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Post by hammeredham on Dec 5, 2006 19:09:52 GMT -5
hammeredham lol That sounds more right than mine! Thanks! Hey, something else for you to try...... in the main chord progression drop the Em7 and go directly from the Asus to G, using the G through until you go back to D. But *keep* the Em7 or a facsimilie thereof  for the "So sorry she said...." lines. |
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Post by LMC on Dec 5, 2006 19:17:18 GMT -5
Cool...I'll try that
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Post by hammeredham on Jan 22, 2007 20:20:34 GMT -5
Well, been WAAAY too long since anyone has posted here........still hoping to ensnare some musically talented folks who like 'Hammer music! Come on in.........and   |
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Post by hammeredham on Feb 6, 2007 21:11:03 GMT -5
Ok people, see the new thread from bostongirl - time to write some more music!
HH
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 12, 2007 15:47:13 GMT -5
I sing. No, really I do sing...just a little rusty, so I have been working my *** off trying to get my vocals back.
Thanks for the music help. I am learning to play the electric guitar and this is easy to follow.
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Post by hammeredham on Feb 12, 2007 22:37:38 GMT -5
Hey, good to see ya over here. Keep using the rustoleum on those vocal cords, I have been for a while...... ;D And I hope you enjoy the guitar process.........build those calluses! HH |
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Post by hammeredham on Feb 12, 2007 22:42:44 GMT -5
If ya got 2 lady friends who can sing and think you might be able to tackle that "Andrews Sisters" sound (doesn't have to be perfect, a reasonable facsimile would be good for openers) let us know..........for that matter it could be either 1 or 2 gals who have good range and can multi-track without getting thrown by it. That in itself is a bit of a learning experience the first few times you ever do it........listening to your first track in your own voice and then trying to sing harmony to yourself is a bit intimidating to some people at first. I learned how to do it not in singing but in making radio promos. That's easier, and if you can master that, the singing isn't all that much of a stretch.
HH
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 13, 2007 0:38:04 GMT -5
Let me listen to some more of that era's music. I have never tried one of these songs. I have range, but this style is very tricky.
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Post by hammeredham on Feb 13, 2007 20:32:33 GMT -5
One of the harmony things I love to play with now and then I call "the crossover". When you listen to singers doing harmonies, you normally hear someone doing a high, someone doing a middle (often this is the basic melody) and someone doing a low (that's if it's a 3-part).
It's fun to switch parts "on the fly".........NOW, when it's just me nobody listening to it would know the difference. BUT, when you recognize that three different people doing a 3-part have voices with different characteristics that are often quite audible, having THEM do "the crossover" can result in a really neat sound that yields a neat changeup. Ya time that to coincide with some natural break or change in the lyrics or music (or both if they coincide) and it adds a whole new dimension to a song.
Obviously, all the participants have to be VERY familiar with all the parts in order for it to work, as well as each one having the range to be able to cover the parts. So it works easiest in close harmonies, but if you have three singers with BIG ranges who can pull it off on a song with a much broader vocal range it is quite an effective attention getter.
HH
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Post by hammeredham on Feb 13, 2007 20:35:44 GMT -5
Let me listen to some more of that era's music. I have never tried one of these songs. I have range, but this style is very tricky. I am guessing that you can probably find sheet music for the Andrews Sisters; likely candidates would be "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Rum and Coca-Cola" and a couple others. Do a search on "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and I know you'll get at LEAST one website that has the lyrics with the song playing at the same time. I would not be the least bit surprised if sheetmusic.com or one of those type sites sells sheets for them, too. HH p.s. another thought.........if you can find some Glenn Miller CD's, there's a good chance you'll find the Andrews Sisters recording with Miller et al. |
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 14, 2007 0:02:24 GMT -5
I have been listening...Hubby (who is a huge fan of all the music you have mentioned) thinks that I can do it ...I just need to get comfortable with the lyrics and the style. I am practicing very hard....
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Post by jillywilly65 on Feb 14, 2007 0:07:37 GMT -5
Hey Star
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 14, 2007 0:11:07 GMT -5
Hello Jilly!!!
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Post by jillywilly65 on Feb 14, 2007 0:14:39 GMT -5
Boy my computer is sooooo slow tonight
i was going to tell you I think its cool that you are learning guitar. I played a little all through jr High and for fun I got Tabs for the songs "Creep" and "Wish you were Here" and played them along with Marty singing on Rockstar/INXS in the archive videos
It was fun and inspiring
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 14, 2007 0:18:18 GMT -5
I am trying...It is a lot harder than I thought, but I am not going to give up. I just started.
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Post by jillywilly65 on Feb 14, 2007 0:19:36 GMT -5
the songs Creep and Wish you were here are just like 3 or 4 chords each. Fairly easy
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Post by jillywilly65 on Feb 14, 2007 0:20:31 GMT -5
except the for the dreaded F chords that stands for f*** I'm sure of it. I can never seem to stretch my fingers for that dumb F
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 14, 2007 0:21:04 GMT -5
Really? I would love to learn them. Right now all I can play is my original piece I call " Killing the cat with tweezers"...sounds just like that. LOL
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Post by jillywilly65 on Feb 14, 2007 0:22:23 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D
is that anything like Phoebe's Smelly Cat??
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Post by jillywilly65 on Feb 14, 2007 0:23:17 GMT -5
are you learning chords or individual notes?
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