Guitar Songs

20100828: [20100829] So I get home, and I just listened to Gone Going (by Black Eyed Peas) and so had the urge to remember Gone by Jack Johnson. Amazing, I guess this is another indicator of improvement, I pin the chorus, "Gone going, everything gone give a damn..." as E B C#m B. But it's really E B C#m A. Anyways, there was definitely some hidden memory involved, but still impressive, whether memory or by sound. Anyways... the song has an easy pattern to memorize. So here is the song after practicing it two or three times yesterday: Four measures to get the rhythm. ... Verse 1: E C#m; E C#m; E C#m; E C#m; ... E G#; C#m A; Look at all THOSE fancy clothes {"those" not "yours"} E G#; C#m A; BUT these could keep us warm just like those {"But these" not "these"} E G#; C#m A; And what about your soul is it cold? Is it {"" not "or"} F#m F#m; B B; straight from the mold and ready to be sold Verse 2: E ...

20100827: So this is either the first or one of the first songs I've ever learned. But on the other hand, I always forget the chord progression near the end of the verses and typically forget some of the lyrics. So today, my goal is to at least get those two. Then third, less important for me, but important to the song, is the intro. I've learned the intro a couple times, but I never think to play it or memorize it. I might consider doing that. See what remains of the old Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl post. Now, I would know in full, lyrics and chords to three songs: As Lovers Go, I Will Follow You Into the Dark, Brown Eyed Girl. I know in chunks Better Together and Banana Pancakes. I looked at a Brown Eyed Girl Chords (ver 2) tab and here is what I can remember after practicing two or three times: [text removed] 20110320: Verse: G C G D Repeated C D G Em Chorus: C D G D7 Bridge: D7 D7 D7 D7 G C G D Twice Intro Verse1:Hey now where did... Chorus Verse...

20100822: So going through the tab, the verse to this song is straightforward. [Some text has been deleted] To simplify things, I will learn the chorus as B F# E C#m E F#. B F# E C#m A B. As done in As Lovers Go (Tab Ver 3) Or B F# Abm C#m E F#. B F# Abm C#m E F#. As done in As Lovers Go (Chord Ver 2) But maybe in the evening or tomorrow. UPDATE: I learned the second for simplicity. Then it's easy to do the modulated chorus just by shifting all the barred chords up two frets. The second verse I got, but the chorus I still get a little confused with the verses. Chorus: This is easy as lovers go, so don't complicate it by hesitating. [And] This is wonderful as loving goes. This is taylor made. What's the sense in waiting. 20100823: So I guess I got down the whole song except for one minor silly factor haha. Verse 1 Refrain 1 Chorus Verse 2 Refrain 2 Chorus Chorus Modulated Chorus Modulated End. The silly factor is I've long listened to the song a...

20100819: Listened and tried getting the strum pattern. Then tried playing some chords. It sounded like the key of A to me. Yay! Practiced the chord transcription first two or three times. Then the tabbed transcription once or twice. 20110324: I read my notes and went at the chord transcription. At first I sang some of the lyrics weirdly. But slowly they sounded more like the original melody, and without looking at strumming or listening to the original song, I strummed the song in a way that sounded right. After a couple of times, I went to the tabbed transcription. I paid attention to the similar chord progression and that helped draw patterns. The transition between the chords A and F#min sounds awesome. I decided not to play the tab exactly to the letter, but sort of get the idea. That is a choice of strumming A twice and then F#min three or four times or hit the open e, hammer on the second fret and slide to the fifth before strumming the A once and then getting to F#min. Th...

In the month of July, I put in some practice for the songs "Better Together," "Never Know," "Banana Pancakes," "Good People," and "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing." Some practiced more than others.