The Fray - How to save a life (acoustic guitar *vid* inside)

[Pharcyde]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryKp8QYA8io

Should be an easy one for you guys

[KeatonCoker]

Wow I would really love to learn how to play this as well...very very beautiful song.

[Whiskey]

Damn... I wish I could play and sing like that guy. The song itself looks easy but i think my head would explode trying to sing it at the same time.

Still, it would make a nice lesson.

[Pharcyde]

The song itself looks easy


Yea I learned most of it just watching and playing along with him, but some parts don't sound right when I play it so I must be missing something here and there

[The Chris]

Then Dave should be able to help out there...no? =)

Btw, first time posting here, and kudos to Dave & Tim for their venture!

[Lee]

That is a sweet song! Great for acoustic lovers like myself. I would really like to see a lesson for this song. Come on Dave you know you want to!
The guy in the vid does this song better than The Fray, this dude can really sing.

[Pharcyde]

The guy in the vid does this song better than The Fray, this dude can really sing.

Thats why I posted his instead of The Frays version http://smiliesftw.com/x/laugh.gif

If you look at his other vids he has a ton of good covers. I really like his Fire and Rain one too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEGWbab4CZk

[Lee]

Pharcyde could you give me some idea how you are strumming this. I have listened to it about 30 times now, can't get enough.

[Argonin]

that really is an amazing song
gonna try and practise it as soon as i have time

btw the strumming is: down down up up down up
and some part in between goes: down down up down down up

[KeatonCoker]

I just cant get enough of this song...I really want to learn this one. He does it so well to.

[Lee]

I'm making an effort with this song now, I'm making progress with the strumming part but can someone tell me what he's doing exactly in the picking part please.

[Argonin]

i haven't had much time yet to look at this one, so correct me if i'm wrong:
capo @ 3rd fret
for all chords the picking is like this:
e b g b e b g b
and he also picks the E bass string at the same time he picks the first e
the chords for the verses are G, D add4, G 6th, D add4
(dunno of that damn guitar chord name finder site is right)
the chords for the chorus are C, D, Em, C, D

[Lee]

Thanks Argonin, should be able to play it all now with a bit of practice, then I'll start attempting to sing, as if that's gonna work!

[Argonin]

hey np, dunno if it's 100% correct though

[Masterchiken]

Damn... I wish I could play and sing like that guy. The song itself looks easy but i think my head would explode trying to sing it at the same time.

Still, it would make a nice lesson.

lol, thats why i mostly play solo's (A), first of all i cant sing and if i even try to do it while playin i mess up

[Lee]

Just watched the Fray's acoustic version on YouTube and it is really good, much better than their piano version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkYDV7thJ-4&mode=related&search=

[Pharcyde]

bump :D

....

[funky4eyes]

yup! I'll vote for this too!

[Maty91]

Could someone tell me the chords?? I can't understand them in the video because I call them different than A,B... Thank you very much