onewilyfool Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I've been working up a rendition of "Halleluja" by Leonard Cohen, which I think is just a beautiful song, a 10. I like Leonard's live version from his concert in London, and K.D. Laing's version from the Canadian Winter Olympics show. I also like that version that Lee Dewyze did on American Idol....(lol, OK I ADMIT I watch that show....lol) What are you guys working on now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I've been working up a rendition of "Halleluja" by Leonard Cohen' date=' which I think is just a beautiful song, a 10. I like Leonard's live version from his concert in London, and K.D. Laing's version from the Canadian Winter Olympics show. I also like that version that Lee Dewyze did on American Idol....(lol, OK I ADMIT I watch that show....lol) What are you guys working on now?[/quote'] Well... I watch it and I'm not embarassed!! Not working on any song right now..... am working on the music for a dog show we put on in June, and that's recorded stuff. Also been repairing the irrigation system in the vineyards this weekend. But I plan on jumping back on the guitar in the morning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicbyFirelight Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Hey OWF - I've been working that one too! So many choices for that particular song... even Leonard Cohen did it so many different ways. My most recent two are Shawn Colvin's "When you know" and Jewel's "You were meant for me" -- requests for a garden party coming up soon. Close to performance-ready at the moment. Fingers crossed. And I'm an Idol fan too, not one bit embarassed to admit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Hummm... Well... variations on Misty up the neck a bit just to see what alt chords I might find... Then... guitar-only version of "you belong to me" kinda keyboarding (on guitar) the newer Duprees version of it. And... to get a different neck perspective... Y'd never guess which guitar and superlight strings. Firelight... Try the Duprees chords instead??? It works well in C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW5ErZOUWGE&feature=related ==== that's the new version. In '62 the version went a little less "big band." Jo Stafford did pretty much the original version as I recall - at least that I'm old enough to remember. Great song; I like the newer Duprees big band arrangement. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 My blues band has been in rehearsals for the summer festival season. Every spring we try to replace about half the show. Some of the new stuff for this summer includes songs by Muddy Waters, Albert King, and Buddy Guy. This Friday we'll debut the new material in concert and see how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjl200 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 L5Larry where and when is the next show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGSpecialguy Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Ive been on a Gov't Mule kick lately so Ive been playin alout of Soulshine and Beautifully Broken on the acoustic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nid2007 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Living Bubba by Drive-By Truckers, and You Don't Know How it Feels ... Petty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 L5Larry where and when is the next show? This coming Friday, June 4th, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., at Creve Couer Lake Park. It's a free park festival concert by the lake. Come on by and say "Hi". http://www.marylandheights.com/index.aspx?page=629 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschaafs Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 My friend Mike and I started learning this one Friday night - after listening to Wily play Elvis, I got a bug... I'm on my J-50 in this one... Return to Sender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuff Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Been learning forever in blue jeans and operator lately. Neither song is very difficult but they are fun songs to play and sing a long with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASkrivan Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Alvin Lee, 10 years after - "I'd love to change the world" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenno Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Just finished learning the basic foundation of a couple John Hurt tunes: "Stack O' Lee" and "Ain't No Tellin'". There are always variations to add to those. I'm slowly picking up Rev. Gary Davis's "The Boy Was Kissing the Girl (and Playing the Guitar at the Same Time)". (I still need to contribute to last week's RGD thread.) I'm also forever learning "Pony Blues"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvguit Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I really love playing Sam Beam's (Iron and Wine) songs. Lately I have been playing "Naked As We Came" and "Communion Cups and Someone's Coat." Both are easily fingerpicked and so much fun to sing along with. I had to sell my '55 Southern Jumbo a few months back so I could study abroad. Now I am traveling Europe with a 25 euro classical guitar with a maltese sticker on it that I found on their version of Craigslist. Missing my SJ but having a fantastic time because if it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw2_usa Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I am reworking a song called "Better Road", that I wrote but am suddenly finding constructive ways to improve it. It's very, very hard, because I thought I had finished this song already and it was 'set', but now... new inspiration, though the established version keeps creeping back in. As for Idol, I gave up last season when Bland beat Glam and haven't watched an episode since... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkharmony Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Been working on a version of "Daydream Believer" after someone posted it here and got me thinking about it. I found a version with lots off add2 chords and other stuff I don't normally use, so I'm trying to work those chords into my repertoire. Also been practicing a Flogging Molly song, "If I Ever Leave This World Alive" for my Celtic group, as well as The Waterboys' "Fisherman's Blues" (super easy) and "Obscurity Knocks" by The Trashcan Sinatras. Again, that one's got a lot of chords I don't normally use, A6, E9, Gmaj7. Good practice. I struggle with the moveable form of the Maj7 chord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGSpecialguy Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Alvin Lee' date=' 10 years after - "I'd love to change the world" [/quote'] thats a great one, Ive been playing that one for years ,, great tune !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw2_usa Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I struggle with the moveable form of the Maj7 chord. Me too. I wrote a song that uses this chord extensively and two years later I still can't play it without big old string squeak between nearly every move of the chord. Still, it's such a lush beauty, I won't give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefleppard Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 i've never been much for covers but i recently began hosting an open mic night so i'm learning a bunch as fast as i can. i tend to add a cheese factor - using a kazoo for solos and i select tunes that have a corny and ironic side to them. as for hallelujah, i like these ones... rufus wainwright and jeff buckley.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I've been asked to play "Dream and Little Dream of Me" at a friend's wedding in September. So I'm working on a fingerstyle arrangement of that to play on my Gretsch 5122. While I've been playing that, it is such a great segue, on the last C chord of "Dream" to launch into "Sleepwalk". And then, of course, I had to start playing and then , and . I'm going to record "Walk Don't Run" but I recorded "Pipeline" a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Working out a few new songs that are fun to play. I love to play 'em with the bluegrass band. It gives a song a pretty cool "twist" done acoustically! Lately, I tried "The Last Train to Clarksville"- The Monkees, "Choices"- George Jones, and "Tulsa Time"- Eric Clapton. I love Tulsa Time 'cause I get to break out my slide. Granted, my slide playing isn't even close by any stretch of the imagination to Duane Allman or the other master slide guitarists, but I can manage! And it sure is fun to be able to have an opportunity just to be able to try!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Hmmmm... Wasn't "living on tulsa time" a Don Williams piece? m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I've been slacking off again lately, but I'm on holidays now so looking forward to getting back to where I was. I've started working on an acoustic version of this song, Where I Stood by Missy Higgins. This isn't really my style but I love the song and chord progression. You'll see an AJ in this video [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Hmmmm... Wasn't "living on tulsa time" a Don Williams piece? m It's been covered by many artists! I prefer Clapton's version. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3john Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 What are you guys working on now? Well I've been working out "'Liz Reed" with a friend; during a break he showed me how he plays "Trouble No More" in an open E tuning (apparently this is how it was played live on the Fillmore album; I learned it with the standard tuning from their first album). Well... That got me started investigating open tunings' date=' which then got me looking at a bunch of songs that are apparently done in open tunings, esp. "She Talks To Angels" on acoustic in open D (though I actually play Hammond on this) and a *bunch* of Stones tunes that are mostly in open G. Then I restrung the low E with an extra A string on my hardtail Am Strat to get a "power open G" tuning -- basically the fifth [i']and[/i] sixth strings are both tuned down to G -- though I read Keef just takes the sixth string off. Then I started trying to work up a new guitar part in open G but capoed up to B-flat for a song I wrote a few months ago. You know, sometimes this stuff takes on a life of it's own... :^) And I still haven't gotten back to that open tuning slide on "TNM." If I had any discipline, I might actually get good at this. LOL! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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