #2 June 3rd, 2006

"do you think I have the skill to learn this one"?
OK I'll play along...........
Answer is it might take a week or two or three but you're probably the only one here who thinks you can't pull it off. Heck I'm pushing 3 months on Vincent but sure sounds better know than a month ago.
I think it's a great arrangement and hope to give it a go by the end of the year. RockerBob has me reaching for the stars with his Ava Maria then this tune is on the short list, we shall see.
Where else could you possibly find a better safety net than this group from across the globe?
My $0.02, I'd go for it.
Mike

allthumbs · #3 June 3rd, 2006

Tackle it a few bars at a time. It is a tricky one so it will take a while.

sleepyguitarman · #4 June 3rd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcollett

"do you think I have the skill to learn this one"?
OK I'll play along...........
Answer is it might take a week or two or three but you're probably the only one here who thinks you can't pull it off. Heck I'm pushing 3 months on Vincent but sure sounds better know than a month ago.
I think it's a great arrangement and hope to give it a go by the end of the year. RockerBob has me reaching for the stars with his Ava Maria then this tune is on the short list, we shall see.
Where else could you possibly find a better safety net than this group from across the globe?
My $0.02, I'd go for it.
Mike

No, I'm serious. It starts off not too bad, but then some of it is very tricky and the timing is not easy at all.

I'll give it my best shot. Would love to be able to sing along to this one. But you're looking at a lot of singing with a lot of complexity in the chords.

Thanks for the replies.
Sleepy.

nagukush · #5 June 3rd, 2006

Common Pal !!! You'll do it

!!! You're real good at Guitarring

March-on buddy !!!

Kindest Regards
Kush

Jean · #6 June 3rd, 2006

You never know what you can't do unless you try, your playing sounds real good to me, I bet you can do it - give it a shot mate!

Good luck,
Jean

seagull · #7 June 4th, 2006

Sleepy, I just looked at a couple of your videos again, and I have to say you have great control over that guitar. Go for it, I'd love to hear you play that one. And watching people play makes it even better. My two cents.
Gene

Misty2u · #8 June 5th, 2006

Go on Sleepy..........you can do it

sleepyguitarman · #9 June 5th, 2006

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I'm currently trying to figure out the tab to 'somewhere over the rainbow' by Kirk. I have a video of Kirk playing this lovely tune from when it was a free lesson, so this quest should keep me busy for a few weeks, then I'll have a crack at 'You've got a friend'.

Cheers,
Sleepy.

Misty2u · #10 June 6th, 2006

Great stuff Sleepy. Looking forward to hearing your "Over the Rainbow". Hope you manage to sort the tab.

Good luck

Tracy

si16 · #11 June 6th, 2006

From what I've seen and heard you have more than enough ability to tackle that lesson, Sleepy.

sleepyguitarman · #12 June 6th, 2006

Hey, thanks for the warm encouragement. I just felt that YGAF was just out of my comfort range, but I suppose that is a good thing.

It's how we progress. Tackle something we are a bit scared of and reap the rewards.

Sounds like a plan!

Sleepy.

oksam · #13 August 20th, 2006

Sleepy,

I've been playing for 35 years (not that I'm that good....just that OLD) and the Gmaj7 chord Kirk spoke of in the second and third measure darn near kicked my butt...but today it suddenly made sense. Where you see the slide at the end of the second measure you've got to use your second and third fingers, rather than your first and second (which would be so much simpler to do.) This way, you can easily play the arpeggio in measure three, otherwise this becomes an exercise in futility.

I had to have my wife position herself at an angle from me that mirrored the angle from which Kirk's video was shot and it took both of us to figure out how the HECK he was able to pull it off.

I LOVE this arrangement but am late getting on board and have only mastered the first four bars. Has anyone made it past bar 13? That has got to be one of the hottest licks around and I thank Kirk for laying it down.

Of course I've yet to make it to measure 10, where the Gmaj7 is repeated, and I'm just hoping something even trickier isn't awaiting me there.

It's nice to know other people have been working on this song. My goal is one measure a day...sort of like eating an apple to keep the doctor away!

oksam · #14 August 20th, 2006

If you're still out there, Sleepy, I've yet to figure out how to edit my posts so here is another one. I was up late last night and somehow managed to mess up what I was trying to say.

There is no slide between the second and third measures, but you do move up the fingerboard between the third and fourth count of the second bar, which ties into the following bar. By using your second and third fingers to form the Gmaj7 chord on the third beat of the second bar, all you have to do is place your first finger on the sixth string at the beginning of the third measure and the rest of this bar falls into place.

Let me know if you're still trying to learn this beautiful song. I learned the first two bars way back in February but then forgot about the song until last night. Right now I'm determined to see it through to the end and it would be great to have someone else to share the struggle of learning it with.

Bob

sleepyguitarman · #15 August 20th, 2006

Thanks Bob for your comprehensive reply. This is at the top of my 'to learn' list. Haven't quite got there yet, but I'll be sure to let you know when I am. Kirk makes things look so easy, doesn't he?

Right now I'm learning Bob Dylan's "Don't think twice it's all right". Might post it in the Members Recordings.

Then again...........

Are you posting any recordings?

Great to hear from you.

Sleepy.