Where has the sun gone?

Nem · #1 January 10th, 2006

ok i spent the last 2 days learning Here Comes The Sun and did a quick video of it

I feel a bit bad cos its far from perfect, but im looking for some advice on how I can improve?

theres one particularly horrible bit which i think is in the few bars before the time changes to 3/8 which I cant get the hang of

anyway, heres the vid, let me know what you think:

http://www.metallica.plus.com/music/song.wmv

Kirk Lorange · #2 January 10th, 2006

Sounds good to me Nem ... that bit you mention just sounds a little rushed, that's all ... it sounds like you're trying to get through it too quickly; you're dropping a beat there. Trying slowing right down until your fingers really know what's going on, then speed it up. Nice sounding guitar too!

One last thing: try bending your wrist a bit so that your fingers pluck from more of a perpendicular to the strings angle. While it may feel weird for a few days, once you make it a habit, you'll get much better control and sound out your fingertips.

si16 · #3 January 10th, 2006

Apart from that one part that you mention, which is a timing rather than a technical issue, it's very good indeed. Perhaps now you've got it down you might try and put your own stamp on it (this is something I tend to struggle with). Try adding some trills or slides or perhaps a few passing notes to extend those harmonies. One thing I do on this piece is to replace the A7 in the final bar with this chord:-

E 5
B 5
G 5
D 5
A 5
E x

I'm not really sure what chord it is (D7sus4add2? anyone?) but I like to let it ring for a while until it virtually screams out resolution, then end on D maj.

Nicely played
Simon

seagull · #4 January 10th, 2006

Great job Nem,
Like Kirk says it might help to slow it down a tad, but it still sounds nice. Thanks for posting it.

Kirk Lorange · #5 January 10th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by si16

I'm not really sure what chord it is (D7sus4add2? anyone?)

I'd call that a D11, which is basically what you called it.

si16 · #6 January 10th, 2006

Thanks, Kirk. That's been bugging me for a while.

allthumbs · #7 January 10th, 2006

Well done. As Kirk said,a little rushed here and there.

jasoncohen · #8 January 12th, 2006

what kind of a guitar is that? its sounds nice.

Nem · #9 January 18th, 2006

thanks for the comments

yeah ill try and slow it down, the reason why i play it as fast as i do is because it doesnt sound as 'full' when i slow down

and that guitar is an Ibanez, but I had to run it through an amp cos it sounds a bit awful on its own lol

RockerWilly · #10 February 3rd, 2006

That was good, all the advice I can give you is keep practicing it and pretty soon youll be able to go through fast