Buc McMaster Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well my big mouth got me into this one and there ain't much way out but to bite down hard and go for it......... I might could wring out a little better performance if I worked on it for, say, another year, but let's face it: Macca I ain't! I felt the need to get this one behind me as it's been taking up most of my writing time trying to get it together. Paul sang it in the key of A, which I can do as well, but a couple of octaves below the controlled screaming he seems to do with ease. So I poked around and found that the key of C was best for my purpose.......still can't do that throat-ripping roar, though. Ah well, guess that's why I'm riding a desk for a day job instead of touring the planet, huh........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm8RVKdnoeU Very pleased with the guitar! Used a Red Bear ex-heavy pick on this one, hit the poor thing pretty hard and the tone holds up very well......stays clear and defined, doesn't get flabby when pounded. Volume holds up too when choked up to the third. Yep.......think I'll keep this guitar. Now lemme practise some more.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Buck, no apologies needed there. I absolutely love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 No need to hide your head in the sand after this one - you do fine. I like the way you hold the guitar, , , like actually serenading a lady the ol' fashioned way. McCartney lived close to the studio at Abbey Road and went in to give the vox 1 shot daily, because of the heavy toll on the vocal cords. But wow, did he lay it down in the end. And wasn't he singing to fleeting Winston when you think of it. . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well I was part of the challenge and you kicked it man. The vocals at 1:20 really belted. Great job! [thumbup] Damn and that bird sounds so crisp and just awesome. I'm new to the world of Gibby acoustics and I couldn't be happier. Next Challenge..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Buc.....why do you keep playing that guitar upside down and backwards!!!??? Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Blue Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 very cool, I love the Beatles and I dug your rendition of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 love it, you and the bird sound great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Really like the way you do this song. Guitar sounds great too. Good combo: you and "the bird." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Ladies and Gents , Buc Mccartney ! great one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 And your bird can sing........ I think that would be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Great job, Buc. Your singing and playing is great, and it gave me a new appreciation for the song. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR GIBS Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 All of my consious life I was scared of the high voices of The Beatles, Queen, Dio etc... Pretty soon I realized that this music must be sung by tenors. And I am not one... This "Oh, darling" sounds very well out of Buc's mouth and this pretty bird's soundhole! I have never tried to sing this song - now I think "I will" ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57classic Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Great job Buc. You're developing a following on these airwaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Most excellent ... I'm becoming a 'bird lover..... and a Buc fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Beatles tunes are very complex and very hard to do right. Buc, you did a very fine job on this one! The 'Bird suits you very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Thank you, friends! We are always our own worse critics and I'm no exception....I can do better. Need to "pass" this one though. Since Tman issued the challenge (well, sort of.....), I had to do what I could to rise to the occasion. I truly believe there are many others on this very forum that are much, much better singers and players than I...............I'm just the one foolish enough to hang my *** out in the wind before God and everyone! Thank you for your kind words and encouragement! (Krassi: you have a fine, powerful voice! Just find your key!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 what a nice song sung well time to correct your avatar :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Buc.....why do you keep playing that guitar upside down and backwards!!!??? Nice job! Sorry, man. I can't help it.....I was born this way! And your bird can sing........ I think that would be a good one. Ah.....no. There's too much going on in that one to make an effective one voice/one instrument cover. But thanks for the vote of confidence! Another, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Sorry, man. I can't help it.....I was born this way! Ah.....no. There's too much going on in that one to make an effective one voice/one instrument cover. But thanks for the vote of confidence! Another, perhaps? Help........Could sound cool as a collaboration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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