Guitar Songs

20160630: Learning to play this song was interesting because I was practicing a lot and yet I was unable to play it by myself without the original song playing in the background. Eventually, however, it all just clicked. I started playing at a continuous rhythm and I sang at the proper pace. There were still a couple of hiccups along the way, but I was amazed at how smooth I managed to both play and sing the song. There were also some realizations made when it came to simplifying the guitar part, because I couldn't handle the complicated strumming while also singing. Another part was knowing the chord progression and not forcing it to go over specific words. Said differently, I succeeded when playing and singing to a lyrics-only page (as opposed to a lyrics-and-chords page). Unfortunately, since it's not in English, it'll be a long time before I can memorize the lyrics on my own. In fact, I can hardly remember lyrics for songs which are in English (unless they're my ...

Chord Analysis: Key C Progression a : I vi V vi I vi V V Progression a': I vi V vi I vi V I Progression b : [iii] IV I I V IV I V V Progression b': [iii] IV I I V IV I V I Verse 1: Prog a / Prog a' (single strum per chord) Chorus: Prog b / Prob b' (single strum with a few notes following) Verse 2: Same as Verse 1 (single strum with several notes following) Chorus Bridge: IV I I IV Chorus (Instrumental) Chorus Outro: I vi I [20150921][20191223 Edit] I found information here on the word "stóirín": Mo stoirín (pronounced mu store -een) This is translated as my “little darling”. Stór is the Irish word for my love/my darling so by adding the een onto the end it becomes my little darling. [20191223] https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/nolwenn-leroy/song-of-the-sea-chords-1732237: Nolwenn Leroy Song Of The Sea Tabbed By - Ayreon77 INTRO C VERSE 1 C Am G Am Hush now my stóirín Close your eyes and sleep C ...

20150819: I kept the standard tuning instead of tuning half a step down. Partially because I'm lazy, but also because I figured I often sing in the key of G anyways. Personally I went through the following steps: 1) Listen to the song 2-3 times and just ghost strum along. That way I can hear how the rhythm guitar strums. 2) As I continued, I learned that feeling/listening to the bass (if you have a decent subwoofer) is also helpful. 3) Just strum along to the song a couple of times. 4) Sing along to the song a couple of times. 5) Strum and sing along to the song many, many times (10-15). 6) Stop playing the song and try playing and singing it myself, in the original style of the song 2-3 times. 7) Still without the song, but now play and sing the song in my own style. Continually modifying what feels right. 8) After about 5-10 repetitions of covering the song, I try to play along with the song again. I found my current cover was too fast. 9) Go back and modify my cover....

So I really enjoy making my own songs, but Firefly 2015 is around the corner and I thought I would try to play some of my favorite songs. First on this list would be "Shut Up and Dance." While the electric guitar intro, break, and solo would probably have to be modified somehow (I only have an acoustic guitar with no cutaway), there are are two versions of the tab on Ultimate Guitar which show a repetition of four chords: G, C, Em, and D (Capo on 6). http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/w/walk_the_moon/shut_up_and_dance_crd.htm http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/w/walk_the_moon/shut_up_and_dance_ver2_crd.htm Between the two, I like the placement of letters in the second, but the simplicity of the first. And while I can sort of play with an intuitive strumming, I would like to figure out the timing and pattern of the chords a bit more methodically. [20150307] Chord Analysis: Not available at this time. Throughout the tab below I inserted counts (e.g., 1x8, 2x8, 1, 4, etc.) ...

This video was helpful: Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen - Guitar Lesson - YouTube According to the video, this simple pattern repeats throughout the entire song: [F 2 3 4C][GG2 3 4Am][FF2 3 4C][GG2 3 4 ] The video also instructed to place a capo on 8. Of course if you're singing solo, you can feel free to adjust the key to your singing voice.

Apparently I already made a post on this song. But this analysis seems cleaner. In any case, the old post might cast insight on how my approach to music has or hasn't changed. Check this link for the old post: Dispatch - Out Loud . 20130715: The chord progression in this song isn't too difficult. http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/d/dispatch/out_loud_ver3_crd.htm -|-A--F#m--D---E e|-5---2---5---7-----| B|-5---2---7---9-----| G|-6---2---7---9-----| D|-7---4---7---9-----| A|-7---4---5---7-----| E|-5---2---x---x-----| I = A F#m | A F#m | A F#m | A-D-E I' = A F#m | A F#m | A F#m | A A-D-E II = A F#m | A F#m | A F#m | III = D E A F#m III' = D E A ring III* = D E A mute Intro I Verse II I Pre-Chorus III III' Chorus III III* Repeat Intro I Verse II I Pre-Chorus III III' Chorus III III' [Play All Strings->] Repeat Intro I Verse II I Pre-Chorus III III' Chorus III III' Outro II II [Single Strum->]III' Conclusion:...

[Chord@Fret] Close your [F#m@2]eyes and I'll [B@2]kiss you, To[E@7]morrow I'll [C#m@4]miss you; Re[A@5]member I'll [F#m@2]always be [D@0]true. [B7@0] And [F#m]then while I'm a[B]way, I'll [E]write home ev'ry [C#m]day, And I'll [A]send all my [B@7]loving to you.[E@7][E@7]

I love this song. Ukulele Chords: (Note the alternative Am and F chords) C : 0003 F : 2013 Am: 2003 E7: 1202 G : 0232 D7: 2223 (barred 2nd fret) Csus4: 0013 I: C F Am F II: C E7 F C II': C E7 F G II": C E7 F D7 III: C FG C VERSE1: I I CHORUS: II II' II" III VERSE2: I I CHORUS: II II' II" III C Csus4 C Csus4 C CHORUS: No chords. PN on his (tenor) ukulele and me on ukulele. Chord Analysis: progI: I IV vi IV progII: I iii7 IV I progII': I iii7 IV V progII'': I iii7 IV ii7 progIII: I IV-V I = authentic cadence http://ukulelehunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/youandi.pdf VERSE 1 [C]Don't you worry there my honey [F]We might not have any money [Am]But we've got our love to pay the [F]bills [C]Maybe I think you're cute and funny [F]Maybe I wanna do what bunnies [Am]Do with you if you know what I [F]mean CHORUS Oh lets get rich and buy our parents homes in the south of France Lets get rich and gi...

Tuned to GCEA Ukulele Chords: C : 0003 Am: 2003 Am: 2000 F : 2010 G : 0132 E7: 1202 http://ukulelehunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hallelujah.pdf I: C Am C Am II: F G C GC III: C F,G Am F IV: G E7 Am Am V: F Am F [each chord strummed twice] VI: C G C Am C Am INTRO: I I VERSE1: I II III IV CHORUS: V VI VERSE2: I II III IV CHORUS: V VI VERSE3: I II III IV CHORUS: V VI VERSE4: I II III IV CHORUS: V VI

Relevant Links: Baby, It's Cold Outside (Wikipedia.org) Afternoon: PN on his (tenor) ukulele, SH, PN, and I singing different parts. Though I didn't know the song as well as they did, so I just sung underneath one of them. Evening: I tried practicing the song on ukulele for a while. A lot of the chords slowly became easier to transition to. Evening Evening: PN on his ukulele, SH on ukulele, and me on guitar. We started off SH singing the female part, PN singing the male part, and I had freedom of choice. First couple rounds I just focused on guitar and keeping rhythm. When I started singing, I went with the simpler female part. Eventually, TH and I singing the female part, PN and SH singing the male part. This worked pretty well after a couple of tries. Some notes on our playing: Most chords held for one measure. For "Ah but it's [G7]cold [C7]out[F]side," the G7 and C7 each get half a measure and F goes back to getting a full measure. For playing rhythm, th...

I: C Am Dm G I': C Am Dm Bb II: F G Em Am II': F G IV: C Am Fm G IV': C Am Fm F G VERSE: I I' II II' CHORS: I I VERSE: I I' II II' CHORS: I I BRDGE: IV IV' Someday Oooohoooohhhoooohoooooh: I I CHORS: I I http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/s/sara_bareilles/gonna_get_over_you_ver2_crd.htm No Capo C Goodbye Am Should be sayin' that to you by now, shouldn't I? Dm Layin' down the law that I live by, G Though maybe next time C I've got a thick tongue, Am Brimming with the words that go unsung Dm Simmer then the burn for a someone, Bb A wrong one F G And I tell myself to let the story end, Em Am My heart will rest in someone else's hand F G My 'why not me?' philosophy began, And I say Chorus: C Am Ooh, how'm I gonna get over you? Dm G I'll be alright, just not tonight C Am Someday, oh I wish you'd want me to stay Dm G I'll be alright, just not tonight, C Someday C ...

I didn't actually try to play the song, but I watched and played along with the video lesson.

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/maroon_5/she_will_be_loved_crd.htm Capo on 1. Verse: Bm A Chors: D5 A Bm G So in D we'd have D Em F#m G A Bm C#dim So in Bm. Bm- X2443X A- X02220 D5- X0023X G5- 3X003X

20111108: [20111109] It's been a while since I've attempted this song. I remember when I had trouble with the barred chords. Now it's a matter of memorizing the lyrics. Without memorizing the lyrics, I occasionally lose track of the position of the chords. Otherwise, it's rather straightforward. I: Dm F Bb F I': Same as I but play each chord once. II: Dm F Bb C III: F C Dm A Bb C F C Intro: I I Verse: I I I II Chors: III III Verse: I' I' I II Chors: III III http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/j/jack_johnson/flake_ver4_crd.htm I can also practice the following strumming: D _ U D{palmhits} [U U U D U] [20111110] I've been practicing the strumming pattern. Today I started with the progression of the verse. Then the progression for the chorus. After practicing it a while I just focused on the lyrics. Then I tried to put it together.

20160127: It's been a long time since I first looked at this song and I've learned many things since that time. Looking at the tab below, I'd start by just practicing the following chord progression: C, C, G, G, F, F, C, G. It is sufficient to strum and sing along with these chords. Then a simple finger-picking patter can spruce it up and a provides a good opportunity to practice timing the vocals. Finally, before playing the song as tabbed below, I'd start with the following simplification: C e|-------0---------|------[-]--------| B|-1-------------1-|-------1-------1-| G|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----| D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| A|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| E|-----------------|-----------------| _| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | G e|-------3---------|------[-]--------| B|-0-------------0-|-------0-------0-| G|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----| D|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| A|-----------------|-----------...

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/bruno_mars/the_lazy_song_crd_992284id_01102010date.htm With this tab, strum up twice on each chords. Except perhaps the occasional need to strum four times. Strumming down works. Or sometimes strumming to imitate the whistling works. I didn't want to go through and memorize it at the moment because I didn't want to spend to much time feeling it out. But the chorus is B F# E repeated three times and then B D#m E. The song appears to be in the key of B major. B C# D# E F# G# A#. The tab writes Ebm instead of D#m.

20111016: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/g/gavin_degraw/nice_to_meet_you_anyway_crd.htm I took the given chords and tried to play the song how it sounded right. I didn't get a good feel for it. 20111022: The song is tabbed in the key of Bb. Bb Cm Dm Eb F Gm Adim. [I]: Bb | F | Gm | Eb Dm | is I V vi IV iii The intro has a little riff that plays over the chords. [II]: Dm Cm Eb Dm is iii ii IV iii [II']: Bb Cm Eb Dm is I ii IV iii [III]: Cm Eb is ii IV [IV]: Cm F Bb Dm Bb Dm Eb F Ab Eb is ii V I iii I iii IV V ? IV [V]: Bb F Eb is I V IV Song: Intro: [I] [I] Verse: [I] [I] (I don't want to get too close...) Chors: [II] [II'] [III] Trans: [I] [I] Verse: [I] [I] (I believe you're very...) Chors: [II] [III] Bridg: [IV] (And the sky...) Verse: [I] [I] (I don't mean to be...) PreCh: [II] Chors: [III] Bridg: [IV] (And the sky...) Verse: [I] [I] (So before this...) Chors: [II] [II'] [II'] [III] Outro: [V] x 5 I'm gonna analyze ...

A little sequence "Blackbird" "Tear's in Heaven" That one little tune C Am by that guy, fingerpicking [20200120: I'm not sure which song I'm referring to here. Initially I thought "Wherever You Will Go," but technically the chords for that are C G Am7 F C. If I meant Am C then perhaps "I Will Follow You Into the Dark."] Jammed I played "Who's Knocking" (a song which I wrote). She played her little sequence. "Romance" (classical piece) The draft for the above note had the datetime 20111013 3:48 PM. But texts indicate it may be 20110929.

20110720: So it's been a while since I've done this. I've decided to call it "LET IT FLOW." How I used to do it: I'd load up Pandora, let a station play. As a song comes by, I'd look up the guitar tab. Sometime there wouldn't be enough time to find a tab and understand it, but I'd have a print out, so the next time the song comes up, I'd have the tab ready. How I'll do it today: I've since looked for patterns to learn songs, and so it takes a little bit more processing. I'll load up an artist on Last.fm, let the radio start. Pause it on a song that I think I can learn. Look up the tab. Process it a bit. Play the song. If I want, I can look up the song on YouTube and practice it one or two more times if it's worth trying. Today's Radio: Last.fm. Artist: Goo Goo Dolls. Goo Goo Dolls - Here is Gone http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/g/goo_goo_dolls/here_is_gone_ver3_crd.htm The Calling - Wherever You Will Go http:/...

I played the following over and over until I played it with little struggle. http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/e/eagles/hotel_california_drum_tab.htm H |x-xx--x-x-xx--x-|x-xx--x-x-xx--x-| S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---| B |o-------o-----o-|o-------o-----o-| I started H+S. Then I tried to do H+B but it was too hard to time so I just tried to do all three. I would often do: H |x-xx--x-x-xx--x-| S |----o-------o---| B |o-------o-------| Or: H |x-xx--x-x-xx--x-| S |----o-------o---| B |o-----o-o-----o-| Or basically I would have to do at least the double or single bass in a row before my mind could mentally switch. But at some point I get into the rhythm and just do it. I really just have to trust myself that I'm doing it, otherwise the moment I try to concentrate on it, I lose it. In the end, it was easiest for me to start the pattern as a double tap and then single and then focus on starting over with the double. So instead of: H |x-xx--x-x-xx--x-|x-xx--x-x...