Musical observations
May. 12th, 2005 07:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annathepiperI can sing Great Big Sea's "Clearest Indication" fairly comfortably in D. I like futzing with this song in general, and I've been anxious to learn it since I really love the guitar line; problem is, since the song is actually recorded in A, I have a hard time practicing along with it since I'm trying to train myself into figuring out where my hands and my voice should be working together to actually make the song. But now that I know I can sing it myself in D, maybe this'll help me figure it out on my own.
Also, I am not sure yet whether I want to play it with or without a capo. If I play with a capo on the 4th fret that takes me up to D, and also nicely high on the neck where I don't usually play; however, I've also worked out the without-a-capo chords. Perhaps as a mental exercise I should work out the 4th position chords and see if I can play those, since I haven't ever learned anything farther up the neck yet and that would be fun.
As a side note I shall also note the other GBS ditties that I can comfortably play and sing at the same time:
* "Old Black Rum" - if I sing it in D
* "Jack Hinks" - again if I sing it in D (are you all detecting a theme here?)
* "Trois Navires de Ble" - if I capo up to the 3rd fret, this gets into a comfier range for me, which takes it into B flat (yay! something that isn't D!)
* "Lukey" - I can do this in G, its native GBS key, barely; it's happier though if I kick it up into A
Other things on the queue to learn with the guitar and the singing and the music and stuff:
* Great Big Sea: "Goin' Up", "Something Beautiful", "Ordinary Day", "When I'm Up", "Boston and St. John's", "John Barbour", "Mari-Mac" (still looking for the perfect key for this), "Ferryland Sealer"
* Elvis: "Fame and Fortune" (song seems to be in B flat natively but I think my voice wants it in G; not sure yet), "Don't" (I MIGHT be able to do this in its native D, again not sure yet), "Follow That Dream", "Home is Where the Heart Is", "Gently", "Guitar Man" (in the strange alternate universe where Anna is actually a goddess guitar player ;) ), "Suspicious Minds"
* TOFOG/Russell: "Painted Veil" (I already know the chords, native key of C, I can probably sing this without capo), "Judas Cart" (though I'd prefer to do this one on the bouzouki because I know the fingerwork to play on that instrument and I don't know it on the guitar yet!), and I will damn well learn something off the new album yet but not sure what; perhaps "How Did We Get From Saying I Love You?" ^_^
* Heather Alexander: "Witch of the Westmereland" (yeah, I know this is actually a Stan Rogers ditty, but I really love Heather's version), "Tomorrow We Leave for Battle"
* Carbon Leaf: I want to learn SOMETHING of theirs but they're still new enough to me that I'm not sure what the heck of theirs I can comfortably sing in my range. What I'd REALLY love to do is learn the delicious mandolin parts all over Echo Echo and Indian Summer, but that's probably way beyond me. Sniffle.
Also, I am not sure yet whether I want to play it with or without a capo. If I play with a capo on the 4th fret that takes me up to D, and also nicely high on the neck where I don't usually play; however, I've also worked out the without-a-capo chords. Perhaps as a mental exercise I should work out the 4th position chords and see if I can play those, since I haven't ever learned anything farther up the neck yet and that would be fun.
As a side note I shall also note the other GBS ditties that I can comfortably play and sing at the same time:
* "Old Black Rum" - if I sing it in D
* "Jack Hinks" - again if I sing it in D (are you all detecting a theme here?)
* "Trois Navires de Ble" - if I capo up to the 3rd fret, this gets into a comfier range for me, which takes it into B flat (yay! something that isn't D!)
* "Lukey" - I can do this in G, its native GBS key, barely; it's happier though if I kick it up into A
Other things on the queue to learn with the guitar and the singing and the music and stuff:
* Great Big Sea: "Goin' Up", "Something Beautiful", "Ordinary Day", "When I'm Up", "Boston and St. John's", "John Barbour", "Mari-Mac" (still looking for the perfect key for this), "Ferryland Sealer"
* Elvis: "Fame and Fortune" (song seems to be in B flat natively but I think my voice wants it in G; not sure yet), "Don't" (I MIGHT be able to do this in its native D, again not sure yet), "Follow That Dream", "Home is Where the Heart Is", "Gently", "Guitar Man" (in the strange alternate universe where Anna is actually a goddess guitar player ;) ), "Suspicious Minds"
* TOFOG/Russell: "Painted Veil" (I already know the chords, native key of C, I can probably sing this without capo), "Judas Cart" (though I'd prefer to do this one on the bouzouki because I know the fingerwork to play on that instrument and I don't know it on the guitar yet!), and I will damn well learn something off the new album yet but not sure what; perhaps "How Did We Get From Saying I Love You?" ^_^
* Heather Alexander: "Witch of the Westmereland" (yeah, I know this is actually a Stan Rogers ditty, but I really love Heather's version), "Tomorrow We Leave for Battle"
* Carbon Leaf: I want to learn SOMETHING of theirs but they're still new enough to me that I'm not sure what the heck of theirs I can comfortably sing in my range. What I'd REALLY love to do is learn the delicious mandolin parts all over Echo Echo and Indian Summer, but that's probably way beyond me. Sniffle.